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IText: History, Standards & Companies

iText is a library for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java and .NET. It was created in 2000 and written by Bruno Lowagie. The source code was initially distributed as open source under the Mozilla Public License or the GNU Library General Public License open source licenses. However, as of version 5.0.0 (released Dec 7, 2009) and version 4.2.0…

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IText topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Standards and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around IText.

Related topics
26
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
31
Extracted relationships
76
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
31

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 15 topics
History · 5 topics
Commendations and Awards · 3 topics
ISO standards support · 2 topics
Forks · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
iText Group NV
License
AGPLv3 Proprietary MPL (versions prior to iText 5 and 4.2.x)
Operating system
Cross-platform
Release
2000
Repository
https://github.com/itext/
Stable release
9.7.1 / July 22, 2026; 33 days ago (2026-07-22)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

ISO standards support

Forks

  • LGPL GNU Lesser General Public License

Commendations and Awards

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How IText connects Entity context

The extracted context around IText shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, IText → Action, Adobe Press, Bruno, Creating PDF, December, Freies Magazin, ISBN, JavaLobby, Jeff Friesen, Lowagie, Manning Publications, Michael NiedermaiTools, Part, Review, Stephen KittReview, Summer, Trade Another extracted example is IText → Adobe, February, FOSS, Free, Ghent University, In, Java, Leonard Rosenthol, Lowagie, Open Source Software, Paulo Soares, PDF, PDF Architect, Preliminary. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

IText

Top relations

related to Further reading · 17
IText → Action, Adobe Press, Bruno, Creating PDF, December, Freies Magazin, ISBN, JavaLobby, Jeff Friesen, Lowagie, Manning Publications, Michael NiedermaiTools, Part, Review, Stephen KittReview, Summer, Trade
related to history · 14
IText → Adobe, February, FOSS, Free, Ghent University, In, Java, Leonard Rosenthol, Lowagie, Open Source Software, Paulo Soares, PDF, PDF Architect, Preliminary
related to ISO standards support · 9
IText → ISO, PDF, PDF-2, PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, PDF/A-3, PDF/A-4, PDF/UA-1, PDF/UA-2
related to Licensing · 8
IText → AGPL, GNU Affero General Public, Group NV, IP, License, MPL/LGPL, On December, Projects
related to Commendations and Awards · 7
IText → Devoxx, Huckster, In, James Gosling, Java, One, SOA World Magazine
related to Forks · 5
IText → It, Java, LGPL, MPL, OpenPDF
Developer · 1
IText → iText Group NV
License · 1
IText → AGPLv3 Proprietary MPL (versions prior to iText 5 and 4.2.x)
Operating system · 1
IText → Cross-platform
Release · 1
IText → 2000

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

pdf library license java mpl lgpl lowagie software distributed openpdf also group nv company year source code released public gnu

IText relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 76 structured relationships around IText. Examples in this analysis include IText → Developer → iText Group NV and IText → License → AGPLv3 Proprietary MPL (versions prior to iText 5 and 4.2.x). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ITextDeveloperiText Group NV1.00infobox
ITextLicenseAGPLv3 Proprietary MPL (versions prior to iText 5 and 4.2.x)1.00infobox
ITextOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
ITextRelease20001.00infobox
ITextRepositoryhttps://github.com/itext/1.00infobox
ITextStable release9.7.1 / July 22, 2026; 33 days ago (2026-07-22)1.00infobox
ITextTypeLibrary1.00infobox
ITextWebsiteitextpdf.com1.00infobox
ITextWritten inJava, C#1.00infobox
ITextis alibrary for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java and .NET0.90text
PKI-based signaturesinstance ofdistributed by iText Software NV.iText provides support for advanced PDF features0.80text
40-bitinstance ofdistributed by iText Software NV.iText provides support for advanced PDF features0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around IText bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Pdf, Java and Library. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • IText
    • Pdf
    • Java
    • Library
    • Group
    • Software
    • License
    • Also
    • Nv
    • Won
    • Year
    • Company
    • Lowagie
  • itext
    • Pdf
    • Java
    • Library
    • Group
    • Software
    • License
    • Also
    • Nv
    • Won
    • Year
    • Company
    • Lowagie
  • library
    • Pdf
    • Java
    • License
    • Support
    • Distributed
    • Open
    • Proprietary
    • Versions
    • Also
    • Code
    • Developers
    • Nv
  • mozilla public license
    • General
    • Gnu
    • Version
    • License
    • Proprietary
    • Public
    • Nv
    • Mpl
    • Support
    • Fork
    • Release
    • Versions
  • gnu affero general public license
    • General
    • Gnu
    • Public
    • Version
    • License
    • Proprietary
    • Nv
    • Mpl
    • Support
    • Fork
    • Release
    • Versions
  • proprietary license
    • Support
    • Written
    • General
    • Gnu
    • Proprietary
    • Public
    • Version
    • Nv
    • Mpl
    • Software
    • Fork
    • Release
  • java
    • Pdf
    • Library
    • Also
    • Developers
    • Net
    • Support
    • Awards
    • Open
    • Project
    • Proprietary
    • Release
    • Versions
  • free and open source software
    • Source
    • Released
    • Pdf
    • General
    • Gnu
    • Openpdf
    • Project
    • Public
    • Developers
    • Lgpl
    • Support
    • Versions

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For IText, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects IText with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
IText — Overview · splits 16 ⟂ 16
IText — History · splits 26 ⟂ 6
IText — Commendations and Awards · splits 28 ⟂ 4
IText — ISO standards support · splits 29 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

IText

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples76
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around IText to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Standards & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — IText · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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