IText

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iText

Developer(s)	iText Group NV
Initial release	2000
Stable release	8.0.4 / April 30, 2024; 34 days ago (2024-04-30)[1]
Repository	https://github.com/itext/
Written in	Java, C#
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Library
License	AGPLv3[2] Proprietary
Website	itextpdf.com

iText is a library for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java and .NET. It was created in 2000 and written by Bruno Lowagie. The source code was initially distributed as open source under the Mozilla Public License or the GNU Library General Public License open source licenses. However, as of version 5.0.0 (released Dec 7, 2009) and version 4.2.0 (released Jul 10, 2015) it is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. A fork of the LGPL/MPL licensed version of iText is currently being actively maintained as the OpenPDF library on GitHub.^[3] iText is also available through a proprietary license, distributed by iText Software NV.

iText provides support for advanced PDF features such as PKI-based signatures, 40-bit and 128-bit encryption, colour correction, Tagged PDF, PDF forms (AcroForms), PDF/X, colour management via ICC profiles, and barcodes, and is used by several products and services, including Eclipse BIRT, Jasper Reports, JBoss Seam, Windward Reports, and Pdftk.