libvips libvips

Use this command to install libvips with WinGet:

winget install --id=libvips.libvips -e

libvips is a high-performance image processing library designed for efficient handling of image operations with minimal memory consumption. It provides a versatile toolkit for developers to process images quickly and scalably.

Key Features:

Low memory footprint for resource-efficient image processing
Support for multiple image formats including HEIF, WebP, PNG, and TIFF
Cross-platform compatibility with support for x86_64, i686, and aarch64 architectures
Tools for metadata extraction, thumbnail generation, and advanced image manipulation
Built using MXE environment with LLVM-based tools for optimized performance

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for developers, photographers, and data scientists who need fast and reliable image processing. libvips enables seamless integration into applications requiring efficient handling of large image datasets or complex transformations.

Installation via winget is available for easy setup on supported platforms.

build-win64-mxe

libvips and its dependencies cross-compiled for all supported Windows architectures (x86_64, i686 and aarch64).

Uses MXE as base environment. A custom plugin based upon the llvm-mingw repository is used to swap GCC and binutils with Clang and other LLVM-based tools.

Creating a zipball

Most people will not need to do this; proceed with caution.

Run the top-level build script with the --help parameter for help.

libvips-web dependencies

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
aom	3.15.0	BSD 2-Clause + Alliance for Open Media Patent License 1.0
cairo	1.18.4	Mozilla Public License 1.1
cgif	0.5.4	MIT License
expat	2.8.4	MIT License
fontconfig	2.18.3	fontconfig License (BSD-like)
freetype	2.14.3	freetype License (BSD-like)
fribidi	1.0.16	LGPLv3
glib	2.89.4	LGPLv3
harfbuzz	14.4.0	MIT License
highway	1.4.0	BSD 3-Clause
lcms	2.19.1	MIT License
libarchive	3.8.9	BSD 2-Clause
libexif	0.6.26	LGPLv3
libffi	3.8.0	MIT License
libheif	1.23.3	LGPLv3
libimagequant	2.4.1¹	BSD 2-Clause
libpng	1.6.58	libpng License version 2
librsvg	2.62.91	LGPLv3
libtiff	4.7.2	libtiff License (BSD-like)
libultrahdr	2.0.2	MIT License
libvips	8.18.6	LGPLv3
libwebp	1.6.0	New BSD License
libxml2	2.15.4	MIT License
mozjpeg	0826579	zlib License, IJG License, BSD 3-Clause
pango	1.58.2	LGPLv3
pixman	0.46.4	MIT License
proxy-libintl	0.5	LGPLv3
zlib-ng	2.3.3	zlib-ng License

libvips-all dependencies

Same as libvips-web + these extra dependencies:

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
brotli	1.2.0	MIT License
cfitsio	4.7.0	BSD-like
fftw	3.3.11	GPLv2
imagemagick	7.1.2-31	ImageMagick License (Apache-2.0-like)
imath	3.2.2	BSD 3-Clause
libdicom	1.3.0	MIT License
libjxl	0.12.0	BSD 3-Clause
libraw	0.22.2	LGPL-2.1-only
matio	1.6.0	BSD 2-Clause
nifticlib	3.0.1	Public domain
openexr	3.1.13	BSD 3-Clause
openjpeg	2.5.4	BSD 2-Clause
openslide	4.0.1	LGPL-2.1-only
poppler	26.08.0	GPLv2
sqlite	3.53.4	Public domain
zstd	1.5.7	BSD 3-Clause

libjpeg-turbo

libvips does not use any of MozJPEG's improvements by default unless explicitly set, yet one can still choose to build the above variants with libjpeg-turbo instead of MozJPEG. This can be accomplished with the --with-jpeg-turbo argument. For example:

./build.sh --with-jpeg-turbo

In that case, the following version of libjpeg-turbo is built:

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
libjpeg-turbo	3.2.0	zlib License, IJG License

jpegli

jpegli is an improved JPEG encoder and decoder implementation, fully compatible with the API/ABI of libjpeg62. It leverages many of the insights from related projects like guetzli, butteraugli, and JPEG XL to achieve a higher quality-per-byte for JPEG images. To enable this, use the --with-jpegli argument when building. For example:

./build.sh --with-jpegli

In that case, the following version of jpegli is built:

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
jpegli	031a007	BSD 3-Clause

zlib

By default, zlib-ng is built. This is a zlib replacement with optimizations for "next generation" systems. You can use the --without-zlib-ng argument during the build when (vanilla-)zlib is preferred. For example:

./build.sh --without-zlib-ng

In that case, the following version of zlib is built:

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
zlib	1.3.2	zlib License

HEVC-related dependencies

The above variants can optionally be built with libde265 and x265 to process HEIC images. This can be turned on with the --with-hevc argument. For example:

./build.sh --with-hevc

These dependencies include HEVC-related logic and are therefore not included in the prebuilt binaries while it is patent-encumbered.

