Pillow is the friendly PIL fork . PIL is an acronym for Python Imaging Library.
The Python Imaging Library adds image processing capabilities to your Python interpreter.
This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and fairly powerful image processing capabilities.
The core image library is designed for fast access to data stored in a few basic pixel formats. It should provide a solid foundation for a general image processing tool.
Pillow offers several standard procedures for image manipulation. These include:
- Per-pixel manipulations.
- Masking and transparency handling.
- Image filtering, such as blurring, contouring, smoothing, or edge finding.
- Image enhancing, such as sharpening, adjusting brightness, contrast or color.
- Adding text to images and more.
Website: python-pillow.org
Support: Documentation, GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Alex Clark and contributors (PIL was written by Secret Labs AB and Fredrik Lundh)
License: Python Imaging Library license
Pillow is written in Python and C. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Image Processing Libraries | |
|---|---|
| matplotlib | Python 2D plotting library |
| OpenCV | Library that includes several hundreds of computer vision algorithms |
| VIPS | Fast image processing library with low memory requirements |
| SciPy | Scientific Computing Tools for Python |
| Pillow | Fork of the Python Imaging Library |
| Pillow-SIMD | Highly optimized downstream Pillow fork |
| scikit-image | Collection of algorithms for image processing |
| ImageMagick | Uses multiple computational threads to increase performance |
| GraphicsMagick | Billed as the Swiss army knife of image processing. |
| GEGL | Generic Graphics Library |
| Mahotas | Library of fast computer vision algorithms |
| SimpleITK | Image analysis toolkit with a large number of components |
| Netpbm | Toolkit for manipulation of graphic images |
| LibGD | Library for the dynamic creation of images by developers |
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