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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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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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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:

Manning Publications Co.

logo of a company using iText Manning Publications, the publisher of the two iText in Action books, use iText to apply social DRM to their PDF eBooks. The most visual aspect of the social DRM is the name of the customer stamped on every page. Apart from this, several other less visible "fingerprints" can be added to the eBook.

NMBS / SNCB

logo of a company using iText If you order your railway ticket online in Belgium, you get a PDF document created by iText. This is only one of the many examples of the use of iText at the NMBS / SNCB (the National Railway Company of Belgium).
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