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ImageMagick vs IrfanView: catalog facts
ImageMagick	IrfanView
Free Free and open source under the ImageMagick licence, an Apache 2.0 style licence.	Freemium Free for private, educational and charitable use. A paid licence is required for…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
Over 200 formats, with conversion, resizing, compositing and effects from one command APIs for most programming languages as well as the command line	Opens instantly, even on old hardware Batch conversion and renaming across whole folders
The project advises creating and validating a security policy before use, especially with untrusted files Its format handling has been a repeated source of security vulnerabilities	Windows only and closed source Commercial use needs a paid licence
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: ImageMagick	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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