# dlemstra/Magick.NET

The .NET library for ImageMagick

Repository: https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/magicknet
Language: C#
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: image, imagemagick, convert, resize, draw, effects, exif, dotnet-standard, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-20T14:29:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4000, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 37, "gap_med": 19, "n_releases_24m": 26}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3973, forks 448 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:30.904704+00:00)

## What it is
Magick.NET is a .NET library that wraps the ImageMagick image manipulation engine, supporting over 100 image formats. It lets C#/VB.NET/.NET Core applications convert, resize, draw, and apply effects to images without installing ImageMagick separately.

## Use cases
- convert images between formats in .NET
- resize images in a C# application
- read and write EXIF metadata from photos
- apply image effects and drawing operations in .NET
- process images on Windows, Linux, and macOS servers
- manipulate images without installing ImageMagick

## When to choose
- you need ImageMagick's format support and power inside a .NET application
- you want a NuGet package with no external ImageMagick installation
- you need cross-platform image processing for net8.0 or netstandard2.0

## When to avoid
- you are not working in a .NET language
- you only need simple thumbnails and want a lighter-weight pure managed library
- you need a command-line tool rather than a library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: image-processing, sdk
- domain: image-processing, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: imagemagick, nuget, c-sharp, vb-dotnet, exif, image-conversion, image-resizing, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dlemstra/Magick.NET (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.904704+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 2026-08-29T18:24:20.515139+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.904704+00:00, sha 3872f1153eed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.