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Choose your Web SDK setup

Nutrient Web SDK can run directly in the browser, connect to Nutrient’s cloud services, or use a self-hosted backend. Choose the path that best matches how you want to view, manage, and license documents in your app.

Browser-only Web SDK

Render documents directly in the browser. Your app provides the document, and no document backend is required.

Best for:

  • Standalone in-browser document viewing
  • Apps that already manage document access and storage
  • Full control over the viewer UI and integration
  • Classic Web SDK licensing for production deployments
Get started with browser-only Web SDK Learn about Web SDK licensing

Cloud-backed Web SDK

Use Web SDK with Nutrient-managed cloud services through DWS Viewer API for document viewing, storage, streaming, collaboration, and session-based access.

Best for:

  • Customers who want to start with a subscription or usage-based path
  • Teams that don’t want to host document infrastructure
  • Managed document storage and cloud-backed viewing
  • Session-based viewer access and usage metering
  • Getting started without a sales-led license setup
Get started with DWS Viewer API Learn about Viewer API pricing plans

Self-hosted server-backed viewer

Run Document Engine in your own infrastructure and connect Web SDK to it for server-backed viewing.

Best for:

  • Enterprise or privacy-sensitive deployments
  • Teams that need to host the backend themselves
  • Server-side rendering, streaming, and collaboration
  • Advanced processing features and infrastructure control
  • Sales-led licensing and larger production deployments
Get started with Document Engine Contact Sales about self-hosted licensing