A new release of iText is out and it seems they've changed a lot: The license was changed from MPL/LGPL to AGPL. Package names were changed from com.lowagie to com.itextpdf. Java 5 is used instead of JDK 1.4. Only PDF... is supported, instead of multiple document formats. Upgrading to iText 5 will involve changes to your source code and policy, so it should not be done without forethought.