You can install ImageMagick from source. However, if don't have a proper development environment or if you're anxious to get started, download a ready-to-run Unix or Windows executable. Before you download, you may want to review recent changes to the ImageMagick distribution.

## Unix Binary Release

These are the Unix variations that we support. If your system is not on the list, try installing from source.

Version | HTTP | FTP | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
ImageMagick-6.2.2-0.i386.rpm | download | download | Fedora Core 3 RPM
ImageMagick-powerpc-apple-darwin7.8.0.tar.gz | download | download | Mac OS X
ImageMagick-sparc-sun-solaris2.9.tar.gz | download | download | Solaris Sparc 2.9
ImageMagick-i386-unknown-freebsd4.8.tar.gz | download | download | FreeBSD 4.8
ImageMagick-i686-pc-cygwin.tar.gz | download | download | Cygwin

ImageMagick RPM's are self-installing. Simply type the following command and you're ready to start using ImageMagick:

      rpm -Uvh ImageMagick-6.2.2-0.i386.rpm

For other systems, create (or choose) a directory to install the package into and change to that directory, for example:

      cd $HOME

Next, extract the contents of the package. For example:

      gzip -dc ImageMagick.tar.gz | tar -xf -

If the `bin` subdirectory of the extracted package is not already in your executable search path, add it to your `PATH` environment variable. For example:

      export PATH; PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick/bin:$PATH"

Set the `MAGICK_HOME` environment variable to the path where you extracted the ImageMagick files. For example:

      export MAGICK_HOME="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.2.2"

On Linux and Solaris machines set the `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variable:

      export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.2.2/lib"

On Mac OS X (Darwin) machines set the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable:

      export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.2.2/lib"

Finally, to verify ImageMagick is working properly, type the following on the command line:

      convert logo: logo.gif
      identify logo.gif
      display logo.gif

Congratulations, you have a working ImageMagick distribution under Unix or Linux and you are ready to use ImageMagick to convert, compose, or edit your images or perhaps you'll want to use one of the Application Program Interfaces for C, C++, Perl, and others.

## Windows Binary Release

ImageMagick should run on Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP. It is recommended to use an NT-based version of Windows (NT4, 2000 or XP). Starting with ImageMagick 5.5.7, older versions such as Windows 95 are not supported anymore. The amount of memory can be an important factor, especially if you intend to work on large images. A minimum of 128 MB of RAM is recommended, but the more RAM the better.

The Windows version of ImageMagick is self-installing. Simply click on the appropriate version below and it will launch itself and ask you a few installation questions.

Version | HTTP | FTP | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
ImageMagick-6.2.2-0-Q16-windows-dll.exe | download | download | Dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.2.2-0-Q16-windows-static.exe | download | download | Static at 16 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.2.2-0-Q8-windows-dll.exe | download | download | Dynamic at 8 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.2.2-0-Q8-windows-static.exe | download | download | Static at 8 bits-per-pixel

To verify ImageMagick is working properly, type the following in an MS-DOS Command Prompt window:

      convert logo: logo.gif
      identify logo.gif
      imdisplay logo.gif

Congratulations, you have a working ImageMagick distribution under Windows and you are ready to use ImageMagick to convert, compose, or edit your images or perhaps you'll want to use one of the Application Program Interfaces for C, C++, Perl, and others.

Discourse Server | Mailing Lists | Image Gallery | ImageMagick Studio
© 1999-2005 ImageMagick Studio LLC