ImageMagick CLI Builder v4

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▸ About ImageMagick

ImageMagick is a free, open-source software suite for creating, editing, converting, and composing bitmap images. It can read, write, and process over 200 image formats including PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, TIFF, SVG, PDF, AVIF, HEIC, and many more.

Originally created in 1987 by John Cristy at DuPont, ImageMagick has been under continuous development for over 35 years. It powers image processing for millions of websites, applications, and scientific workflows worldwide.

Key capabilities:

Resize — scale, crop, thumbnail, fit

Color — adjust, colorize, negate, grayscale

Transform — rotate, flip, trim, distort

Effects — blur, sharpen, emboss, vignette

Draw — text, shapes, lines, bezier curves

Composite — overlay, blend, mask, watermark

Animate — GIF creation, frame extraction

Format — convert between 200+ formats

Montage — tile images in grids

FX — custom pixel-level expressions

Architecture:

ImageMagick consists of a core C library (MagickCore), an image-processing library (MagickWand), and CLI tools (magick, magick-script). Version 7 unified the CLI under a single magick command, replacing the legacy convert, mogrify, identify, etc.

Detail	Value
First release	1987 (as "Display")
Stable release	7.1.1 (2024)
Written in	C (core), bindings for 20+ languages
License	ImageMagick License (permissive, GPL-compatible)
Platforms	Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD, iOS, Android
Formats supported	200+ read, 100+ write
Website	imagemagick.org
Source code	github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick

▸ Installation Instructions

Select your operating system to see installation steps:

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update sudo apt install imagemagick # verify magick --version

Fedora

sudo dnf install imagemagick

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S imagemagick

RHEL / CentOS / AlmaLinux

sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum install ImageMagick

openSUSE

sudo zypper install ImageMagick

Note: On some distros, legacy commands (convert, mogrify) may still be available. Use magick for v7.

Homebrew (recommended)

brew install imagemagick # with extra delegates (HEIC, WebP, etc.) brew install imagemagick --with-libheif

MacPorts

sudo port install ImageMagick

Pre-built binaries

Download the macOS installer from imagemagick.org/download and follow the package installer.

Note: Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) users should install via Homebrew for native ARM builds.

Method 1 — Pre-built installer (recommended)

Go to imagemagick.org/download
Download the Windows binary release (Q16 or Q16-HDRI)
Run the installer and check "Add to PATH"
Restart your terminal

# verify in PowerShell or CMD magick --version

Method 2 — WinGet

winget install ImageMagick.ImageMagick

Method 3 — Chocolatey

choco install imagemagick

Method 4 — Scoop

scoop install imagemagick

Note: Ensure magick.exe is in your PATH. You may need to restart your terminal or reboot after installation.

Official Ubuntu-based image

docker pull dpokidov/imagemagick # run docker run -v $(pwd):/work dpokidov/imagemagick magick /work/input.png -resize 50% /work/output.png

Custom Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:22.04 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \ imagemagick libmagickcore-dev && \ rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* WORKDIR /app COPY . . CMD ["magick", "--version"]

Alpine (lightweight)

apk add imagemagick

Build from source (latest / custom delegates)

# install build dependencies sudo apt install build-essential git \ libx11-dev libxext-dev libxt-dev \ libfreetype6-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev \ libwebp-dev libheif-dev libtiff-dev # clone the repository git clone https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick.git cd ImageMagick # configure and build ./configure --with-modules make -j$(nproc) sudo make install sudo ldconfig /usr/local/lib # verify magick --version

Use ./configure --help to see all available options for enabling/disabling format delegates.

Verify installation:

magick --version magick -list format | wc -l # count supported formats magick logo: -resize 100x100 test.png # quick test

Useful delegates (optional):

Delegate	Purpose	Install (apt)
libwebp	WebP read/write	`libwebp-dev`
libheif	HEIC/HEIF (iPhone photos)	`libheif-dev`
libraw	RAW camera formats	`libraw-dev`
libjxl	JPEG XL	`libjxl-dev`
librsvg	SVG rendering	`librsvg2-dev`
ghostscript	PDF/PS read/write	`ghostscript`
ffmpeg	Video frame extraction	`ffmpeg`

ImageMagick CLI Builder v4

An interactive web tool for building ImageMagick commands.
ImageMagick is licensed under the ImageMagick License (a permissive, GPL-compatible open-source license).
This CLI Builder is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 — you are free to use, study, share, and modify it.