# PyImageSearch/imutils

A series of convenience functions to make basic image processing operations such as translation, rotation, resizing, skeletonization, and displaying Matplotlib images easier with OpenCV and Python.

Repository: https://github.com/PyImageSearch/imutils
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/imutils
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-06-24T13:34:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4252, "days_push": 800, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4590, forks 1024 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:54.662325+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library of convenience functions that simplify common OpenCV image processing tasks such as translation, rotation, resizing, skeletonization, and displaying Matplotlib images. It wraps verbose OpenCV calls into simple one-line helpers.

## Use cases
- resize images with opencv without computing aspect ratios
- rotate an image around a point in python
- translate an image with a single function call
- find opencv function names quickly
- display matplotlib images in an opencv window
- build a document scanner with opencv

## When to choose
- you use OpenCV in Python and want shorter, more readable code for common image operations
- you're learning computer vision and want simpler APIs over raw OpenCV
- you need quick helpers for resizing, rotating, or translating images

## When to avoid
- you need advanced or cutting-edge image processing features beyond OpenCV's basics
- you want a library with frequent updates and active development
- you're not using OpenCV or Python

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, computer-vision
- domain: image-processing, computer-vision
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: opencv, convenience-functions, image-manipulation

## Member repositories
- PyImageSearch/imutils (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.662325+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 2026-08-29T18:19:50.877179+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PyImageSearch/imutils (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.662325+00:00, sha 496a10ce865b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.