What is ImageMagick Engine?

Poor quality image resizing performed by WordPress's default GD library. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.

Who should use ImageMagick Engine?

ImageMagick Engine is a B2B2C product built for wordPress site owners and developers concerned with image quality.

Is ImageMagick Engine free?

Yes — ImageMagick Engine is free to use.

What platforms does ImageMagick Engine run on?

ImageMagick Engine runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is ImageMagick Engine still active?

Unverified. ImageMagick Engine has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who makes ImageMagick Engine?

ImageMagick Engine is developed by Rickard Westerlind.

When did ImageMagick Engine launch?

ImageMagick Engine first shipped in 2010.

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ImageMagick Engine

Name: ImageMagick Engine
Author: Rickard Westerlind

wordpress.orgOther productivity

ImageMagick Engine improves resized image quality by using ImageMagick instead of the standard GD library. It preserves embedded color profiles, supports custom image sizes, allows regeneration of existing images, and offers configurable quality settings. The plugin requires either the ImageMagick binary or Imagick PHP module.

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Overview

4 features

ImageMagick Engine is an Other productivity project. Poor quality image resizing performed by WordPress's default GD library. It is built as a B2B2C product for wordPress site owners and developers concerned with image quality. ImageMagick Engine is free to use. ImageMagick Engine is available on the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind ImageMagick Engine is Rickard Westerlind, and it first shipped in 2010. Among its 4 catalogued features are Image Quality, Color Profile Preservation, and Custom Size Support. The interface is available in English and Finnish.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Image Quality
Color Profile Preservation
Custom Size Support
Quality Optimization

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jul · 19:20 UTC
ImageMagick Engine verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about ImageMagick Engine

What is ImageMagick Engine?: Poor quality image resizing performed by WordPress's default GD library. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who should use ImageMagick Engine?: ImageMagick Engine is a B2B2C product built for wordPress site owners and developers concerned with image quality.
Is ImageMagick Engine free?: Yes — ImageMagick Engine is free to use.
What platforms does ImageMagick Engine run on?: ImageMagick Engine runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is ImageMagick Engine still active?: Unverified. ImageMagick Engine has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes ImageMagick Engine?: ImageMagick Engine is developed by Rickard Westerlind.
When did ImageMagick Engine launch?: ImageMagick Engine first shipped in 2010.
What languages does ImageMagick Engine support?: The interface is available in English and Finnish.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · Cli
Languages: English, Finnish
First seen: 29 Jul 2026
Built for: WordPress site owners and developers concerned with image quality
Model: B2B2C
Solves: Poor quality image resizing performed by WordPress's default GD library.

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WordPress.org: imagemagick-engine

Developer

Rickard Westerlind

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 90.8
Indexed: 29 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 29 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: imagemagick-engine-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 29 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 29 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagemagick-engine

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