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Port details on branch 2026Q2
py-pillow-heif Python interface for libheif library
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Maintainer: sunpoet@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2026-04-21 13:33:26
Last Update: 2026-04-21 13:08:15
Commit Hash: c8274e7
Also Listed In: python
License: BSD3CLAUSE
WWW:
https://github.com/bigcat88/pillow_heif
Description:
Python bindings to libheif for working with HEIF images and plugin for Pillow. Features: - Decoding of 8, 10, 12 bit HEIC and AVIF files. - Encoding of 8, 10, 12 bit HEIC and AVIF files. - EXIF, XMP, IPTC read & write support. - Support of multiple images in one file and a PrimaryImage attribute. - Adding & removing thumbnails. - Reading of Depth Images. - Adding HEIF support to Pillow in one line of code as a plugin.
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Dependency lines:
  • ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pillow-heif>0:graphics/py-pillow-heif@${PY_FLAVOR}
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/graphics/py-pillow-heif/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install graphics/py-pillow-heif
  • pkg install py311-pillow-heif
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PKGNAME: py311-pillow-heif
Package flavors (<flavor>: <package>)
  • py311: py311-pillow-heif
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1775587502 SHA256 (pillow_heif-1.3.0.tar.gz) = af8d2bda85e395677d5bb50d7bda3b5655c946cc95b913b5e7222fabacbb467f SIZE (pillow_heif-1.3.0.tar.gz) = 17133211

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Build dependencies:
  1. py311-setuptools>=61 : devel/py-setuptools@py311
  2. py311-wheel>=0 : devel/py-wheel@py311
  3. python3.11 : lang/python311
  4. py311-build>=0 : devel/py-build@py311
  5. py311-installer>=0 : devel/py-installer@py311
Test dependencies:
  1. python3.11 : lang/python311
Runtime dependencies:
  1. py311-pillow>=11.1.0 : graphics/py-pillow@py311
  2. python3.11 : lang/python311
Library dependencies:
  1. libheif.so : graphics/libheif
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graphics_py-pillow-heif
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Number of commits found: 1

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1.3.0
21 Apr 2026 13:08:15
commit hash: c8274e772703a0013a117279851d76280ea94edccommit hash: c8274e772703a0013a117279851d76280ea94edccommit hash: c8274e772703a0013a117279851d76280ea94edccommit hash: c8274e772703a0013a117279851d76280ea94edc files touched by this commit
Po-Chuan Hsieh (sunpoet) search for other commits by this committer
graphics/py-pillow-heif: Update to 1.3.0

Changes:	https://github.com/bigcat88/pillow_heif/releases
Security:	CVE-2026-28231
(cherry picked from commit 1e4ce88f5bce800f4422a3571b829bc4a89d4c07)

Number of commits found: 1