java - iText latest Maven dependency

Question

What is the latest version of iText? And what is the maven dependency for that?

Answer 1

You need to pay attention to the license for the Java version of iText:

• iText 2.1.7: the latest official release by iText Group NV, under the MPL & GPL license, with com.lowagie groupId;
• iText 4.2.1: the latest unofficial release by ymasory/InProTopia, under the MPL & GPL license, with com.lowagie groupId;
• iText 5.0.0 and higher: released by iText Group NV, under the AGPL license, with com.itextpdf groupId. One monolithic jar.
• iText 7.0.0 and higher: released by iText Group NV, under the AGPL license, with com.itextpdf groupId. Several modular jars.

Here you can find 2.1.7 and 4.2.x versions on Maven Repository:

Find before 5.x versions: http://search.maven.org/#search|gav|1|g%3A%22com.lowagie%22%20AND%20a%3A%22itext%22

Find 5.x versions: http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cgav%7C1%7Cg%3A%22com.itextpdf%22%20AND%20a%3A%22itextpdf%22

You may want to stick with the MPL & GPL versions, unless you are available to follow the AGPL license specification...

EDIT: You should pay attention on which version you are choosing;

According to Bruno Lowagie comment, versions 2.1.x are deprecated and should not be used due to technical and legal reasons.