Soyuz.iTextSharp 3.8.0

dotnet add package Soyuz.iTextSharp --version 3.8.0
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Soyuz.iTextSharp -Version 3.8.0
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Soyuz.iTextSharp" Version="3.8.0" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Soyuz.iTextSharp" Version="3.8.0" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="Soyuz.iTextSharp" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Soyuz.iTextSharp --version 3.8.0
                    
#r "nuget: Soyuz.iTextSharp, 3.8.0"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Soyuz.iTextSharp@3.8.0
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Soyuz.iTextSharp&version=3.8.0
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=Soyuz.iTextSharp&version=3.8.0
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

Soyuz.iTextSharp

Soyuz.iTextSharp

Soyuz.iTextSharp is a fork of iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core, which in turn is an unofficial port of the last LGPL version of the iTextSharp (v4.1.6) to .NET Core.

I'm keeping this fork because the original author, for some reason, stopped accepting contributions (disabled issues and pull requests).

Install via NuGet

To install Soyuz.iTextSharp, run the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Nuget NuGet

PM> Install-Package Soyuz.iTextSharp

You can also view the package page on NuGet.

Usage

Functional Tests

FAQ

The pdf is created, but when I try to view it, it says that the document is in use by another process.

You should dispose the FileStream/MemoryStream explicitly. It won't be closed and disposed automatically at the end.

I can't find what would be the equivalent of the PdfTextExtractor class.

PdfTextExtractor exists in v5.0.2+ with AGPL license (Current project is based on the iTextSharp 4.x, not 5.x).

It can't display Unicode characters.

You can find more samples about how to define and use Unicode fonts here.

Table rowspans don't work correctly.

This version which is based on iTextSharp V4.1.6 doesn't support rowspans correctly (iTextSharp supports row spans correctly since v5.4.3, not before that). A solution based on the current version: use nested tables to simulate it.

iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker does not exist.

It has been renamed to HtmlWorker.

I used SKBitmap (SkiaSharp) with barcodes or Image.GetInstance(...). Why doesn't my code compile anymore?

The library no longer depends on SkiaSharp and is fully managed (no native assets). The SKBitmap-based APIs now use a small managed iTextSharp.text.RawBitmap instead. See the migration guide for the full list of breaking changes and copy-paste snippets to convert RawBitmap to/from SKBitmap and System.Drawing.Bitmap.

Licensing

You have three license choices when it comes to iTextSharp: LGPL/MPL, AGPL, or a commercial license. The LGPL/MPL license is only an option with the older 4.1.6 version (used here). After that version, they switched to a dual AGPL/Commercial.

If you need a more recent version, you either have to make your project open-source or pay the license fee.

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Version Downloads Last Updated
3.8.0 145 6/15/2026
3.8.0-preview1 107 6/14/2026

Replace SkiaSharp with a fully-managed RawBitmap