# xceedsoftware/DocX

Fast and easy to use .NET library that creates or modifies Microsoft Word files without installing Word.

Repository: https://github.com/xceedsoftware/DocX
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xceedsoftware-docx
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: docx, office, microsoft-word, c-sharp
Last push: 2026-06-11T15:10:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 15, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3937, "days_push": 83, "days_rel": 358, "gap_med": 182, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1920, forks 483 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.090938+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: parser, templating, file-system
- domain: files, developer-tools
- platform: dotnet, windows, cross-platform
- tags: docx, microsoft-word, office-documents, c-sharp, word-processing, document-generation, automation

## Member repositories
- xceedsoftware/DocX (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.090938+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:09:49.883122+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xceedsoftware/DocX (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.090938+00:00, sha e7b29973fa7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.