Getting Started

This section covers everything you need to build Aspose.Words FOSS for .NET from source and write your first document.

In This Section

PageDescription
InstallationClone and build Aspose.Words.sln from source, then reference the library — no NuGet package is published yet.
QuickstartA complete working example to get started.
LicenseMIT License details: free for any use, no API key, no registration required.

Quick Build

git clone https://github.com/aspose-words-foss/Aspose.Words-FOSS-for-.NET.git
cd Aspose.Words-FOSS-for-.NET
dotnet build Aspose.Words.sln -c Release

Targets .NET Standard 2.0 — runs on .NET Framework 4.6.2+, .NET 6/8/10, on Windows, Linux, and macOS, with no native dependencies.

Next Steps

After building, see the Developer Guide for feature guides covering document creation, tables, fields, styles, tracked changes, and more.

See Also