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Install imlib2 with Homebrew
Image loading and rendering library. Version 1.12.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Image loading and rendering library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- imlib2_bumpmap
- imlib2_colorspace
- imlib2_conv
- imlib2_grab
- imlib2_load
- imlib2_poly
- imlib2_show
- imlib2_test
- imlib2_view
history
Project history and usage
Imlib2 is a C image loading, saving, rendering, and manipulation library from the Enlightenment ecosystem. Its own README describes it as a complete rewrite of the Imlib 1.x series, with a more modular, simple, and flexible architecture.
Project history
Imlib2 predates most modern GitHub-centered package histories. The official SourceForge project for Enlightenment was registered in 1999, and the official ChangeLog records Imlib2 releases at least back to the 1.2.x line in 2006. The repository later lived in the Enlightenment Git service under the legacy-imlib2 name.
The project has remained active as a low-level graphics library rather than an end-user image editor. The ChangeLog shows steady maintenance across loader fixes, scaling and alpha behavior, security-sensitive parser work, and support for formats such as AVIF, HEIF, JPEG XL, QOI, SVG, and Y4M in later releases.
Adoption history
Imlib2 is widely packaged because many Unix graphics and desktop tools depend on a small C library for image loading and rendering. The input metadata lists packages across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE; Homebrew also publishes a formula for the library.
Its adoption is less about direct command-line invocation and more about being a shared library under desktop utilities, lightweight viewers, and Enlightenment-era software. The README names Eterm, feh, and geist as example consumers.
How it is used
Imlib2 is used by C programs to load and save images, render and manipulate pixel data, draw polygons, and work with image formats through load/save modules. The Homebrew formula exposes helper commands such as imlib2_load, imlib2_view, imlib2_conv, and imlib2_grab, but the main value is the library and development headers.
Why package nerds care
Imlib2 is package-nerd significant because it is the old-school Unix graphics dependency that keeps showing up in distro dependency trees. It illustrates a different kind of package importance: not a fashionable CLI, but a long-lived C ABI and loader ecosystem that distributions keep carrying because other software still builds on it.
Timeline
- 1999-11-04: Enlightenment project registered on SourceForge.
- 2006-03-18: Imlib2 v1.2.2 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
- 2007-05-06: v1.4.0 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
- 2020-08-01: v1.7.0 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
- 2023-08-17: v1.12.0 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
- 2026-01-03: v1.12.6 recorded in the official ChangeLog.
Related projects
- Imlib2 is part of the broader Enlightenment family. Its README names Eterm, feh, and geist as examples of software using the library, and its history is connected to Imlib 1.x through the rewrite described in the README.
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
imlib2_bumpmap | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
imlib2_colorspace | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
imlib2_conv | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
imlib2_grab | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
imlib2_load | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
imlib2_poly | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
imlib2_show | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
imlib2_test | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
imlib2_view | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.12.6
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:imlib2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.12.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation