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Is there an API that can be used to generate thumbnails of a webpage in C#? I don't want to use third-party websites as I'd rather render them myself.
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There's a program on CodeProject that might fit the bill...it's a "console" app (really a hidden WinForms app) using the WebBrowser control.
I played around with it a while back and it works pretty well
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Here's an example of how to do it using GTK and Geko(Firefox) engine: http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2004/Jun-14.html
You should be able to do the same using Internet Explorer and WindowsForms if you prefer that.
LE: You do need to use an existing rendering engine like(Firefox's Geko, or Webkit, or Internet Explorer) instead of a html parser as this will allow you to capture the page as it is, with CSS, Flash, Java, etc
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