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(Including icclib, cgatslib and DPS)

Author :- Graeme Gill (Home Page)
Last updated 2012/5/11


If you want to see the X-Rite i1Pro 2 instrument supported, please consider donating.

Current Version 1.4.0

ArgyllCMS is an ICC compatible color management system, available as Open Source under the AGPL. It supports accurate ICC profile creation for scanners, cameras and film recorders, and calibration and profiling of displays and RGB & CMYK printers. Spectral sample data is supported, allowing a selection of illuminants observer types, and paper fluorescent whitener additive compensation. Profiles can also incorporate source specific gamut mappings for perceptual and saturation intents. Gamut mapping and profile linking uses the CIECAM02 appearance model, a unique gamut mapping algorithm, and a wide selection of rendering intents. Device Link can be created with a wide variety of advanced options. It also includes code for the fastest portable 8 bit raster color conversion engine available anywhere, as well as support for fast, fully accurate 16 bit conversion. Device color gamuts can also be viewed and compared using a VRML viewer. Comprehensive documentation is provided for each utility, and a general guide to using the tools for typical color management tasks is also available. A mailing list provides support for more advanced usage.

Argyll is a collection of source code that compiles into a set of command line tools, licensed under the GNU licensing terms.

Argyll also includes a general purpose ICC V2 profile format access library, icclib, and a general purpose CGATS file format I/O library.

Also hosted here, is DPS a "Demo Print System". This is an inkjet printer driver framework, currently aimed at driving the Epson R1800 printer. This is under development, and not yet complete.

If you'd like to help support ArgyllCMS, please see the Donation information at the bottom of this page.

On Line Documentation
Download V1.4.0 Argyll Source Code
Download V1.4.0 Main Windows 32 executables
Download V1.4.0 Main OS X executables
Download V1.4.0 Main Linux x86 Executables
Commercial Use and non-GPL Licensing
Download V2.13 icclib or cgatslib Source Code
Download DPS Source Code
Download SnoopyPro Source Code or Executables
Argyll mailing List Information

After you have downloaded the source or executables, please read the notes on installing.

Please note that some of the Linux packages based on "ArgyllCMS" have been modified in various ways, and may not work exactly the same as what is distributed here. If something doesn't work using such a package, please download the real thing from here and re-test before reporting a bug.

If you would like to support the development of the GNU releases of ArgyllCMS, you can make a donation using PayPal by selecting the button below.

Money donated will primarily be used in purchasing additional color measurement instruments and other hardware, as well as defraying other expenses accrued in developing and making available the GNU release of ArgyllCMS.
If you have a suggestion as to what your donation should be put towards (e.g. to purchase a particular instrument), then please include that suggestion in the message accompanying your donation.

Donation have been used recently to:

Currently there is 72% of the funds needed to purchase an X-Rite i1Basic Pro 2 in order to add support for this new instrument.
Another AU$402 is needed. If you would like to see the i1 pro 2 supported sooner rather than later, then your donation will help.

[Another upcoming requirement will be for a new a new development machine capable of running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
  Support for OS X 10.8 will be therefore be delayed until I am able to raise AU$1400, or someone is able to donate suitable machine. ]


Thanks to the following people for their recent donations and support:

   George Pop, Diego Carra, Alex Sansosti, Ridouan Agarad, Boleslaw Ciesielski, William Chiarchiaro, Stefan Pallari, Jan-Peter Homann,
   Udo Suetterlin, Udo Suetterlin, John Pybus, Greg Mikol, Scott Janz, TAKESHI UMEDA, Teni Economos

 
If you've decided to buy a color instrument because Argyll supports it, please let the dealer and manufacturer know that "You bought it because Argyll CMS supports it" - thanks.