Note that some file formats (like Macintosh PICT or WMF) can store both pixel and vector information.
There is a separate list of Java libraries to read and write pixel file formats like JPEG, TIFF or BMP.
| Library / package | License | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AutoVue for Java | Commercial | See AutoVue entry in the pixel image section. Also seems to support various 2D and 3D vector file formats. |
| Batik | Apache Software License | Read and write Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. |
| CGM Viewer Applet | ? | Read CGM files. |
| Black Dirt | ? | Source code to convert WMF to SVG. Also a Swing component to display SVG files. |
| CADViewer | Commercial | Read AutoCAD Drawing Web Format (DWF) and Mosaic Simple Vector Format (SVF) files. Demo available. |
| CSIRO SVG Viewer | BSD license | Read SVG files (a format which is supposed to become the web standard for vector-based images |
| DXF Viewer | Freeware, source available on request | Read DXF files in applets and applications. |
| FreeHEP | ?, source code available | Write CGM and SWF (Flash) files. |
| Gr2Pict | ? | Write Macintosh PICT files. Extends java.awt.Graphics and writes the commands to a PICT file.
Does not support the pixel part of PICT files. |
| WMFView | GPL | Read WMF (Windows Metafile) vector files. |
| WMFWriter | Commercial, evaluation version available | Write WMF files. |
| Ycad | LGPL | Read and write DXF files. Can render to a Graphics context so that displaying and printing via the runtime library is possible. Ycad is the library, Ycadv the viewer component. |