libjpeg-turbo

JPEG image codec with SIMD acceleration

39
Critical · 39/100
Automated health estimate

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Funding
Unknown
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Few observed
Bus Factor
High risk
Metrics last updated: (2026-10-25)

Evidence and limitations

Activity source: libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo via the GitHub API. Counts describe this repository, which may be a mirror or only part of the project.

Commits in 30 days
23
Commits in 90 days
42
Authors accounting for half the sampled commits
1

The sampled commit history reached the 90-day boundary or the end of the repository history.

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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

Financial sustainability and maintainer capacity have not yet been reviewed against current primary sources. See the evidence and support sections above for available information and a way to suggest corrections.

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.