WPF display and host pdf via WebBrowser
//xaml <Window x:Class="WpfApp206.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApp206" mc:Ignorable="d" WindowState="Maximized" Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800"> <Grid> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="50"/> <RowDefinition/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <ToolBar Grid.Row="0"> <Button Content="Open" Click="OpenClick"/> </ToolBar> <WebBrowser Grid.Row="1" x:Name="webBrowser"/> </Grid> </Window> //cs using Microsoft.Win32; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; using System.Windows.Navigation; using System.Windows.Shapes; using System.IO; namespace WpfApp206 { /// <summary> /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml /// </summary> public partial class MainWindow : Window { public MainWindow() { InitializeComponent(); } private void OpenClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { OpenFileDialog dialog=new OpenFileDialog(); dialog.Filter = "PDF Files|*.pdf|All Files|*.*"; if(dialog.ShowDialog()==true) { try { string pdfPath = dialog.FileName; if (File.Exists(pdfPath)) { Uri uri = new Uri(pdfPath, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute); webBrowser.Navigate(uri); } } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); } } } } }