How to resolve SkiaSharp.HarfBuzz 3.116.1 -> SkiaSharp (>= 3.116.1) --> GemBox SkiaSharp (= 2.88.9) version conflict?

[rokmeglic71]

Hello,

I am trying to use GemBox PDF and LiveChartsCore.
When installing GemBox afer installing LiveChartsCore I get following error:

Version conflict detected for HarfBuzzSharp. Install/reference HarfBuzzSharp 8.3.0.1 directly to project Maui to resolve this issue. 

Maui -> LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.Maui 2.0.0-rc5.4 -> SkiaSharp.HarfBuzz 3.116.1 -> HarfBuzzSharp (>= 8.3.0.1) 
Maui -> GemBox.Pdf 2025.2.104 -> HarfBuzzSharp (= 7.3.0.3).

I have tried:

• adding directly to project file (thank you CoPilot) (not working)
• adding package directly over NuGet - HarfBuzzSharp --version 8.3.0.1 (it does not work)

Any ideas how could I run both GemBox and LiveChartsCore together?

Is this a question for GemBox to update their HarfBuzzSharp to 8.3.0.1 from 7.3.0.3?

Thank you.

[beto-rodriguez]

Hello

The last couple of versions for Maui, updated SkiaSharp to 3.116.1, and also HarfBuzz.

A possible solution is to use an older version of LiveCharts that does not require SkiaSharp 3, the 2.0.0-rc4.5 version for example.

adding directly to project file

That should work, you could clone this repo and downgrade the SkiaSharp and HarfBuzz versions to match GemBox, finally reference the LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpViews.Maui project to your project.

Is this a question for GemBox to update their HarfBuzzSharp to 8.3.0.1 from 7.3.0.3?

I think yes, they seem to be forcing the version to 7.3.0.3, normally they should allow you to update the SkiaSharp/HarfBuzz versions, but maybe this breaks something on their side, you should let them know. At least on this side, this library is compatible with both SkiaSharp 2 and 3, but unfortunately the latest version of the Maui package requires SkiaSharp 3 (even it can also work on 2.x version).

[rokmeglic71]

@beto-rodriguez yes, you are right. They are forcing the version to 7.3.0.3, because of:

I'm afraid that we had to temporarily limit the version of SkiaSharp
and HarfBuzzSharp because of the following issue that occurs on them:
mono/SkiaSharp#3157
However, because this issue will probably not be resolved any time
soon, we decided that with the next public release, we will remove
this limit and explain the issue to the users who encounter it.
I hope this works for you.

(GemBox support, copy, paste from my email with their permission)

[rokmeglic71]

Another option is to use Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit for charts to avoid SkiaSharp conflict.