iText is a library for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java. It was written by Bruno Lowagie, Paulo Soares, and others.

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How to Read PDF files in Java (Step-by-Step Guide)

TL;DR Java has no native PDF support, so you need a library. Apache PDFBox is free and adequate for basic extraction, and iText adds...
Jacob Collins
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iText Alternative for Java: JPedal

iText and JPedal both appeared in the early 2000s, both target Java developers working with PDF, and we have given joint talks with the...
Jacob Collins
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How to convert an image to a PDF in…

In a previous post I looked at why you might want to convert a PDF file to an image (you can use JPedal to...
Bethan Palmer
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How to create your own test certificates and keys…

From a practical point of view you need one of two sort of files in order to sign something.  Either a keystore file or...
Daniel
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PDF mystery – what is the correct value for…

I came across an interesting issue with PDF Text fields while debugging a file this week. We were sent a 2 page document created...
Chris Wade
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