An image processing library written entirely in JavaScript.
Jimp is an image processing library written entirely in JavaScript. Licensed under MIT, it is very popular in the JavaScript ecosystem with 4.0M weekly downloads.
Jimp has an excellent overall health score of 85/100. Its strongest dimension is maintenance (100/100), while quality (50/100) is the area with most room for improvement. This package is well-maintained and actively used.
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Sharp, Jimp, and ImageMagick compared for Node.js image processing. Performance benchmarks, format support, and which library fits your use case in 2026.
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