How to create PDF files with Java and OpenPDF

A guide to OpenPDF, a free and open source alternative to create PDF documents with Java.

This article is a Java adapted version from my original article published on Better Programming medium publication (here)

Environment

This step by step tutorial is written based on the following requirements:

• Operating System: MacOS Catalina 10.15.7
• Java version: Openjdk version “11.0.16”
• IntelliJ IDEA: 2022.2.2 (Community Edition)