# How does shopware handle images? Imagemagick? GraphicsMagick?

**URL:** <https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-does-shopware-handle-images-imagemagick-graphicsmagick/49298>\
**Category:** Installation/Einstieg\
**Created:** [7. November 2017 um 07:41 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-does-shopware-handle-images-imagemagick-graphicsmagick/49298 "2017-11-07T07:41:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![logTom](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.shopware.com/logtom/32/13273_2.png) [@logTom](https://forum.shopware.com/u/logTom)\
**Post date:** [7. November 2017 um 07:41 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-does-shopware-handle-images-imagemagick-graphicsmagick/49298/1 "2017-11-07T07:41:42Z")

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Hi,

how does shopware convert uploaded images.

Coming from typo3 you can choose between imagemagick (version 5,6, …), graphicsmagick or gdlib. And you must specify the location where you installed it. How does shopware do that? Where can I enter the path to the binary?

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**Author:** ![NextMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/838e76/32.png) [@NextMike](https://forum.shopware.com/u/NextMike)\
**Post date:** [7. November 2017 um 17:20 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-does-shopware-handle-images-imagemagick-graphicsmagick/49298/2 "2017-11-07T17:20:18Z")

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Thats all we know 😉

> **[Shopware Documentation](https://docs.shopware.com/en)**

I think the binary has to work from everywhere.

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**Author:** ![tanmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tanmar](https://forum.shopware.com/u/tanmar)\
**Post date:** [30. Juni 2018 um 15:29 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-does-shopware-handle-images-imagemagick-graphicsmagick/49298/3 "2018-06-30T15:29:52Z")

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Shopware is using gdlib to generate thumbnail images. Since Shopware 5.2.17 it additionally uses tools like jpgoptim / pngoptim to compress thumbnails after they have been generated:

> **[Shopware Dokumentation](https://docs.shopware.com/de)**

We published a plugin that replaces the thumbnail generation with a routine that uses imagemagick convert to resize and compress the images:

[https://store.shopware.com/tanma47667011677/google-pagespeed-optimierte-thumbnails-mit-imagemagick.html](https://store.shopware.com/tanma47667011677/google-pagespeed-optimierte-thumbnails-mit-imagemagick.html)

We are using it for a couple of customers but we would aprreciate any feedback.

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**Author:** ![Moritz\_Naczenski](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.shopware.com/moritz_naczenski/32/7792_2.png) [@Moritz\_Naczenski](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Moritz_Naczenski)\
**Post date:** [30. Juni 2018 um 15:50 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-does-shopware-handle-images-imagemagick-graphicsmagick/49298/4 "2018-06-30T15:50:55Z")

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> [@tanmar schrieb:](https://forum.shopware.com/profile/3010/tanmar "tanmar")
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> Shopware is using gdlib to generate thumbnail images. Since Shopware 5.2.17 it additionally uses tools like jpgoptim / pngoptim to compress thumbnails after they have been generated:
> 
> [https://community.shopware.com/Shopware-Media-Optimizer\_detail\_1994.html](https://community.shopware.com/Shopware-Media-Optimizer_detail_1994.html)
> 
> We published a plugin that replaces the thumbnail generation with a routine that uses imagemagick convert to resize and compress the images:
> 
> [https://store.shopware.com/tanma47667011677/google-pagespeed-optimierte-thumbnails-mit-imagemagick.html](https://store.shopware.com/tanma47667011677/google-pagespeed-optimierte-thumbnails-mit-imagemagick.html)
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> We are using it for a couple of customers but we would aprreciate any feedback.

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