Through its Image I/O package (javax.imageio) Java 2D supports reading and writing GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP and WBMP images. The Image I/O package includes support for easily plugging in additional image format support: JAI (Java Advanced Imaging) in particular has developed Image I/O plugins that add reading and writing support for formats such as TIFF and JPEG2000 in its “JAI Image I/O Tools” package, which has no dependency on the core JAI libraries.