OpenBSD Handbook

OpenBSD 7.9 release · amd64 · Generated 2026-09-09

babl-0.1.126

dynamic pixel format conversion library

Back to search · Project homepage

Description

Babl is a dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library. It provides conversions between the myriad of buffer types images can be stored in. Babl doesn't only help with existing pixel formats, but also facilitates creation of new and uncommon ones. Features: * Tiny API in normal use * Planar and linear buffers * Thread safe processing * Extendable formats, color models, components and datatypes * Reference 64bit floating point conversions for data types and color models

Package information

Ports path
graphics/babl
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
Antoine Jacoutot <ajacoutot@openbsd.org>
Categories
graphics, devel
Available flavors
None listed
Only for architectures
aarch64, amd64, arm, i386, mips64, mips64el, powerpc, powerpc64, riscv64, alpha, hppa, sparc64

These are ports metadata. Binary availability depends on the release, architecture and mirror. Build and test dependencies are not an installation checklist.

Direct dependencies

Library

Build

Used by (4 dependency relationships)

Includes library, runtime, build and test relationships. Results load 100 at a time.

Installing and updating packages · Package details as JSON