public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String args[]) throws FileNotFoundException, DocumentException { String fileName = "pdf/helloWorld.pdf"; String content = "Hello World!"; create(fileName, content); } private static void create(String fileName, String content) throws DocumentException, FileNotFoundException { //step1 Document document = new Document(); OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(fileName); //step2 PdfWriter.getInstance(document, os); //step3 document.open(); //step4 document.add(new Paragraph(content)); //step5 document.close(); } }