macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install imlib2local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install imlib2MacPorts ports tree · graphics/imlib2/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install imlib2 with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Image loading and rendering library. Version 1.12.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add imlib2Alpine Linux edge package indexes · imlib2 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libimlib2-devDebian stable package indexes · libimlib2-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install imlib2Fedora Rawhide package metadata · imlib2 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#imlib2nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/im/imlib2/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S imlib2Arch Linux sync databases · imlib2 · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install imlib2openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · imlib2 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Image loading and rendering library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- imlib2_bumpmap
- imlib2_colorspace
- imlib2_conv
- imlib2_grab
- imlib2_load
- imlib2_poly
- imlib2_show
- imlib2_test
- imlib2_view
history
Project history and usage
Imlib2 is a C image loading, saving, rendering, and manipulation library from the Enlightenment ecosystem. Its own README describes it as a complete rewrite of the Imlib 1.x series, with a more modular, simple, and flexible architecture.
Project history
Imlib2 predates most modern GitHub-centered package histories. The official SourceForge project for Enlightenment was registered in 1999, and the official ChangeLog records Imlib2 releases at least back to the 1.2.x line in 2006. The repository later lived in the Enlightenment Git service under the legacy-imlib2 name.
The project has remained active as a low-level graphics library rather than an end-user image editor. The ChangeLog shows steady maintenance across loader fixes, scaling and alpha behavior, security-sensitive parser work, and support for formats such as AVIF, HEIF, JPEG XL, QOI, SVG, and Y4M in later releases.
Adoption history
Imlib2 is widely packaged because many Unix graphics and desktop tools depend on a small C library for image loading and rendering. The input metadata lists packages across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE; Homebrew also publishes a formula for the library.
Its adoption is less about direct command-line invocation and more about being a shared library under desktop utilities, lightweight viewers, and Enlightenment-era software. The README names Eterm, feh, and geist as example consumers.
How it is used
Imlib2 is used by C programs to load and save images, render and manipulate pixel data, draw polygons, and work with image formats through load/save modules. The Homebrew formula exposes helper commands such as imlib2_load, imlib2_view, imlib2_conv, and imlib2_grab, but the main value is the library and development headers.
Why package nerds care
Imlib2 is package-nerd significant because it is the old-school Unix graphics dependency that keeps showing up in distro dependency trees. It illustrates a different kind of package importance: not a fashionable CLI, but a long-lived C ABI and loader ecosystem that distributions keep carrying because other software still builds on it.
Timeline
- 1999-11-04: Enlightenment project registered on SourceForge.
- 2006-03-18: Imlib2 v1.2.2 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
- 2007-05-06: v1.4.0 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
- 2020-08-01: v1.7.0 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
- 2023-08-17: v1.12.0 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
- 2026-01-03: v1.12.6 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
Related projects
- Imlib2 is part of the broader Enlightenment family. Its README names Eterm, feh, and geist as examples of software using the library, and its history is connected to Imlib 1.x through the rewrite described in the README.
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 9 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
imlib2_bumpmap | cli | global executable | |
imlib2_colorspace | cli | global executable | |
imlib2_conv | cli | global executable | |
imlib2_grab | cli | global executable | |
imlib2_load | cli | global executable | |
imlib2_poly | cli | global executable | |
imlib2_show | cli | global executable | |
imlib2_test | cli | global executable | |
imlib2_view | 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 version1.12.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:imlib2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.12.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/imlib2 |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/ |
| Repository | https://git.enlightenment.org/old/legacy-imlib2 |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html |
| License | Imlib2 |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/enlightenment/imlib2-src/1.12.6/imlib2-1.12.6.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | freetype, giflib, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libtiff, libx11, libxcb, libxext, xz |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | bzip2 |
| 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 | imlib2 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
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%
libimlib2-dev 1.12.4-2
image loading, rendering, saving library (development files)
https://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html/index.html
sudo apt install libimlib2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 20 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
Debian apt95%
libimlib2t64 1.12.4-2
image loading, rendering, saving library
https://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html/index.html
sudo apt install libimlib2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 23 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
Nix95%
imlib2
nix profile install nixpkgs#imlib2- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
Ubuntu apt95%
libimlib2-dev 1.12.1-1.1build2
image loading, rendering, saving library (development files)
https://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html/index.html
sudo apt install libimlib2-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 19 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
Ubuntu apt95%
libimlib2t64 1.12.1-1.1build2
image loading, rendering, saving library
https://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html/index.html
sudo apt install libimlib2t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 23 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
apk95%
imlib2 1.12.6-r0
Image manipulation library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/
sudo apk add imlib2- License: Imlib2
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
apk95%
imlib2-dev 1.12.6-r0
Image manipulation library (development files)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/
sudo apk add imlib2-dev- License: Imlib2
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
dnf95%
imlib2 1.12.5-2.fc44
Image loading, saving, rendering, and manipulation library
http://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html/
sudo dnf install imlib2- License: Imlib2
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: imlib2
- 28 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
dnf95%
imlib2-devel 1.12.5-2.fc44
Development package for imlib2
http://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html/
sudo dnf install imlib2-devel- License: Imlib2
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: imlib2
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
dnf95%
imlib2-id3tag-loader 1.12.5-2.fc44
Imlib2 id3tag-loader
http://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html/
sudo dnf install imlib2-id3tag-loader- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 13 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
pacman95%
imlib2 1.12.6-1
Library that does image file loading and saving as well as rendering, manipulation, arbitrary polygon support
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/
sudo pacman -S imlib2- License: BSD
- Architecture: x86_64
- 8 dependencies
- 7 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
zypper95%
imlib2 1.12.6-1.5
Image handling and conversion library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment
sudo zypper install imlib2- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Development/Libraries/X11
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
zypper95%
imlib2-demo 1.12.6-1.5
Imlib 2 - demo programs
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment
sudo zypper install imlib2-demo- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Development/Libraries/X11
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
zypper95%
imlib2-devel 1.12.6-1.5
Imlib 2 - development libraries
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment
sudo zypper install imlib2-devel- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Development/Libraries/X11
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
zypper95%
imlib2-filters 1.12.6-1.5
Imlib 2 - plugin filters
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment
sudo zypper install imlib2-filters- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Development/Libraries/X11
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
zypper95%
imlib2-loaders 1.12.6-1.5
Imlib 2 - image loaders
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment
sudo zypper install imlib2-loaders- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Development/Libraries/X11
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: imlib2
- 21 dependencies
- 21 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Imlib2
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment