Linux Support

Aspose.Words Product Family
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Hi there,

The website states “Linux support: Planned for November 2025”. Aspose Sales team stated that they don’t know if this has been released and sent me to this forum (honestly a bit weird, as they should be able to find out internally).

Could someone here tell me, whether this has already been released or, if not, when is its estimated release date.

Many thanks,
Robert

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@kollero1

You asked about the status of Linux support for Aspose libraries, specifically whether it has been released or when it’s expected. As of now, there is no confirmed release of Linux support, and the planned date of November 2025 remains the stated target . While some Aspose libraries, such as Aspose.Slides for C++, are optimized and tested specifically for Linux , the general .NET version is described as universal but not specifically optimized for Linux .

If you need Linux support right away, you could consider using the C++ version of Aspose.Slides, which is noted to be more stable and predictable on Linux systems .

This information is based on forum discussions and may not reflect the latest updates from Aspose. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, please contact Aspose support directly.

I will follow up in this thread if there are any further developments regarding Linux support.

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Thank you dear AI bot. You must have realised that we are in Jan 2026 and that Nov 2025 lies in the past. Also if I am asking for word I don’t need slides.

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@kollero1

Could you please clary what Linux support are you talking about? Aspose.Words can be used in Linux environment. Do you have so specific requirements?

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Dear Alexey,

Thank you for your response. We want to use Aspose.Words for Node.js via .NET (@aspose/words npm package) in a specific serverless environment. Here are our requirements:

Our Environment

Runtime: Supabase Edge Functions (Deno Deploy)
Platform: Linux x64 (serverless)
Node.js Version: N/A - we use Deno, not Node.js
Package Manager: npm packages imported via npm: specifier in Deno

Our Use Cases

  1. Find and replace text with images in DOCX documents
    • We receive DOCX files from a third-party system
    • We need to find placeholder text (e.g., [[IMG:token123]]) and replace it with actual images
    • Ideally using IReplacingCallback for single-pass replacement
  2. Convert DOCX to PDF
    • High-fidelity conversion preserving links, TOC, footnotes, cross-references
    • Process documents up to 50MB

Specific Questions

  1. Does @aspose/words (npm package) work on Linux x64?
    • The system requirements page shows Windows only, with Linux “planned for November 2025”
    • Has Linux support been released?
  2. Is Deno compatible?
    • We use Deno (not Node.js) in Supabase Edge Functions
    • Can we import @aspose/words in Deno using npm:@aspose/words?
  3. Serverless environment compatibility
    • Our functions run in stateless, ephemeral containers
    • No persistent filesystem
    • Is this supported?

If Local Is Not Supported

If the local library doesn’t support our environment, we will use Aspose.Words Cloud API instead. We just want to confirm before making the architectural decision.

Environment Test

If you can confirm Linux/Deno support, we would appreciate a simple code example showing:

// Deno environment
import * as aw from "npm:@aspose/words";

const doc = new aw.Document(buffer);
doc.save("output.pdf");

Thank you for your assistance.
Robert

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@kollero1 Thank you for additional information.

No, unfortunately, Linux support has not been added yet to Aspose.Words for Node.JS. This feature request is logged as WORDSNODEJS-160. I have linked this topic to this issue. We will notify you here in this thread once Linux support is added.

We did not tested Aspose.Words for Node.JS with Deno.

You can process documents fully in memory, so yes, Aspose.Words is serverless environment compatible.

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