# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:imagemagick@6 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install imagemagick@6 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ImageMagick ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/ImageMagick/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add imagemagick ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: imagemagick from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install imagemagick ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: imagemagick from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#imagemagick ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imagemagick/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S imagemagick ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: imagemagick from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ImageMagick ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ImageMagick from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ImageMagick ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ImageMagick from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install imagemagick ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: imagemagick from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','i2pd' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/imagemagick ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/imagemagick.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:imagemagick@6 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.9.13-54 - **Source summary:** Tools and libraries to manipulate images in many formats - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** ImageMagick - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-28T02:09:26Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Dependencies - fontconfig - freetype - jpeg-turbo - libpng - libtiff - libtool - little-cms2 - openjpeg - webp - xz ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - bzip2 - libxml2 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - 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. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 6.9.13-54 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6 - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: $MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH, $PREFIX/etc/ImageMagick-6, $PREFIX/share/ImageMagick-6, $XDG_CACHE_HOME/ImageMagick, ~/.config/ImageMagick, /etc/ImageMagick - Windows: $MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH, , $PREFIX/config, $USERPROFILE/.config/ImageMagick, ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - imagemagick - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: imagemagick from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | image manipulation programs -- binaries | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - imagemagick-7-common - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: imagemagick-7-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | image manipulation programs -- infrastructure | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - imagemagick-7-doc - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: imagemagick-7-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | document files of ImageMagick | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - imagemagick-7.q16 - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: imagemagick-7.q16 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | image manipulation programs -- quantum depth Q16 | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - imagemagick-7.q16hdri - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: imagemagick-7.q16hdri from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | image manipulation programs -- quantum depth Q16HDRI | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libimage-magick-perl - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libimage-magick-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Perl interface to the ImageMagick graphics routines | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libimage-magick-q16-perl - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libimage-magick-q16-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Perl interface to the ImageMagick graphics routines -- Q16 version | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Perl interface to the ImageMagick graphics routines -- Q16HDRI version | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libmagick++-7-headers - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libmagick++-7-headers from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | object-oriented C++ interface to ImageMagick - header files | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libmagick++-7.q16-5 - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libmagick++-7.q16-5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | C++ interface to ImageMagick -- quantum depth Q16 | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libmagick++-7.q16-dev - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libmagick++-7.q16-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | C++ interface to ImageMagick - development files (Q16) | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libmagick++-7.q16hdri-5 - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libmagick++-7.q16hdri-5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | C++ interface to ImageMagick -- quantum depth Q16HDRI | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libmagick++-7.q16hdri-dev - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libmagick++-7.q16hdri-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | C++ interface to ImageMagick - development files (Q16HDRI) | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libmagick++-dev - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libmagick++-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | object-oriented C++ interface to ImageMagick -- dummy package | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libmagickcore-7-arch-config - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libmagickcore-7-arch-config from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | low-level image manipulation library - architecture header files | https://www.imagemagick.org/ - Debian apt - libmagickcore-7-headers - 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10: versioned package alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libmagickcore-7-headers from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | low-level image manipulation library - header files | https://www.imagemagick.org/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://pkg.so/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [xz](https://pkg.so/brew/xz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://pkg.so/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jpeg-turbo](https://pkg.so/brew/jpeg-turbo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fontconfig](https://pkg.so/brew/fontconfig/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtiff](https://pkg.so/brew/libtiff/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [freetype](https://pkg.so/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [little-cms2](https://pkg.so/brew/little-cms2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [webp](https://pkg.so/brew/webp/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [imagemagick](https://pkg.so/brew/imagemagick/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [netpbm](https://pkg.so/brew/netpbm/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-conversion, image-processing, media. - [gd](https://pkg.so/brew/gd/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [graphicsmagick](https://pkg.so/brew/graphicsmagick/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-conversion, image-processing, media. - [babl](https://pkg.so/brew/babl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [gegl](https://pkg.so/brew/gegl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [libsail](https://pkg.so/brew/libsail/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [exact-image](https://pkg.so/brew/exact-image/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, image-processing, library, media. - [imagemagick-full](https://pkg.so/brew/imagemagick-full/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, cms2, conversion, fontconfig, formats. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/imagemagick@6.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/imagemagick@6.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph