# aheckmann/gm

GraphicsMagick for node

Repository: https://github.com/aheckmann/gm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gm
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-02-25T02:44:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 8, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5927, "days_push": 554, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6978, forks 622 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:51.871577+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js library providing a wrapper around the GraphicsMagick and ImageMagick command-line binaries for image manipulation. It is officially unmaintained as of February 2025, with the author recommending direct binary execution via cross-spawn instead.

## Use cases
- resize images in node.js
- convert image formats with imagemagick from node
- crop and thumbnail images in a node app
- identify image metadata in javascript
- compare images programmatically in node

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy node.js codebase already using gm
- you need the familiar gm chaining API and accept the unmaintained risk

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use cross-spawn with GraphicsMagick/ImageMagick binaries directly or a maintained alternative
- you need security patches or bug fixes
- you cannot install GraphicsMagick or ImageMagick system binaries

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: image-processing
- domain: image-processing, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: graphicsmagick, imagemagick, unmaintained, image-manipulation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- aheckmann/gm (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:51.871577+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:41:08.852122+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aheckmann/gm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:51.871577+00:00, sha 508e05784e1c)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/gm (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:02.164002+00:00, sha df4bf0a24deb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.