iText is a Java library originally created by Bruno Lowagie which allows to create PDF, read PDF and manipulate them. The following tutorial will show how to create PDF files with iText.

[DEPRECATED] iText 5 has been deprecated, and only security fixes will be added — please use iText 7 - itext/i5js-tutorial ...

Place the jar files in a directory that is part of your Java Classpath. To use the library, download the Hello World example named Chap0101.java located at the top of the iText tutorial page.

Another useful aspect of iText’s Graphics2D functionality is that it opens the door to using iText in combination with other libraries with graphical output—for instance, Apache Batik, a ...