StbImageJava is Java port of stb_image.h 2.22. Or - in other words - it's a pure Java library without any native dependencies that can load images in JPG, PNG, BMP, TGA, PSD and GIF formats.
If the project will attract interest, I may also port stb_imagewrite.h and stb_truetype.h
https://github.com/StbJava/StbImageJava
The library is now available at the bintray/jcenter: https://bintray.com/rds1983/maven/stb.image/_latestVersion
This is actually a really cool project :) , thanks!
What is the difference in performance when compared to the binding that LWJGL provides? Have you run any tests on that?
Disregard my previous comment. Just saw that you have performance comparisons on the github readme.