Extract Images from MS Word Documents using C#

readme.md

Learn how to extract images from Word documents in C#: https://blog.aspose.com/2021/11/30/extract-images-from-word-in-csharp/

extract-images-from-word.cs

// Load the Word document.
Document doc = new Document("Document.docx");

// Shape nodes that have the "HasImage" flag set contain and display images.
IEnumerable<Shape> shapes = doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true)
    .OfType<Shape>().Where(s => s.HasImage);
int imageIndex = 0;

// Loop through shapes.
foreach (Shape shape in shapes)
{
    // Save images.
    string imageFileName =
        $"Image_{imageIndex}{FileFormatUtil.ImageTypeToExtension(shape.ImageData.ImageType)}";
    shape.ImageData.Save(imageFileName);
    imageIndex++;
}