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gdk-pixbuf

brew install gdk-pixbuf v2.44.6_1 LGPL-2.1-or-later

C library for image loading, manipulation, and pixel buffer operations with support for multiple formats.

Why you might care

GDK-Pixbuf is a low-level dependency for GTK and other GNOME libraries that need image handling; it loads JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and other formats efficiently. Most users install this as a transitive build or runtime dependency rather than directly. It provides image codec support and memory-efficient pixel operations for GUI toolkits and image-processing applications.

Categories

library image-tool

Alternatives

ImageMagick libjpeg libpng Cairo

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Runtime dependencies

glib jpeg-turbo libpng libtiff gettext

Build dependencies

docutils gettext gobject-introspection meson ninja pkgconf

Links

https://gtk.org
Brew formula source: Formula/g/gdk-pixbuf.rb

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