iTextPDF Alternatives

iTextPDF is described as 'The leading Java and C# PDF Library SDK. A programmable Java and .NET PDF SDK library to create, manipulate and edit PDF documents. Convert Html files to pdf, Debug pdf files, extract data from PDF and more' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to iTextPDF for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Debian apps. The best iTextPDF alternative is PDFSharp, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iTextPDF are VeryPDF PDF Editor, jPDFText, jPDFProcess and ReLaXed.

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    PDFsharp is the Open Source .NET library that easily creates and processes PDF documents on the fly from any .NET language. The same drawing routines can be used to create PDF documents, draw on the screen, or send output to any printer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • PDFSharp is the most popular Windows alternative to iTextPDF.

    • PDFSharp is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to iTextPDF.

    • PDFSharp is Free and Open SourceiTextPDF is Free and Proprietary
  2. VeryPDF PDF Editor is an easy-to-use application designed for users familiar with Microsoft Office and similar applications. VeryPDF PDF Editor provides tools to enable you freely write your own comments to the PDF document and share the comments with others.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • VeryPDF PDF Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to iTextPDF.

    • VeryPDF PDF Editor is Paid and ProprietaryiTextPDF is Free and Proprietary
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    jPDFText is a Java PDF library SDK used to extract text from PDF documents. With jPDFText, PDF documents can be processed to extract the textual content for archiving, storage, searching or indexing.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • jPDFText is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to iTextPDF.

    • jPDFText is Paid and ProprietaryiTextPDF is Free and Proprietary
  4. jPDFProcess is a Java PDF Library that can create PDF documents, print PDF, digitally sign PDF, set permissions, merge and split PDF, fill form fields, convert from PDF to images, extracting text and more....

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
     
  5. ReLaXed icon
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    ReLaXed creates PDF documents interactively using HTML or Pug (a shorthand for HTML). It allows complex layouts to be defined with CSS and JavaScript, while writing the content in a friendly, minimal syntax close to Markdown or LaTeX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • npm
     
  6. Docotic.Pdf is a high-performance C# PDF library for .NET. You can use it to create, read, and edit PDF documents in .NET Core, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, Xamarin, Blazor, Unity, and HoloLense applications.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Docotic.Pdf is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to iTextPDF.

    • Docotic.Pdf is Paid and ProprietaryiTextPDF is Free and Proprietary
  7. ASP/ASP.NET components for C# and VB.NET developers. Dynamically edit PDF documents and images server-side, OCR images, and upload files with WebSupergoo.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. «Document .Net» gives you API to do everything with a document in PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, HTML and Text formats.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. PDFjet icon
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    An opensource library for creating pdf documents for .net.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. PdfPig icon
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    PdfPig is a fully open-source Apache 2.0 licensed and .NET Standard compatible library that enables users to read and create PDFs in C#, F# and other .NET languages. It supports all versions of .NET back to .NET 4.5.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. PDF generator (from HTML) plugin for Ruby on Rails.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. jPDFPreflight is a Java PDF library SDK used to verify PDF compliance with different standards, including PDF/UA, PDF/A and PDF/X and to convert documents to these standards.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
     
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