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
libde265	1.1.2	LGPLv3
x265	4.3	GPLv2

A fork of the BSD 2-Clause licensed libimagequant v2.4.1 is used. ↩

build-win64-mxe

libvips and its dependencies cross-compiled for all supported Windows architectures (x86_64, i686 and aarch64).

Uses MXE as base environment. A custom plugin based upon the llvm-mingw repository is used to swap GCC and binutils with Clang and other LLVM-based tools.

Creating a zipball

Most people will not need to do this; proceed with caution.

Run the top-level build script with the --help parameter for help.

libvips-web dependencies

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
aom	3.15.0	BSD 2-Clause + Alliance for Open Media Patent License 1.0
cairo	1.18.4	Mozilla Public License 1.1
cgif	0.5.4	MIT License
expat	2.8.4	MIT License
fontconfig	2.18.3	fontconfig License (BSD-like)
freetype	2.14.3	freetype License (BSD-like)
fribidi	1.0.16	LGPLv3
glib	2.89.4	LGPLv3
harfbuzz	14.4.0	MIT License
highway	1.4.0	BSD 3-Clause
lcms	2.19.1	MIT License
libarchive	3.8.9	BSD 2-Clause
libexif	0.6.26	LGPLv3
libffi	3.8.0	MIT License
libheif	1.23.3	LGPLv3
libimagequant	2.4.1¹	BSD 2-Clause
libpng	1.6.58	libpng License version 2
librsvg	2.62.91	LGPLv3
libtiff	4.7.2	libtiff License (BSD-like)
libultrahdr	2.0.2	MIT License
libvips	8.18.6	LGPLv3
libwebp	1.6.0	New BSD License
libxml2	2.15.4	MIT License
mozjpeg	0826579	zlib License, IJG License, BSD 3-Clause
pango	1.58.2	LGPLv3
pixman	0.46.4	MIT License
proxy-libintl	0.5	LGPLv3
zlib-ng	2.3.3	zlib-ng License

libvips-all dependencies

Same as libvips-web + these extra dependencies:

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
brotli	1.2.0	MIT License
cfitsio	4.7.0	BSD-like
fftw	3.3.11	GPLv2
imagemagick	7.1.2-31	ImageMagick License (Apache-2.0-like)
imath	3.2.2	BSD 3-Clause
libdicom	1.3.0	MIT License
libjxl	0.12.0	BSD 3-Clause
libraw	0.22.2	LGPL-2.1-only
matio	1.6.0	BSD 2-Clause
nifticlib	3.0.1	Public domain
openexr	3.1.13	BSD 3-Clause
openjpeg	2.5.4	BSD 2-Clause
openslide	4.0.1	LGPL-2.1-only
poppler	26.08.0	GPLv2
sqlite	3.53.4	Public domain
zstd	1.5.7	BSD 3-Clause

libjpeg-turbo

./build.sh --with-jpeg-turbo

In that case, the following version of libjpeg-turbo is built:

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
libjpeg-turbo	3.2.0	zlib License, IJG License

jpegli

./build.sh --with-jpegli

In that case, the following version of jpegli is built:

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
jpegli	031a007	BSD 3-Clause

zlib

./build.sh --without-zlib-ng

In that case, the following version of zlib is built:

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
zlib	1.3.2	zlib License

HEVC-related dependencies

The above variants can optionally be built with libde265 and x265 to process HEIC images. This can be turned on with the --with-hevc argument. For example:

./build.sh --with-hevc

These dependencies include HEVC-related logic and are therefore not included in the prebuilt binaries while it is patent-encumbered.

Dependency	Version	Used under the terms of
libde265	1.1.2	LGPLv3
x265	4.3	GPLv2

A fork of the BSD 2-Clause licensed libimagequant v2.4.1 is used. ↩

libvips libvips

README

build-win64-mxe

Creating a zipball

libvips-web dependencies

libvips-all dependencies

libjpeg-turbo

jpegli

zlib

HEVC-related dependencies

libvips libvips

README

build-win64-mxe

Creating a zipball

libvips-web dependencies

libvips-all dependencies

libjpeg-turbo

jpegli

zlib

HEVC-related dependencies

libvips libvips

README

build-win64-mxe

Creating a zipball

libvips-web dependencies

libvips-all dependencies

libjpeg-turbo

jpegli

zlib

HEVC-related dependencies

Footnotes

libvips libvips

README

build-win64-mxe

Creating a zipball

libvips-web dependencies

libvips-all dependencies

libjpeg-turbo

jpegli

zlib

HEVC-related dependencies

Footnotes