Installation ============ .. warning:: Pillow >= 2.1.0 no longer supports "import _imaging". Please use "from PIL.Image import core as _imaging" instead. .. warning:: Pillow >= 1.0 no longer supports "import Image". Please use "from PIL import Image" instead. .. warning:: PIL and Pillow currently cannot co-exist in the same environment. If you want to use Pillow, please remove PIL first. .. note:: Pillow >= 2.0.0 supports Python versions 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 .. note:: Pillow < 2.0.0 supports Python versions 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7. Simple Installation ------------------- .. note:: The following instructions will install Pillow with support for most formats. See :ref:`external-libraries` for the features you would gain by installing the external libraries first. This page probably also include specific instructions for your platform. You can install Pillow with :command:`pip`:: $ pip install Pillow Or :command:`easy_install` (for installing `Python Eggs `_, as :command:`pip` does not support them):: $ easy_install Pillow Or download the `compressed archive from PyPI`_, extract it, and inside it run:: $ python setup.py install .. _compressed archive from PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pillow .. _external-libraries: External libraries ------------------ .. note:: You *do not* need to install all of the external libraries to use Pillow's basic features. Many of Pillow's features require external libraries: * **libjpeg** provides JPEG functionality. * Pillow has been tested with libjpeg versions **6b**, **8**, and **9** and libjpeg-turbo version **8**. * **zlib** provides access to compressed PNGs * **libtiff** provides compressed TIFF functionality * Pillow has been tested with libtiff versions **3.x** and **4.0** * **libfreetype** provides type related services * **littlecms** provides color management * Pillow version 2.2.1 and below uses liblcms1, Pillow 2.3.0 and above uses liblcms2. Tested with **1.19** and **2.2**. * **libwebp** provides the WebP format. * Pillow has been tested with version **0.1.3**, which does not read transparent WebP files. Versions **0.3.0** and **0.4.0** support transparency. * **tcl/tk** provides support for tkinter bitmap and photo images. * **openjpeg** provides JPEG 2000 functionality. * Pillow has been tested with openjpeg **2.0.0** and **2.1.0**. Once you have installed the prerequisites,run:: $ pip install Pillow If the prerequisites are installed in the standard library locations for your machine (e.g. :file:`/usr` or :file:`/usr/local`), no additional configuration should be required. If they are installed in a non-standard location, you may need to configure setuptools to use those locations by editing :file:`setup.py` or :file:`setup.cfg`, or by adding environment variables on the command line:: $ CFLAGS="-I/usr/pkg/include" pip install pillow Build Options ------------- * Environment Variable: ``MAX_CONCURRENCY=n``. By default, Pillow will use multiprocessing to build the extension on all available CPUs, but not more than 4. Setting ``MAX_CONCURRENCY`` to 1 will disable parallel building. * Build flags: ``--disable-zlib``, ``--disable-jpeg``, ``--disable-tiff``, ``--disable-freetype``, ``--disable-tcl``, ``--disable-tk``, ``--disable-lcms``, ``--disable-webp``, ``--disable-webpmux``, ``--disable-jpeg2000``. Disable building the corresponding feature even if the development libraries are present on the building machine. * Build flags: ``--enable-zlib``, ``--enable-jpeg``, ``--enable-tiff``, ``--enable-freetype``, ``--enable-tcl``, ``--enable-tk``, ``--enable-lcms``, ``--enable-webp``, ``--enable-webpmux``, ``--enable-jpeg2000``. Require that the corresponding feature is built. The build will raise an exception if the libraries are not found. Webpmux (WebP metadata) relies on WebP support. Tcl and Tk also must be used together. Sample Usage:: $ MAX_CONCURRENCY=1 python setup.py build_ext --enable-[feature] install Linux Installation ------------------ .. note:: Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu, and ArchLinux include Pillow (instead of PIL) with their distributions. Consider using those instead of installing manually. **We do not provide binaries for Linux.