Title: Apache™ Batik: Downloading A Distribution

# Apache™ Batik: Downloading A Distribution #
## Binary or Source? ## {#dist-type}

Most Apache™ Batik users will want to download the latest binary distribution, which is ready to run "out of the box." However, a source distribution will be preferable if you fall into one of the following categories:


- You wish to modify Batik.

- You wish to use a version more recent than the latest release. For example, if you have read on the user mailing list that a bug has been fixed or a feature added that you are eager to try, you might download a source distribution from the SVN repository so that you don't have to wait for the next release.

- You wish to build a local copy of the API documentation (javadocs).

## Binary Download ## {#binary}

Binary distributions include "-bin" in their names, and can be downloaded from a [Batik Distribution mirror](http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/xmlgraphics/batik).

## Source Download ## {#source}

There are several ways to obtain a source distribution. Please note that they are listed from least current to most current:


- Download a released version from a [Batik Distribution mirror](http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/xmlgraphics/batik) . Source distributions include "-src" in their names.

- Download directly from the SVN repository. Anyone can do this using the [Anonymous SVN Server](http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/repo.html) . By default, the code in SVN is up-to-the-minute, the same code that the developers are modifying. See the [SVN section of Developer Tools](dev/tools.html#svn) for more information on using SVN.



### Latest Stable Release ###
*Repository URL* ~ [http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/batik/](http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/batik/)

*Web View* ~ [http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xmlgraphics/batik/](http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xmlgraphics/batik/)

*Repository URL* ~ TRUNK: [http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/](http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/)

*European Mirror* [http://svn.eu.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/](http://svn.eu.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/)  

*Web View* ~ TRUNK: [http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/](http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/)

*European Mirror* [http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/](http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/)

With any source distribution, you will need to build FOP from the source files. For details please see the "Build" page on the documentation tab for the version you've downloaded.

## Archive Download ## {#archives}

Batik Archive distributions are linked from the upper portion of the Apache Batik Download Mirror Page and can be downloaded from the Batik Archives [binaries](http://archive.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/batik/) links.