iText Tutorial

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12 min read · Apr 15, 2026

iText Tutorial

Delve into the world of the iText library with this comprehensive guide that introduces you to the iText PDF Manipulation Library! iText is an open source library for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java. iText provides support for most advanced PDF features such as PKI-based signatures, 40-bit and 128-bit encryption, color correction, Tagged PDF, PDF forms (AcroForms), PDF/X, color management via ICC profiles and barcodes, and is used by several products and services, including Eclipse BIRT, Jasper Reports, Red Hat JBoss Seam, Windward Reports, and pdftk. In this guide, we provide a series of tutorials on how we can use Itext to create a PDF and perform basic operations. We will also cover PDFWriter and PDFReader and demonstrate the different operations we can perform on PDF using the same. With this free eGuide you will also receive weekly news, tips and special offers delivered to your inbox courtesy of Java Code Geeks.

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