macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jasperlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install jasperMacPorts ports tree · graphics/jasper/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install jasper with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, apt, winget, zypper
Library for manipulating JPEG-2000 images. Version 4.2.9 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add jasperAlpine Linux edge package indexes · jasper · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install jasperFedora Rawhide package metadata · jasper · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#jaspernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ja/jasper/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S jasperArch Linux sync databases · jasper · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install jasperUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · jasper · source: archive.ubuntu.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install jasperopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · jasper · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/jasperScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/jasper.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id jasperapp.jasper -eWindows Package Manager source index · jasperapp.jasper · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Library for manipulating JPEG-2000 images
Project links
Commands and aliases
- imgcmp
- imginfo
- jasper
history
Project history and usage
JasPer is a C library and set of utilities for JPEG 2000 and related image formats. It began as a free reference implementation for the JPEG 2000 Part 1 codec and later grew into a more general image coding and processing toolkit.
Project history
The JasPer project was written by Michael D. Adams during doctoral work at the University of British Columbia while he was involved in JPEG 2000 standardization, including service as a co-editor of Part 5 of the standard. Work began in September 1999, and source code was released to the public in December 2000.
JasPer was published in JPEG 2000 Part 5 as a reference implementation of the Part 1 codec. The project documentation says its scope expanded from a reference codec into a toolkit for handling image data in a variety of applications.
Adoption history
The project site lists a broad set of downstream users and integrations, including KDE, OpenCV, Ghostscript, ImageMagick, Netpbm, XnView, GraphicsMagick, and other graphics or imaging tools. Its package-manager footprint in the input spans Homebrew, Linux distributions, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and winget, which matches the library-plus-CLI role described by its documentation.
How it is used
JasPer provides a library and sample programs such as jasper, imginfo, and imgcmp for converting, inspecting, and comparing image data. Its documentation emphasizes JPEG 2000 JP2 and codestream support, while the software overview also notes use of the IJG JPEG library for JPEG support and graphics libraries selected for cross-platform availability.
Why package nerds care
JasPer matters to package nerds because it sits at the intersection of standards work, reference-code licensing, and distribution policy. A small image library with command-line utilities became embedded in many larger graphics stacks, making it the kind of package that appears as an indirect dependency far more often than users knowingly install it.
Timeline
- 1999: Work on JasPer begins.
- 2000: JasPer source code is released to the public.
- 2000: Adams and Kossentini publish a paper on JasPer as a software-based JPEG 2000 codec implementation.
- 2004: Adams and Ward publish a paper describing JasPer as a portable open-source image coding and processing toolkit.
- 2016: JasPer moves from a private Subversion repository to a public GitHub Git repository.
- 2020: The GitHub repository moves from Michael Adams's account to the jasper-software organization.
Related projects
- JasPer is related to JPEG 2000, ISO/IEC 15444-1, ISO/IEC 15444-5, IJG JPEG, OpenJPEG, ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick, Ghostscript, KDE, OpenCV, and Netpbm.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
imgcmp | cli | global executable | |
imginfo | cli | global executable | |
jasper | 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 version4.2.9
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/jasper-software/jaspernone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:jasper |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.2.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jasper |
| Homepage | https://ece.engr.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper |
| Upstream docs | https://jasper-software.github.io/jasper |
| License | JasPer-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/releases/download/version-4.2.9/jasper-4.2.9.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | jpeg-turbo |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| 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 | jasper |
| 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
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
jasper
nix profile install nixpkgs#jasper- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
Ubuntu apt95%
jasper 0.69build1
Configure a preinstalled ext2/3 system image
sudo apt install jasper- Section: universe/misc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: jasper-initramfs
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
apk95%
jasper 4.2.9-r0
Software-based implementation of the codec specified in the emerging JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard
https://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/
sudo apk add jasper- License: custom:JasPer2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
apk95%
jasper-dev 4.2.9-r0
Software-based implementation of the codec specified in the emerging JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard (development files)
https://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/
sudo apk add jasper-dev- License: custom:JasPer2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
apk95%
jasper-doc 4.2.9-r0
Software-based implementation of the codec specified in the emerging JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard (documentation)
https://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/
sudo apk add jasper-doc- License: custom:JasPer2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
dnf95%
jasper 4.2.8-2.fc44
Implementation of the JPEG-2000 standard, Part 1
http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/
sudo dnf install jasper- License: JasPer-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
dnf95%
jasper-devel 4.2.8-2.fc44
Header files, libraries and developer documentation
http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/
sudo dnf install jasper-devel- License: JasPer-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: jasper
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
dnf95%
jasper-libs 4.2.8-2.fc44
Runtime libraries for jasper
http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/
sudo dnf install jasper-libs- License: JasPer-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: jasper
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
dnf95%
jasper-utils 4.2.8-2.fc44
Nonessential utilities for jasper
http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/
sudo dnf install jasper-utils- License: JasPer-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
pacman95%
jasper 4.2.9-1
Software-based implementation of the codec specified in the emerging JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard
https://www.ece.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/
sudo pacman -S jasper- License: LicenseRef-JasPer2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
zypper95%
jasper 4.2.9-1.2
An Implementation of the JPEG-2000 Standard, Part 1
https://jasper-software.github.io/jasper
sudo zypper install jasper- License: JasPer-2.0
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Convertors
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
zypper95%
libjasper-devel 4.2.9-1.2
Development files for libjasper, a JPEG-2000 library
https://jasper-software.github.io/jasper
sudo zypper install libjasper-devel- License: JasPer-2.0
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Convertors
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
zypper95%
libjasper7 4.2.9-1.2
JPEG-2000 library
https://jasper-software.github.io/jasper
sudo zypper install libjasper7- License: JasPer-2.0
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Convertors
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
zypper95%
libjasper7-32bit 4.2.9-1.2
JPEG-2000 library
https://jasper-software.github.io/jasper
sudo zypper install libjasper7-32bit- License: JasPer-2.0
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Convertors
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jasper
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
MacPorts95%
jasper
sudo port install jasper- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
Scoop95%
extras/jasper
scoop install extras/jasper- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jasper
source trail
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- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
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- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
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