Good shape overall. A few tweaks would push it into the top tier.

ImageMagick legacy is a free, open-source software suite for creating, editing, converting, and displaying images. It supports 200+ formats and offers powerful command-line tools and APIs for automation, scripting, and integration across platforms.

Documentation

88

Contributing guide5pt77

CONTRIBUTING guide found.

README12pt85

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

71

Reproducibility6pt22

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (Magick++/tests).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

68

Dependency manifest6pt0

No dependency manifest detected at root.

Add a manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) so others can install dependencies in one command.

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 97
    Forks
  • 24
    Releaseslatest 5mo ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 248
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 1d 4h
    Median issue response
  • 11h
    Median PR merge time
  • 0
    Open issues
Repository files40 root entries
  • .devcontainer
    Good: Environment pinned via .devcontainer/Dockerfile.
  • .github
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide found.
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide contents could not be read (−28 pts vs a readable file).Fix: Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.
    Good: Code of conduct present.
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • coders
  • config
  • filters
  • images
  • m4
  • magick
  • Magick++
    Good: Test files detected (Magick++/tests).
  • PerlMagick
  • scripts
  • tests
  • utilities
  • wand
  • www
  • .auto-changelog
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • aclocal.m4
  • AUTHORS.txt
  • common.shi.in
  • configure
  • configure.ac
  • ImageMagick.spec.in
  • index.html
  • Install-mac.txt
  • Install-unix.txt
  • Install-windows.txt
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • magick.sh
  • magick.sh.in
  • Magickshr.opt
  • Makefile.am
  • Makefile.in
  • NEWS.txt
  • NOTICE
  • QuickStart.txt
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • README.txt
  • winpath.sh