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Install imagemagick@6 with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, Nix, pacman, dnf, MacPorts, scoop, zypper

Tools and libraries to manipulate images in many formats. Version 6.9.13-54 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install imagemagick.

Install command Security notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install imagemagick@6

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ImageMagick

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add imagemagick

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install imagemagick

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#imagemagick

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S imagemagick

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install ImageMagick

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ImageMagick · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install ImageMagick

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install imagemagick

Chocolatey community package catalog · imagemagick · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/imagemagick

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/imagemagick.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Tools and libraries to manipulate images in many formats

Project links

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

imagemagick@6 is the Homebrew formula for the legacy ImageMagick 6 branch. It preserves the version 6 command-line and library behavior for software that has not moved to the ImageMagick 7 interfaces or assumptions.

Project history

The broader ImageMagick project began at DuPont in the late 1980s and was posted to Usenet's comp.archives group on August 1, 1990 after DuPont transferred copyright to ImageMagick Studio LLC. Version 6 later became the line associated with Anthony Thyssen's work on clearer command-line processing for multiple images.

The legacy repository and website describe ImageMagick 6 as a maintained legacy suite and recommend upgrading legacy installations to version 7. Its docs keep the version 6 command-line tools, resources, and configuration paths available for users and packagers who need that behavior.

Adoption history

Versioned ImageMagick packages exist because image-processing stacks often depend on command behavior, headers, and libraries that changed across major versions. The input metadata shows imagemagick@6 mapped in Homebrew while many other package managers expose ImageMagick under the unversioned package name.

How it is used

Users install imagemagick@6 when a script or dependency expects the ImageMagick 6 tool names, configuration layout, or library interfaces. The legacy command-line tools page documents convert, identify, mogrify, montage, composite, compare, display, import, animate, conjure, and stream.

Why package nerds care

The formula is important because it is a compatibility package. Package maintainers can ship ImageMagick 7 as the default while still giving older automation and dependent software a versioned path that avoids surprise behavior changes.

Timeline

1990: ImageMagick is posted to Usenet's comp.archives group.
Version 6: Command-line semantics are redesigned around clearer handling of multiple images.
2018: The ImageMagick6 GitHub repository is created for the legacy branch.
2026: The legacy website states an April 1, 2029 end-of-life date for ImageMagick 6.

Related projects

Related projects include the ImageMagick 7 repository, GraphicsMagick, Magick++, Magick.NET, Anthony Thyssen's ImageMagick Usage examples, and the Homebrew imagemagick and imagemagick-full formulas.

Sources

Official ImageMagick history page, ImageMagick 6 README, legacy command-line tools and resources documentation, GitHub repository metadata, and Homebrew formula metadata.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for imagemagick@6. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: $MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH$PREFIX/etc/ImageMagick-6$PREFIX/share/ImageMagick-6$XDG_CACHE_HOME/ImageMagick~/.config/ImageMagick<client path>/etc/ImageMagick
Windows: $MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH<windows registry>$PREFIX/config$USERPROFILE/.config/ImageMagick<client path>

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
No executable data was present.

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 generated2026-08-04

manager version6.9.13-54

manager updated2026-07-28

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:imagemagick@6
Version	6.9.13-54
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/imagemagick@6
Homepage	https://legacy.imagemagick.org/
Repository	https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6
Upstream docs	https://legacy.imagemagick.org/
License	ImageMagick
Source archive	https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/releases/download/6.9.13-54/ImageMagick-6.9.13-54.7z
Last updated	2026-07-28T02:09:26Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	fontconfig, freetype, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libtiff, libtool, little-cms2, openjpeg, webp, xz
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Uses from macOS	bzip2, libxml2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	Ghostscript is not installed by default as a dependency. If you need PS or PDF support, ImageMagick will still use the ghostscript formula if installed directly.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	imagemagick@6
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	yes
Disabled	no
Keg Only	yes
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 apt88%

imagemagick 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10

image manipulation programs -- binaries