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libvips is a 2D image processing library. Compared to similar libraries, libvips is a 2D image processing library. Compared to
[libvips runs quickly and uses little similar libraries, [libvips runs quickly and uses little
memory](http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk/index.php?title=Speed_and_Memory_Use). memory](http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk/index.php?title=Speed_and_Memory_Use).
livips is licensed under the LGPL 2.1+.
It has around 300 operations covering arithmetic, histograms, convolutions, It has around 300 operations covering arithmetic, histograms, convolutions,
morphological operations, frequency filtering, colour, resampling, statistics morphological operations, frequency filtering, colour, resampling, statistics
and others. It supports a large range of numeric formats, from 8-bit int to and others. It supports a large range of numeric formats, from 8-bit int to
128-bit complex. It supports a good range of image formats, including 128-bit complex. It supports a good range of image formats, including
JPEG, TIFF, PNG, FITS, Matlab, OpenEXR, and OpenSlide. It can also load JPEG, TIFF, PNG, WebP, FITS, Matlab, OpenEXR, DeepZoom, and OpenSlide.
images via ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick. It can also load images via ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick.
It has APIs for C and C++ and comes with a Python It has APIs for C and C++ and comes with a Python
binding and a command-line interface. Bindings are binding and a command-line interface. Bindings are
available for Ruby, JavaScript and others. There is [API available for Ruby, JavaScript and others. There is full
documentation](http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk/supported/current/doc/html/libvips/index.html), [documentation](http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk/supported/current/doc/html/libvips/index.html).
plus a [tutorial-style
manual](http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk/supported/current/doc/html/vipsmanual/vipsmanual.html).
There's a GUI as well, see the [VIPS website](http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk). There's a GUI as well, see the [VIPS website](http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk).
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If available, vips can load FITS images. If available, vips can load FITS images.
## libwebp
If available, vips can load and save WebP images.
## OpenEXR ## OpenEXR
If available, libvips will directly read (but not write, sadly) If available, libvips will directly read (but not write, sadly)