ImageProcessor.Core

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Why do you need this?

  You have an image.                    You want this:
  ┌──────────────┐                      ┌──────────────┐
  │  raw photo   │   ─────────────►     │  processed   │
  │  ugly size   │   one fluent chain   │  watermarked │
  │  no watermark│                      │  resized     │
  │  wrong format│                      │  PNG / WEBP  │
  └──────────────┘                      └──────────────┘

  Standard .NET gives you this:
    var bmp = new Bitmap(file);
    var g   = Graphics.FromImage(bmp);
    g.DrawImage(...);          // resize — 20 lines
    g.DrawString(...);         // watermark — 15 lines
    bmp.Save(file, codec);     // format — 10 more lines

  ImageProcessor.Core gives you this:
    new ImageFactory()
        .Load(file)
        .Resize(new ResizeLayer(800, 600))
        .Watermark(new TextLayer { Text = "© Me" })
        .Format(new PngFormat())
        .Save(output);         // done. 6 lines.

One library. Fluent API. No ceremony. Stop wiring Graphics, ImageCodecInfo, and EncoderParameters by hand. Every operation is a single chained call — readable, testable, and composable.

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What it can do

  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │                   ImageFactory                          │
  │                                                         │
  │  Load ──┬── Resize ──── Crop ──── Rotate ── Save       │
  │         │                                               │
  │         ├── Filters ─┬─ GaussianBlur                   │
  │         │            ├─ GaussianSharpen                 │
  │         │            ├─ DetectEdges                     │
  │         │            ├─ Gray / Binary / Halftone        │
  │         │            └─ Tint / Vignette / Hue           │
  │         │                                               │
  │         ├── Adjust ──┬─ Brightness / Contrast          │
  │         │            ├─ Saturation / Gamma              │
  │         │            ├─ Alpha / ReplaceColor            │
  │         │            └─ Resolution / Quality            │
  │         │                                               │
  │         ├── Compose ─┬─ Watermark (text)               │
  │         │            ├─ Overlay (image on image)        │
  │         │            ├─ Mask                            │
  │         │            └─ Background / BackgroundColor    │
  │         │                                               │
  │         ├── Special ─┬─ Mosaic (pixelated region)      │
  │         │            ├─ Pixelate                        │
  │         │            ├─ RoundedCorners                  │
  │         │            ├─ EntropyCrop (smart crop)        │
  │         │            ├─ ClearNoise / ClearBackground    │
  │         │            └─ Flip / AutoRotate / Scale       │
  │         │                                               │
  │         └── Format ──┬─ JPEG / PNG / GIF / BMP         │
  │                      └─ (preserves animation in GIF)   │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Install

dotnet add package ImageProcessor.Core.CoreCompat

Or via Package Manager:

Install-Package ImageProcessor.Core.CoreCompat

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Quick start

using ImageProcessor;
using ImageProcessor.Imaging;
using ImageProcessor.Imaging.Formats;

// Resize + sharpen + save as PNG
using var factory = new ImageFactory();
factory.Load("input.jpg")
       .Resize(new ResizeLayer(1280, 720))
       .GaussianSharpen(5)
       .Format(new PngFormat())
       .Save("output.png");

// Mosaic (pixelate) a region — great for censoring faces / text
factory.Load("screenshot.png")
       .Mosaic(new MosaicLayer(x: 100, y: 50, width: 200, height: 80,
                               size: new Size(10, 10)))
       .Save("censored.png");

// Add a watermark
factory.Load("photo.jpg")
       .Watermark(new TextLayer
       {
           Text     = "© My Company",
           FontSize = 24,
           Position = new Point(20, 20),
           Opacity  = 80
       })
       .Save("photo_watermarked.jpg");

// Chain multiple operations
factory.Load("raw.gif")
       .AutoRotate()
       .Resize(new ResizeLayer(800, 600, ResizeMode.Crop))
       .Brightness(10)
       .Contrast(5)
       .Quality(85)
       .Save("final.gif");  // GIF animation preserved

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Mosaic / censoring in detail

  Original image           After Mosaic(x:450, y:280, w:140, h:50)
  ┌─────────────────┐      ┌─────────────────┐
  │                 │      │                 │
  │   [face here]   │      │   [██████████]  │  ← pixelated block
  │                 │      │                 │
  └─────────────────┘      └─────────────────┘

factory.Load("photo.gif")
       .Mosaic(new MosaicLayer(450, 280, 140, 50, new Size(10, 10)))
       .Save("photo_censored.gif");

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Pipeline architecture

              ┌──────────┐
   file/stream│          │
  ──────────► │  .Load() │
              └────┬─────┘
                   │  Image + Format detected
                   ▼
          ┌────────────────┐
          │ Processor chain│  ◄── each .Method() enqueues a processor
          │  [ P1, P2, P3 ]│
          └────────┬───────┘
                   │  applied in order
                   ▼
              ┌──────────┐
              │ .Save()  │──────► file / stream
              └──────────┘

Each processor implements IGraphicsProcessor — you can also add your own:

public class MyProcessor : IGraphicsProcessor
{
    public Image ProcessImage(ImageFactory factory)
    {
        // manipulate factory.Image
        return factory.Image;
    }
}

factory.Load("img.png")
       .ApplyProcessor(new MyProcessor())
       .Save("out.png");

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Target frameworks

Framework	Support	Notes
.NET Standard 2.0	✅	.NET Framework 4.6.1+, .NET Core 2.0+
.NET 8 (Windows)	✅	Uses native GDI+ via System.Drawing.Common
.NET 9 (Windows)	✅	Uses native GDI+ via System.Drawing.Common

System.Drawing.Common is Windows-only on .NET 6+. This library targets net8.0-windows and net9.0-windows for modern .NET to make that constraint explicit and safe.

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Contributing

PRs and issues welcome. Please open an issue before submitting large changes.

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License

Apache License 2.0 — originally by James Jackson-South, extended here with additional processors (Mosaic, ClearNoise, Binary, etc.).