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Image processing library. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Image processing library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bardecode
- econvert
- edentify
- empty-page
- hocr2pdf
- optimize2bw
history
Project history and usage
ExactImage is a C++ image-processing library and CLI suite from ExactCODE, created as a faster, more generic alternative to ImageMagick for selected production image workflows.
Project history
The official page says ExactCODE began the project in the mid-2000s after finding ImageMagick too CPU-heavy for certain tasks. A C++ prototype reportedly cut processing time to roughly one twentieth of the ImageMagick baseline for the needed workloads.
ExactImage developed through numbered release series. Version 0.2 added a stable SWIG-exported API; 0.3 added per-codec accelerated rotation, flipping, scaling, color conversion, and on-demand decoding; 0.5 added open-source barcode recognition and faster pixel iteration; 0.6 rewrote the PDF codec and introduced hocr2pdf for searchable PDFs.
Adoption history
The project page explicitly mentions deployment in production solutions by partner companies and lists distribution packaging for T2 SDE, FreeBSD ports, Debian, and Ubuntu.
Its adoption story is strongest in scanner, OCR, barcode, and document-processing pipelines rather than desktop image editing.
How it is used
The econvert command is the ImageMagick convert-like frontend for reading images, applying operations, and writing outputs. The page documents pipelines such as scaling, rotating JPEGs losslessly, changing color spaces, and producing thumbnails.
Other included tools include edentify for image identification, hocr2pdf for searchable PDF generation from hOCR input, bardecode for barcode recognition, and edisplay for image viewing.
Why package nerds care
ExactImage is interesting because it bundles several specialized document-image tools around a performance-oriented C++ library: conversion, identification, barcode recognition, and OCR-to-PDF assembly.
It also represents an older open-source style: project homepage documentation, SVN trunk, release snapshots, and distro packages instead of a GitHub-centered workflow.
Timeline
- Mid-2000s: ExactCODE started the C++ prototype after reviewing ImageMagick performance.
- 0.2 series: Stable external SWIG API introduced.
- 0.3 series: Accelerated JPEG-oriented operations and on-demand decoding added.
- 0.5 series: Barcode recognition and faster pixel iteration added.
- 0.6 series: PDF codec rewritten and hocr2pdf introduced.
- 0.8 series: Multiple images per file supported in TIFF and econvert.
Related projects
- The project page positions ExactImage as a possible alternative to ImageMagick for selected image-processing tasks.
- It embeds dcraw code for camera RAW support and compares fast JPEG scaling with EPEG.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:image
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bardecode | cli | global executable | |
econvert | cli | global executable | |
edentify | cli | global executable | |
empty-page | cli | global executable | |
hocr2pdf | cli | global executable | |
optimize2bw | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://exactcode.com/opensource/exactimage/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://exactcode.com/opensource/exactimage/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:exact-image |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/exact-image |
| Homepage | https://exactcode.com/opensource/exactimage/ |
| Repository | http://svn.exactcode.de/exact-image/trunk |
| Upstream docs | https://exactcode.com/opensource/exactimage |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://dl.exactcode.de/oss/exact-image/exact-image-1.2.1.tar.bz2 |
| Dependencies | libagg |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | expat |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | exact-image |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
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