giflib ☆

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Description:
Library and utilities for processing GIFs

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: graphics image-processing gifs library c

Install: brew install giflib

About:
Giflib is an open-source library for decoding and encoding GIF image files. It provides a robust API for developers to read, modify, and write GIF data efficiently. Its primary value is offering a reliable, standardized C library for handling the GIF format in software applications.

Key Features:

C-based API for high performance and portability
Tools for GIF compression and decompression
Support for animated GIFs
Memory-efficient processing

Use Cases:

Integrating GIF support into custom image processing applications
Building command-line tools to batch convert or optimize GIFs
Analyzing GIF file structures for debugging or forensics

Alternatives:

libpng – Focuses on PNG format, offering more modern compression but not for GIFs.
ImageMagick – A comprehensive suite that handles many formats, but is much heavier than giflib.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 10, 2025 10:08am		0	VERSION_BUMP	1d3a3a0b