Overview
ONLYOFFICE Document Builder is a C++ library used to create and edit Office Open XML format files (documents, spreadsheets and presentations) and save them to DOCX, XSLX, PPTX and PDF formats.
It allows you to build a document easily without the need to actually run a document processing editor. It also allows the developers to automate document building using the templates you create or inserting the data from some database of yours into a document or a set of documents. It has all the features of a common document editor but is lightweight and can be easily integrated into your document management system, CRM system, etc. using its JavaScript API.
How to use
There are two ways to use ONLYOFFICE Document Builder in your own project:
Integrate this library into your own application. To get ONLYOFFICE Document Builder, visit this page.
After you download and unpack the files, the library is ready for integration.
Use Builder.App, the provided executive binary wrapper for an easy start. The latest versions of executable files can always be downloaded here. After the file download, run it and see the examples of how ONLYOFFICE Document Builder can be used without the need to write any application.
Document Builder components
ONLYOFFICE Document Builder consists of four components:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Builder.Framework | A software tool that contains a collection of libraries, classes, and functions used to develop applications. The following frameworks are available: C++, COM, Java, .Net, Python. |
| Builder.App | The docbuilder.exe executable file that can be run from your application with the .docbuilder script file as a parameter to it. |
| Builder.Server | The code for the sample of ONLYOFFICE Document Builder integration into your application. |