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Graph based image processing framework. Version 0.4.70 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gegl

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gegl

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/gegl/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gegl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · gegl · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gegl

Debian stable package indexes · gegl · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gegl

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ge/gegl/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gegl

Arch Linux sync databases · gegl · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gegl

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gegl · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Graph based image processing framework

Commands and aliases

  • gegl
  • gegl-imgcmp

history

Project history and usage

GEGL, the Generic Graphics Library, is a data-flow image processing framework used both as a library and through the `gegl` command-line tool. Its package-manager interest comes from its role as the image-processing engine behind GIMP's modern high bit-depth, graph-based processing pipeline.

Project history

GEGL's public source history reaches back to the early GNOME graphics stack era, with early repository activity in 2000 and later 0.x release tags preserved in the GNOME repository. The project evolved around processing images as graphs of operations rather than as one-off filter calls, exposing floating-point processing, non-destructive pipeline structure, and reusable operations.

GIMP's 2.10 development cycle made GEGL historically important beyond a standalone library. The GIMP release notes describe the 2.10 release as the result of a six-year effort that originally focused on porting the application to GEGL, completing a progression that began with optional GEGL-backed color tools and ended with GEGL handling tile management and project graphs.

Adoption history

The GEGL site names GIMP as the flagship user and also points to GNOME Photos, imgflo, and other graphics projects as users of the framework. GIMP 2.10's GEGL port gave the library broad downstream exposure because every distribution packaging GIMP also needed the GEGL stack and its close companion library, babl.

For package maintainers, GEGL is notable because it sits at the boundary between an end-user desktop application and a reusable media-processing runtime. Its operations, command-line interface, plugins, and GObject-based API make it a common dependency in GNOME and graphics-oriented package sets.

How it is used

Practitioners use GEGL by chaining operations into processing graphs. Developers link against the C API or write operations; users and testers can invoke `gegl` on the command line to run the same style of pipelines outside GIMP.

In GIMP workflows, GEGL-backed filters support higher bit depths, multi-threaded processing, split previews, saved presets, and the architectural groundwork for non-destructive editing.

Why package nerds care

GEGL matters to package nerds because it is both a leaf command and a heavy shared dependency. Version skew between GEGL, babl, and GIMP can affect image loading, filters, and plugin behavior, so distro and Homebrew formula updates tend to track it alongside the rest of the GIMP graphics stack.

Timeline

  • 2000: Early GEGL source history appears in the GNOME repository.
  • 2012-2018: GIMP's six-year 2.10 development cycle centers on completing the GEGL port.
  • 2018: GIMP 2.10 ships with GEGL used for tile management and project processing graphs.

Related projects

  • GEGL is closely tied to GIMP, babl, GNOME Photos, imgflo, and other graphics projects that consume GEGL operations or depend on its color and image-processing model.

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 10 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
geglcliglobal executable
gegl-imgcmpcliglobal 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 version0.4.70
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.gegl.org/

  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gegl.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gegl
Version0.4.70
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gegl
Homepagehttps://www.gegl.org/
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gegl
Upstream docshttps://developer.gimp.org/api/gegl
LicenseLGPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
Source archivehttps://download.gimp.org/pub/gegl/0.4/gegl-0.4.70.tar.xz
Last updated2026-07-05T23:58:38Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesbabl, cairo, gettext, glib, jpeg-turbo, json-glib, libnsgif, libpng, libtiff, little-cms2
Build dependenciesgettext, gobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegegl
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

gegl 1:0.4.62-2+deb13u2

Generic Graphics Library Test Program

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install gegl
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gegl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

gir1.2-gegl-0.4 1:0.4.62-2+deb13u2

GObject introspection data for the Generic Graphics Library

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install gir1.2-gegl-0.4
  • Section: introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-gegl-0.4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgegl-0.4-0t64 1:0.4.62-2+deb13u2

Generic Graphics Library

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install libgegl-0.4-0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • 22 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgegl-0.4-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgegl-common 1:0.4.62-2+deb13u2

Generic Graphics Library - common files

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install libgegl-common
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: gegl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgegl-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgegl-dev 1:0.4.62-2+deb13u2

Generic Graphics Library (development files)

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install libgegl-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgegl-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgegl-doc 1:0.4.62-2+deb13u2

Generic Graphics Library (documentation)

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install libgegl-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: gegl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgegl-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

gegl

nix profile install nixpkgs#gegl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/gegl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

gegl 1:0.4.48-2.4build2

Generic Graphics Library Test Program

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install gegl
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gegl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

gir1.2-gegl-0.4 1:0.4.48-2.4build2

GObject introspection data for the Generic Graphics Library

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install gir1.2-gegl-0.4
  • Section: universe/introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-gegl-0.4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgegl-0.4-0t64 1:0.4.48-2.4build2

Generic Graphics Library

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install libgegl-0.4-0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • 22 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgegl-0.4-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgegl-common 1:0.4.48-2.4build2

Generic Graphics Library - common files

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install libgegl-common
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: gegl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgegl-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgegl-dev 1:0.4.48-2.4build2

Generic Graphics Library (development files)

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install libgegl-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • 8 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgegl-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgegl-doc 1:0.4.48-2.4build2

Generic Graphics Library (documentation)

https://gegl.org/

sudo apt install libgegl-doc
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: gegl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgegl-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

gegl 0.4.70-r0

Graph based image processing framework

https://www.gegl.org/

sudo apk add gegl
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gegl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gegl-dev 0.4.70-r0

Graph based image processing framework (development files)

https://www.gegl.org/

sudo apk add gegl-dev
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gegl-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gegl-lang 0.4.70-r0

Languages for package gegl

https://www.gegl.org/

sudo apk add gegl-lang
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gegl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gegl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gegl-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • jpeg-turboRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • json-glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libpngRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gobject-introspectionBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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