---
id: pillow
version: "12.3.0"
license: MIT-CMU
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# pillow — Python Imaging Library (fork)

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install pillow
uv add pillow
poetry add pillow

## Description

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# Pillow

## Python Imaging Library (Fork)

Pillow is the friendly PIL fork by [Jeffrey 'Alex' Clark and
contributors](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/graphs/contributors).
PIL is the Python Imaging Library by Fredrik Lundh and contributors.
Development is supported by:
- [Tidelift](https://tidelift.com/subscription/pkg/pypi-pillow?utm_source=pypi-pillow&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=enterprise) (since 2018)
- [Thanks.dev](https://thanks.dev) (since 2023)
- [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/python-pillow) (since 2026)

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                alt="GitHub Actions build status (Lint)"...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Pillow adds image processing capabilities to Python, providing extensive file format support, efficient internal pixel representation, and image processing operations for conversion and manipulation.

Verdict: Pillow 12.3.0 is a mature, actively maintained imaging library with zero known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and broad platform support. Medium install friction is offset by pre-built wheels and strong maintenance signals. Suitable for production image processing workflows.

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