Create Simple PDF in Java

create-simple-pdf.java

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.FontFactory;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

public class SimplePdfCreator {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Step 1: Create a Document object
        Document document = new Document();

        try {
            // Step 2: Initialize PdfWriter
            PdfWriter.getInstance(
                document,
                new FileOutputStream("simple-document.pdf")
            );

            // Step 3: Open the Document
            document.open();

            // Step 4: Add content
            Font titleFont = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA_BOLD, 18);
            Font bodyFont = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 12);

            document.add(new Paragraph("OpenPDF Demo Document", titleFont));
            document.add(new Paragraph("This is a sample PDF created with OpenPDF.", bodyFont));
            document.add(new Paragraph("Features:", bodyFont));
            document.add(new Paragraph("- Text Styling", bodyFont));
            document.add(new Paragraph("- Font Embedding", bodyFont));

            // Step 5: Close the Document
            document.close();

            System.out.println("PDF created successfully!");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}