Open Source Linux PDF Generation Libraries

iText is an open-source PDF library available for Java and .NET (C#). iText allows you to effortlessly generate and manipulate standards-compliant PDF documents with a powerful and feature-rich SDK. With iText, you can create archivable and accessible PDFs, split and merge documents, fill and flatten forms, digitally sign documents, and more. iText add-ons enable additional functionality, such as PDF creation from HTML templates, secure redaction, OCR, and much more. The latest versions of iText build on the success of previous versions and feature an improved document engine, high and low-level programming capabilities, and a more efficient modular structure. iText represents the next level for developers looking to leverage PDF in document workflows. The main project page for iText is now on GitHub, and all the latest releases, code samples, open source add-ons and tools, etc. can be found at https://github.com/itext/.

Early Access iText, a PDF generation library in Java

this is a small JSP tag library which allows you to create PDF documents within your JSPs. All you need to do is add the jar file to your lib folder under WEB-INF and the tld file in a tld folder under WEB-INF and you are ready to use the tags.

The Umber project provides simple, flexible, "earthy" Java tool libraries for developers. The tools supplement common tasks like XML handling, data processing, and PDF generation, but without the complex and arcane APIs of most modern implementations.

iText Programming Tutorials. Example code and detail explanation on how to generate Adobe PDF document with iText API. Example of AcroForm, bookmark, anchor, insert images, generate PDF with Java App, JSP or Servlet, create PDF table and etc.

JPDF Tools is a GUI java program built on the JPDF Export library. Its main aim is to create pdf files by inserting texts, images or tables. Users can also merge PDF files, split PDF files, merge images into PDF files and soon convert from and to PDF files.