caire ☆

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Description:
Content aware image resize tool

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.5.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: image-processing cli graphics resizing seam-carving

Install: brew install caire

About:
Caire is a command-line tool that performs content-aware image resizing, intelligently removing less important areas to preserve key subjects. It uses a seam carving algorithm to identify and remove pixels with the lowest energy, ensuring the most relevant content remains intact. This allows for significant image reduction without the distortion typical of traditional scaling methods.

Key Features:

Implements the seam carving algorithm for content-aware resizing
Supports both forward and backward energy algorithms for different visual results
Provides a preview mode to visualize changes before saving
Can convert images to grayscale for energy map generation
Offers customizable parameters for seam removal and mask generation

Use Cases:

Resizing photos for web or mobile displays without distorting subjects
Removing unwanted objects or people from the background of an image
Creating thumbnails that maintain the focal point of the original image
Automating batch image processing for content creators

Alternatives:

ImageMagick – Provides standard resizing algorithms but lacks intelligent content-aware features like seam carving
gimp-resize – Manual scaling tool that may distort subjects; requires GUI interaction unlike Caire's CLI approach

License: MIT

Dependencies: libx11, libxcursor, libxfixes, libxkbcommon, mesa, wayland

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 17, 2024 8:34pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	712a5c65