** If you didn't build Python from source, make sure you have Python's development libraries installed. In Debian or Ubuntu:: $ sudo apt-get install python-dev python-setuptools Or for Python 3:: $ sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-setuptools In Fedora, the command is:: $ sudo yum install python-devel Prerequisites are installed on **Ubuntu 12.04 LTS** or **Raspian Wheezy 7.0** with:: $ sudo apt-get install libtiff4-dev libjpeg8-dev zlib1g-dev \ libfreetype6-dev liblcms2-dev libwebp-dev tcl8.5-dev tk8.5-dev python-tk Prerequisites are installed on **Ubuntu 14.04 LTS** with:: $ sudo apt-get install libtiff5-dev libjpeg8-dev zlib1g-dev \ libfreetype6-dev liblcms2-dev libwebp-dev tcl8.6-dev tk8.6-dev python-tk Prerequisites are installed on **Fedora 20** with:: $ sudo yum install libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel libzip-devel freetype-devel \ lcms2-devel libwebp-devel tcl-devel tk-devel OS X Installation ----------------- We provide binaries for OS X in the form of `Python Wheels `_. Alternatively you can compile Pillow from soure with XCode. The easiest way to install external libraries is via `Homebrew `_. After you install Homebrew, run:: $ brew install libtiff libjpeg webp little-cms2 Install Pillow with:: $ pip install Pillow Windows Installation -------------------- We provide binaries for Windows in the form of Python Eggs and `Python Wheels `_: Python Eggs ^^^^^^^^^^^ .. note:: :command:`pip` does not support Python Eggs; use :command:`easy_install` instead. :: $ easy_install Pillow Python Wheels ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .. Note:: Requires setuptools >=0.8 and pip >=1.4.1. Some older versions of pip required the ``--use-wheel`` flag. :: $ pip install Pillow If the above does not work, it's likely because we haven't uploaded a wheel for the latest version of Pillow. In that case, try pinning it to a specific version: :: $ pip install Pillow==2.6.1 FreeBSD Installation -------------------- .. Note:: Only FreeBSD 10 tested Make sure you have Python's development libraries installed.:: $ sudo pkg install python2 Or for Python 3:: $ sudo pkg install python3 Prerequisites are installed on **FreeBSD 10** with:: $ sudo pkg install jpeg tiff webp lcms2 freetype2 Platform support ---------------- Current platform support for Pillow. Binary distributions are contributed for each release on a volunteer basis, but the source should compile and run everywhere platform support is listed. In general, we aim to support all current versions of Linux, OS X, and Windows. .. note:: Contributors please test on your platform, edit this document, and send a pull request. +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ |**Operating system** |**Supported**|**Tested Python versions** |**Tested Pillow versions** |**Tested processors** | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite | | | |x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks |Yes | 2.7,3.4 | 2.6.1 |x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion |Yes | 2.6,2.7,3.2,3.3 | |x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Redhat Linux 6 |Yes | 2.6 | |x86 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | CentOS 6.3 |Yes | 2.7,3.3 | |x86 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Fedora 20 |Yes | 2.7,3.3 | 2.3.0 |x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS |Yes | 2.6 | 2.3.0 |x86,x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS |Yes | 2.6,2.7,3.2,3.3,PyPy2.4, | 2.6.1 |x86,x86-64 | | | | PyPy3,v2.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.7,3.2 | 2.6.1 |ppc | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS |Yes | 2.7,3.2,3.3,3.4 | 2.3.0 |x86 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Raspian Wheezy |Yes | 2.7,3.2 | 2.3.0 |arm | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Gentoo Linux |Yes | 2.7,3.2 | 2.1.0 |x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | FreeBSD 10 |Yes | 2.7,3.4 | 2.4,2.3.1 |x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Windows 7 Pro |Yes | 2.7,3.2,3.3 | 2.2.1 |x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise|Yes | 3.3 | |x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Windows 8 Pro |Yes | 2.6,2.7,3.2,3.3,3.4a3 | 2.2.0 |x86,x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Windows 8.1 Pro |Yes | 2.6,2.7,3.2,3.3,3.4 | 2.3.0, 2.4.0 |x86,x86-64 | +----------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+ Old Versions ------------ You can download old distributions from `PyPI `_. Only the latest 1.x and 2.x releases are visible, but all releases are available by direct URL access e.g. https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pillow/1.0.