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Missing small and fast image decoding library for humans (not for machines). Version 1.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.
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Package summary
Missing small and fast image decoding library for humans (not for machines)
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Commands and aliases
- sail-imaging
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Project history and usage
libsail is the library component of SAIL, the Squirrel Abstract Imaging Library, a cross-platform C11 image decoding and encoding library with C, C++, and Python APIs. Its history is thinner than older desktop libraries, but the project documents a predecessor relationship to ksquirrel-libs.
Project history
The SAIL FAQ says SAIL is a rebranded ksquirrel-libs rewritten in C, improved, and enhanced with high-level APIs, and dates the SAIL/ksquirrel-libs lineage to 2003. The GitHub repository was created in March 2020 and the release tags show pre-release development through the 0.9.0 series before 1.0.0 tags in June 2026.
Adoption history
The README positions SAIL for image viewers, game developers, and applications that need a clean API for many image formats. It also documents installation through PyPI, Homebrew, Conan, and vcpkg, which is the main source-backed evidence for cross-platform packaging adoption.
How it is used
Users link libsail from C or C++, use the Python binding, or invoke the sail command-line utility for conversion, resizing, frame extraction, and codec-tuning operations. The library loads codecs on demand and exposes multiple API levels for simple and advanced image handling.
Why package nerds care
SAIL is interesting to packagers because it tries to sit between tiny single-header image loaders and large desktop imaging stacks: codec plugins, C11 portability, Python bindings, and package recipes all meet in one relatively young image-library package.
Timeline
- 2003: The project's FAQ dates the SAIL/ksquirrel-libs lineage to this year.
- 2020: The GitHub repository was created in March and the v0.9.0-pre1 tag was made in June.
- 2023: The v0.9.0 tag was made in November.
- 2026: The v1.0.0 tag was published in June.
Related projects
- Related projects include ksquirrel-libs, KSquirrel, FreeImage, DevIL, SDL_image, stb_image, Boost.GIL, gdk-pixbuf, imlib2, CImg, Conan, vcpkg, and sailpy.
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security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 16 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sail-imaging | cli | global executable |
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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 version1.0.3
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.3
https://github.com/HappySeaFox/sail
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libsail |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libsail |
| Homepage | https://sail.software |
| Repository | https://github.com/HappySeaFox/sail |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/HappySeaFox/sail#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/HappySeaFox/sail/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05T23:07:19Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | brotli, ffmpeg, giflib, highway, imath, jpeg-turbo, jpeg-xl, libavif, libheif, libpng, libtiff, little-cms2, openexr, openjpeg, resvg, webp |
| Build dependencies | cmake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | libsail |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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