https://github.com/openpdfx/openpdfx
OpenPdfx is a fork of OpenPDF (iText and Flying Saucer) - OpenPDF sibling / innovation stream!
https://github.com/openpdfx/openpdfx
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OpenPdfx is a fork of OpenPDF (iText and Flying Saucer) - OpenPDF sibling / innovation stream!
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/openpdfx/openpdfx
- Owner: openpdfx
- License: other
- Created: 2025-09-26T16:25:06.000Z (9 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-10T11:34:35.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-11T03:38:33.887Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: itext, java, openpdf, pdf, pdf-library
- Language: Java
- Homepage:
- Size: 34.8 MB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: changelogs/1.3.27.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE.md
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Security: Security.md
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# OpenPdfx is an open source Java library for PDF files
OpenPdfx is an open-source Java library for creating, editing, rendering, and encrypting PDF documents, as well as generating PDFs from HTML. It is licensed under the LGPL and MPL open source licenses.
We welcome contributions from other developers. Please feel free to submit pull-requests and bug reports to this GitHub repository.
OpenPdfx is a fork of [OpenPDF](https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF), with focus on modernization, innovating new features and AI/llm usage and support.
## OpenPdfx version 3.0.7 released 2026-01-28
Get version 3.0.7 here: https://github.com/openpdfx/openpdfx/releases/tag/3.0.7
## Features
The features of OpenPdfx include:
* [Openpdf](openpdf-core) Creating PDFs: You can use OpenPDF to create new PDF documents from scratch.
* Manipulating Existing PDFs: OpenPDF allows you to modify existing PDF documents by adding or removing pages, modifying
text, and more.
* [Openpdf-html](openpdf-html) Create PDF files from HTML, using OpenPDF-html which is a fork of Flying Saucer.
* [Openpdf-renderer](openpdf-renderer) Render PDF files as images using openpdf-render.
* [Openpdfx-ai](openpdfx-ai) AI/LLM feature support using Jlama for Openpdfx, using large languange models (llm) on
PDF files.
* Text and Font Support: You can add text to PDF documents using various fonts and styles, and extract text from PDF
files.
* Graphics and Images: OpenPDF supports the addition of images and graphics to PDF files.
* Table Support: The library facilitates the creation of tables in PDF documents.
* Encryption: You can encrypt PDF documents for security purposes.
* Page Layout: OpenPDF allows you to set the page size, orientation, and other layout properties.
* PDF 2.0 support (ISO 32000-2).
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## Use OpenPdfx as Maven dependency
OpenPdfx can be used as a Maven dependency. It is built and distributed on Maven Central.
1. Add Maven dependency to the pom.xml file:
```xml
io.github.openpdfx
openpdfx
3.0.7
```
## Build with Gradle
OpenPdfx also supports building with Gradle as an alternative to Maven.
To build the project using Gradle:
```bash
./gradlew build
```
For more details on building with Gradle, see [GRADLE_BUILD.md](GRADLE_BUILD.md).
## License
OpenPdfx uses dual licensing: when using the library, you may choose either Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
or GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1. OpenPDF is the LGPL/MPL open source successor of iText, and is based on some forks of iText
4 svn tag.
The SPDX license identifier for OpenPDF licensing is `MPL-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1+`
[GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Version 2.1](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1)
> For a short explanation see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License
[Mozilla Public License Version 2.0](http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/)
> For a short explanation see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Public_License
You can find also a nice explanation of these licenses under https://itsfoss.com/open-source-licenses-explained/
We want OpenPDF to consist of source code which is consistently licensed with the LGPL and MPL
licences only. This also means that any new contributions to the project must have a dual LGPL and
MPL license only.
[Openpdf-html](openpdf-html) and [Openpdf-renderer](openpdf-renderer) are licensed with GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1 only.
