intervention/image
| Install | |
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composer require intervention/image |
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| Latest Version: | 4.0.0-beta.5 |
| PHP: | ^8.3 |
| License: | MIT |
| Last Updated: | Mar 22, 2026 |
| Links: | GitHub · Packagist |
Intervention Image
PHP Image Processing
Intervention Image is a PHP image processing library that provides a simple and expressive way to create, edit, and compose images. It comes with a universal interface for the popular PHP image manipulation extensions. You can choose between the GD library, Imagick or libvips as the base layer for all operations.
- Fluent interface for common image editing tasks
- Interchangeable driver architecture with support for GD, Imagick and libvips
- Support for animated images with all drivers
- Framework-agnostic
Installation
Install this library using Composer. Simply request the package with the following command:
composer require intervention/image
Getting Started
Learn the basics on how to use Intervention Image and more with the official documentation.
Code Examples
use Intervention\Image\ImageManager;
use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Driver as GdDriver;
use Intervention\Image\Alignment;
use Intervention\Image\Color;
use Intervention\Image\Format;
use Intervention\Image\Fraction;
// create image manager instance using the preferred driver
$manager = ImageManager::usingDriver(GdDriver::class);
// read image data from path
$image = $manager->decodePath('images/example.webp');
// scale image by height
$image->scale(height: 300);
// insert a watermark
$image->insert('images/watermark.png', alignment: Alignment::BOTTOM_RIGHT);
// encode edited image
$encoded = $image->encodeUsingFormat(Format::JPEG, quality: 65);
// save encoded image
$encoded->save('images/example.jpg');
Requirements
Before you begin with the installation make sure that your server environment supports the following requirements.
- PHP >= 8.3
- Mbstring PHP Extension
- Image Processing PHP Extension (GD, Imagick or libvips)
Supported Image Libraries
Depending on your environment Intervention Image lets you choose between different image processing extensions.
- GD Library
- Imagick PHP extension
- libvips
Security
If you discover any security related issues, please email oliver@intervention.io directly.
Authors
This library is developed and maintained by Oliver Vogel
Thanks to the community of contributors who have helped to improve this project.
License
Intervention Image is licensed under the MIT License.