# ImageMagick replaced with libvips for image processing

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**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** dev-news\
**Created:** [October 30, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imagemagick-replaced-with-libvips-for-image-processing/416145 "2026-10-30T04:51:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imagemagick-replaced-with-libvips-for-image-processing/416145/2 "2026-10-30T05:02:28Z")

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Does the dev install steps need to change?

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