Creating Professional PDFs with iText and FreeMarker in Java: A Complete Guide
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Generating dynamic PDFs with custom content and professional formatting is a common challenge for Java developers. While PDF is the go-to format for official documentation, creating these documents programmatically requires specialized tools and techniques. The combination of iText's PDF processing capabilities with FreeMarker's template engine offers a powerful solution to this challenge. This tutorial demonstrates how to implement a complete PDF generation system that transforms HTML templates into polished PDF documents with custom data.