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iText ® is a library that allows you to create and manipulate PDF documents. It enables developers looking to enhance web- and other applications with dynamic PDF document generation and/or manipulation.
Developers can use iText to:
  • Serve PDF to a browser
  • Generate dynamic documents from XML files or databases
  • Use PDF's many interactive features
  • Add bookmarks, page numbers, watermarks, etc.
  • Split, concatenate, and manipulate PDF pages
  • Automate filling out of PDF forms
  • Add digital signatures to a PDF file
iText is available in Java as well as in C#.
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iText Summit
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The iText library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. Please read the terms of use before downloading iText.
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You can be released from the requirements of the AGPL by purchasing a commercial license. Buying such a license can be mandatory as soon as you develop commercial activities.
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Documentation: iText in Action

iText in Action, Second Edition offers an introduction and a practical guide to iText and the internals of PDF. This book lowers the learning curve and, through numerous innovative and practical examples, unlocks the secrets hidden in Adobe's PDF Reference.
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iText: one of the world's leading PDF libraries

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Two examples of companies that are using iText:

United States Postal Service

logo of a company using iText If you want to send something by mail with the United States Postal Service, you can create your shipping label using Click-N-Ship®. You'll receive a PDF document that is created with iText.

Bookboon.com

logo of a company using iText On BookBoon.com you can download free ebooks for students and travelers in PDF format. All the books can be downloaded without registration. They are financed by a few in-book ads. The books were generated using iTextSharp, the C# port of iText.
iText is an ideal library if you want to create content in a dynamic way or if you want to customize existing document. It allows bookboon to adapt the in-book ads based on the audience: a book downloaded in the UK will have different ads if you download the same book in France.
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