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libvips_ffi_desktop

Meta-package for desktop platform support (macOS, Windows, Linux).

Installation​

dependencies:
  libvips_ffi_api: ^0.1.0+8.16.0
  libvips_ffi_desktop: ^0.1.0+8.16.0

What's Included​

This package automatically includes the correct platform-specific package:

PlatformPackagelibvips Version
macOSlibvips_ffi_macos8.17.0
Windowslibvips_ffi_windows8.17.3
Linuxlibvips_ffi_linux(system)

Usage​

import 'package:libvips_ffi_api/libvips_ffi_api.dart';

void main() {
  VipsCore.init();
  
  final result = VipsPipeline.fromFile('input.jpg')
    .resize(width: 800)
    .toJpeg(quality: 85);
  
  File('output.jpg').writeAsBytesSync(result);
  
  VipsCore.shutdown();
}

Individual Platform Packages​

If you only need specific platforms, use the individual packages:

macOS Only​

dependencies:
  libvips_ffi_api: ^0.1.0+8.16.0
  libvips_ffi_macos: ^0.1.0+8.17.0

Windows Only​

dependencies:
  libvips_ffi_api: ^0.1.0+8.16.0
  libvips_ffi_windows: ^0.1.0+8.17.3

Linux Only​

dependencies:
  libvips_ffi_api: ^0.1.0+8.16.0
  libvips_ffi_linux: ^0.1.0+8.16.0

Platform Notes​

macOS​

  • Bundled libraries for arm64 and x86_64
  • Minimum macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
  • Libraries are code-signed and notarized

Windows​

  • Bundled DLLs in windows/dll/
  • No additional runtime required
  • x64 only (no x86 support)

Linux​

  • Currently uses system-installed libvips
  • Install via package manager:
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install libvips-dev

# Fedora
sudo dnf install vips-devel

# Arch
sudo pacman -S libvips