How do you share a svg resource between compose desktop and

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How do you share a svg resource between compose desktop and android Desktop accepts SVG just fine but android doesnt seem to

Lucas · Answer

Can you even do it Or do you have to work with expected actual

Joel Denke · Answer

Depends if you mean svg file its complex as Android using VectorDrawable wrapper in XML I think there is libraries solving this like Coil Not sure if Coil works with desktop though Probably more image libraries solving similar

Joel Denke · Answer

Heard that Kamel should be good <https github com Kamel Media Kamel|https github com Kamel Media Kamel> Never tried it myself yet but probably will soon

Lucas · Answer

I ve used kamel before but i didnt think of it because i used it for loading from an url I m going to try it now but it should work Thanks

Joel Denke · Answer

Also Coil has pending work to be multiplatform soon but not yet Using these libraries like Coil for videos animated gifs svg etc and in general works really good imo Best they both supporting http based resources but also local ones

Lucas · Answer

Yeah coil i know doesnt support multiplatform didnt know it was being worked on tho very cool to know

Joel Denke · Answer

<https github com coil kt coil issues 842 issuecomment 1512239051|https github com coil kt coil issues 842 issuecomment 1512239051> Used Coil since beginning like 0 1 Alpha versions I was very early adopter One of my personal favourite libraries Colin White founder is amazing developer and such high quality

Landry Norris · Answer

I personally would use the SVG2Compose AS plugin to create a Compose icon from the svg Compose icons are supported on all targets Compose supports

Joel Denke · Answer

Oh there exists plugin doing that Compose icon is like Canvas paths or Get me curious here

Konstantin Tskhovrebov · Answer

<https github com Skeptick libres|https github com Skeptick libres> Supports svg on all platforms

Konstantin Tskhovrebov · Answer

Simple svg of course

Konstantin Tskhovrebov · Answer

For Android it will be converted to xml under the hood

Lucas · Answer

< Landry Norris> I cant find this plugin in Intellij thinking face

Landry Norris · Answer

Landry Norris · Answer

Looks like the plugin is named SVG to Compose There s a kotlin script called SVG2Compose that I think this uses under the hood

Lucas · Answer

disappointed

Lucas · Answer

Kamel also doesnt have svgDecoder for android so i guess i ll have to try Skeptick libres