imagemagick-full ☆
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Description:
Tools and libraries to manipulate images in many formats
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Jan 18, 2026
Links: Homepage  |  @ImageMagick  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: images graphics conversion cli batch-processing libraries
Install: brew install imagemagick-full
About:
ImageMagick is a powerful, open-source software suite for creating, editing, composing, and converting bitmap images. It supports over 200 major file formats and provides a comprehensive set of command-line tools and programming libraries for automated, scriptable image processing.
Key Features:
  • Command-line utilities for batch image conversion and editing
  • Supports a vast array of image formats (e.g., PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PDF, SVG)
  • Advanced image processing operations (resize, crop, filter, composite, transform)
  • Programmable interfaces for multiple languages (e.g., MagickWand for C, RMagick for Ruby)
  • High dynamic range (HDR) and quantum depth support for high-fidelity images
Use Cases:
  • Automated batch processing and conversion of image assets for web development
  • Server-side image manipulation and dynamic generation for applications
  • Scientific image analysis, processing, and format conversion
Alternatives:
  • GraphicsMagick – A fork of ImageMagick focused on stability, performance, and a smaller codebase.
  • GIMP – A full-featured, GUI-based image editor, less suited for scripted, command-line batch processing.
  • ffmpeg – Primarily for video/audio, but can handle basic image sequence and format conversion.
Version History
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Apr 13, 2026 11:52am 0 REVISION_ONLY 6cf4a9c1
Apr 6, 2026 2:39pm 1 REVISION_ONLY 2dc25074
Jan 19, 2026 7:01pm 0 REVISION_ONLY e9416273
Jan 18, 2026 1:58pm 2 META 53f8b9af
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