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xceedsoftware/DocX

Fast and easy to use .NET library that creates or modifies Microsoft Word files without installing Word. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/xceedsoftware/DocX · C# · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

64/100

  • Activity 87
  • Release rhythm 15
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 182
  • age_days: 3937
  • days_rel: 358
  • days_push: 83
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1920 stars · 483 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

DocX is a free .NET library for creating and modifying Microsoft Word (.docx) files without requiring Word or Office to be installed. It is the open-source, non-commercial-use version of Xceed Words for .NET, maintained by Xceed.

Use cases

  • generate word documents programmatically in c#
  • modify docx files without installing word
  • create reports as word documents from .net
  • replace text in docx templates
  • add tables and images to word documents via code

When to choose

  • you need to create or edit .docx files in a .NET application without Office installed
  • you want a lightweight, fast, free library for basic Word document manipulation
  • your use is non-commercial and fits the Xceed Community License

When to avoid

  • you need commercial use - the license restricts to non-commercial use
  • you need advanced features like PDF conversion, charts, watermarks, or digital signatures, which are only in the paid Xceed Words for .NET
  • you need to read legacy .doc files rather than .docx

Facets

library · maturity active

parser templating file-system files developer-tools dotnet windows cross-platform docx microsoft-word office-documents c-sharp word-processing document-generation automation

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
xceedsoftware/DocXmain64

For agents

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