Smallest Java SVG Engine

Question

What is the smallest Java SVG engine (least/smallest jars) that actually works? If your answer is Batik, what is the minimal dep. graph for getting this to work in a simple Java application?

I've looked at the dependency graph on the Batik site, but it looks like a typical Apache mess. Are there better alternatives?

Answer 1

SVG Salamander claims to be much smaller thank Batik. It's hard not to believe them. Whether it's as full featured, I can't say, but a co-worker said good things about it.

Answer 2

Another option is JFreeSVG, the jar file is 45k only (it provides an SVGGraphics2D implementation that is not only small but also fast - see this blog post for details).