Imagemagick-7.1.1-15.tar.gz Imagemagick ((better)) May 2026
| Version | Time (sec) | Memory Peak | Artifacts | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | ImageMagick 6.9.11 | 47.2 | 2.1 GB | 3 corrupt outputs | | ImageMagick 7.1.1-10 | 32.8 | 1.4 GB | 0 corrupt | | | 28.1 | 1.1 GB | 0 corrupt |
# Download the gospel wget https://imagemagick.org/archive/ImageMagick-7.1.1-15.tar.gz tar xvzf ImageMagick-7.1.1-15.tar.gz cd ImageMagick-7.1.1-15 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-modules --with-webp=yes --with-tiff=yes --with-jpeg=yes --without-perl \ # Save 200MB of dependencies --with-magick-plus-plus=no \ # If you don't use C++ bindings --enable-hdri \ # High dynamic range (for pro photo work) --with-threads imagemagick-7.1.1-15.tar.gz imagemagick
If you have ever run apt install imagemagick , you are living in the past. Don't worry, we won't judge. But today, we are talking about the future : ImageMagick 7.1.1-15 . | Version | Time (sec) | Memory Peak
At first glance, it looks like just another patch release. A bump in the third decimal. But for those of us who compile from source or run high-volume media servers, this specific tarball represents a watershed moment for security, WebP compression, and ARM efficiency. At first glance, it looks like just another patch release
Download the tarball. Roll your own package. Sleep better knowing your thumbnails won't corrupt.
Have you hit a weird bug in ImageMagick 7? Did the WebP fix save your bacon? Tell me in the comments below. Subscribe for more "boring" infrastructure updates that actually save your weekend.
Run identify -version afterward. If you don't see WebP and HDRI listed, you missed a dev library ( libwebp-dev ). The Benchmark: Real World Results I ran a test converting 100 JPEGs (24MP each) to AVIF on an 8-core Xeon:
