DocxToPdf

Note: This project is archived and no longer maintained. A newer, improved version is available at Docx2PDF, which uses DocxJavaMapper for DOCX parsing instead of Apache POI.

A simple Java library that converts Microsoft Word documents (.docx) to PDF format using Apache POI and iText 7.

Usage

String docIn = "myDoc.docx";
String docOut = "myPdf.pdf";

Converter c = new Converter();
c.convert(docIn, docOut);

Supported Features

Feature	Status
Text	Supported
Bold / Italic	Supported
Text colors	Supported
Images	Supported
Tables	Supported (text only)
Table text formatting	Not supported
Headings	Not supported
Basic shapes	Not supported

Dependencies

Dependency	Version	Description
Apache POI	4.1.2	Reading DOCX files via XWPF
iText 7	7.1.12	Generating PDF output

Successor Project

This project has been superseded by Docx2PDF, which offers:

• No dependency on Apache POI
• Uses DocxJavaMapper for mapping DOCX structure to Java objects
• Cleaner architecture with separation between parsing and PDF generation