libjpeg-turbo

JPEG image codec with SIMD acceleration

50
Critical - needs support
Funding
At risk
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Critical
Bus Factor
High risk
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Metrics last updated: 6 days ago (2026-02-07)

Overview

libjpeg-turbo is a JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG compression and decompression.

Importance

  • Most widely used JPEG library
  • Powers image handling everywhere
  • Critical for web performance
  • Used by browsers and applications

Key Features

  • SIMD acceleration
  • JPEG encoding/decoding
  • Progressive JPEG support
  • Lossless transformations

Sustainability

libjpeg-turbo is maintained by a single developer with minimal funding. This critical library needs sustainable support.

Dependencies

⬆️ Depends On (1)
libjpeg-turbo
foundation
⬇️ Used By (1)

Dependency Chain

Upstream
Linux Kernel
libjpeg-turbo
ImageMagick
Downstream

Impact Analysis

1 Direct Dependencies
1 Dependent Projects
🔗 Middleware project

⚠️ Impact Risk: Changes to libjpeg-turbo could affect 1 downstream project.