kohler / itext7

iText 7 represents the next level of SDKs for developers that want to take advantage of the benefits PDF can bring. Equipped with a better document engine, high and low-level programming capabilities and the ability to create, edit and enhance PDF documents, iText 7 can be a boon to nearly every workflow.

iText 7 Community consists of several jars.

The iText 7 Core/Community release contains:

• kernel-x.y.z.jar: low-level functionality
• io-x.y.z.jar: low-level functionality
• layout-x.y.z.jar: high-level functionality
• forms-x.y.z.jar: AcroForms
• pdfa-x.y.z.jar: PDF/A-specific functionality
• pdftest-x.y.z.jar: test helper classes
• barcode-x.y.z.jar: use this if you want to create bar codes
• hyph-x.y.z.jar: use this if you want text to be hyphenated
• font-asian-x.y.z.jar: use this is you need CJK functionality (Chinese / Japanese / Korean)
• sign-x.y.z.jar: use this if you need support for digital signatures
• styled-xml-parser-x.y.z.jar: use this if you need support for SVG or html2pdf
• svg-x.y.z.jar: SVG support

The iText 7 Community source code is hosted on Github, where you can also download the latest releases.

You can also build iText 7 Community from source.

We also provide opensource add-ons and tools to complement the core functionality:

• pdfHTML — allows you to easily convert HTML to PDF or iText objects
• pdfSweep — a highly efficient PDF tool to merge, split and redact data
• RUPS — a Java tool that can help you debug PDFs

If you have an idea on how to improve iText 7 Community and you want to submit code, please read our Contribution Guidelines.

iText 7 is dual licensed as AGPL/Commercial software.

AGPL is a free / open source software license.

This doesn't mean the software is gratis!

Buying a license is mandatory as soon as you develop commercial activities distributing the iText software inside your product or deploying it on a network without disclosing the source code of your own applications under the AGPL license. These activities include:

• offering paid services to customers as an ASP
• serving PDFs on the fly in the cloud or in a web application
• shipping iText with a closed source product

Contact sales for more info.