## Documentation
- [Examples](pdf-toolbox/src/test/java/org/openpdf/examples)
- [JavaDoc](https://javadoc.io/doc/com.github.librepdf/openpdf/latest/index.html)
- [Tutorial](https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/wiki/Tutorial) (wiki, work in progress)
- [Migration from iText, TIFF support](https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/wiki/Migrating-from-iText-2-and-4)
---
### Openpdf-html – HTML to PDF
[Openpdf-html](openpdf-html): Generates PDFs directly from HTML/CSS content.
Ideal for creating styled reports, invoices, and documents from web templates.
**Maven artifact:** `com.github.librepdf:openpdf-html`
---
### Openpdf-renderer – PDF Rendering
[Openpdf-renderer](openpdf-renderer): Renders PDF pages to images or displays them in Java webapp/Swing/JavaFX applications.
Useful for previews, thumbnails, or embedding PDFs in GUIs.
**Maven artifact:** `com.github.librepdf:openpdf-renderer`
---
## Security Notice
It is the responsibility of the application developer to ensure that all input passed into OpenPDF is trusted,
sanitized, and safe.
OpenPDF does not perform input validation or enforce sandboxing. For important security guidelines and common risks,
please read our [Security Policy](Security.md).
## Background
OpenPDF is open source software with a LGPL and MPL license. It is a fork of iText version 4, more
specifically iText svn tag 4.2.0, which was hosted publicly on sourceforge with LGPL and MPL license
headers in the source code, and LGPL and MPL license documents in the svn repository. Beginning with
version 5.0 of iText, the developers have moved to the AGPL to improve their ability to sell
commercial licenses.
OpenPDF-html is a fork of Flying Saucer, forked in june 2025, project started in 2004.
openpdf-renderer is a fork of PDFRenderer, porject started by Sun Labs in 2007.
OpenPDF-core is a fork of iText, forked in October 2016, iText started in 2000.
## Android
OpenPDF can be used with Android, more info
here: [Android-support](https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/wiki/Android-support)
## Contributing
We welcome contributions from other developers. Make sure that your contributions can be released with a dual LGPL and MPL license. In particular, pull requests to the OpenPDF project must
only contain code that you have written yourself. GPL or AGPL licensed code will not be acceptable.
To contribute code to the OpenPDF project, your GitHub account must contain your real name, so that
we can verify your identity. This is to ensure the trust, security and integrity of the OpenPDF
project, and to prevent security incidents such as the "XZ Utils backdoor". Knowing the real name
of the contributors will also identify and prevent conflict of interests.
More details: [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)
### Coding Style
- Code indentation style is 4 spaces. Maximum line length is 120 characters.
- Generally try to preserve the coding style in the file you are modifying.
## Dependencies
### Required Dependencies
We have now different versions of OpenPDF, and they require different versions of Java:
- The 3.0.x Branch requires Java 21 or later.
### Supporting complex glyph substitution/ Ligature substitution
OpenPDF supports glyph substitution which is required for correct rendering of fonts ligature substitution requirements.
FOP dependency is required to enable this feature. Refer following wiki for
details: [wiki](https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/wiki/Multi-byte-character-language-support-with-TTF-fonts)
### Supporting OpenType layout, glyph positioning, reordering and substitution
OpenPDF supports OpenType layout, glyph positioning, reordering and substitution which is e.g. required for correct
positioning of accents, the rendering of non-Latin and right-to-left scripts. OpenPDF supports DIN 91379.
See: [wiki](https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/wiki/Accents,-DIN-91379,-non-Latin-scripts)
### Optional
- [BouncyCastle](https://www.bouncycastle.org/) (BouncyCastle is used to sign PDF files, so it's a recommended
dependency)
- Provider (`org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on` or `org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk18on` depending
on which algorithm you are using)
- PKIX/CMS (`org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on`)
- Apache FOP (`org.apache.xmlgraphics:fop`)
- Please refer to our [pom.xml](pom.xml) to see what version is needed.
## Credits
Please see [Contributors.md](Contributors.md).