# Install libsail with Homebrew Missing small and fast image decoding library for humans (not for machines). Version 1.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libsail ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libsail ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libsail - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.3 - **Source summary:** Missing small and fast image decoding library for humans (not for machines) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T23:07:19Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - sail-imaging (cli) - sail-imaging (alias) ## Dependencies - brotli - ffmpeg - giflib - highway - imath - jpeg-turbo - jpeg-xl - libavif - libheif - libpng - libtiff - little-cms2 - openexr - openjpeg - resvg - webp ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/HappySeaFox/sail - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.3 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libsail - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [brotli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brotli/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [giflib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/giflib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jpeg-turbo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-turbo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jpeg-xl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-xl/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libavif](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libavif/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [graphicsmagick](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/graphicsmagick/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, media. - [babl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/babl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [exact-image](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exact-image/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [gegl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gegl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [imagemagick](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imagemagick/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [triangle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/triangle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, media. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, library, media. - [openimageio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openimageio/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, ffmpeg, giflib, graphics, image. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libsail.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/libsail.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph