imgproxy

Fast and secure standalone server for resizing and converting remote images.

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Still maintained? Yes: 99 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v4.0.20 (Oct 2026).

Docker #1 of 9 in Proxy

At a glance

imgproxy quick facts

Health score: 96/100 GOOD
Stars: 11,162
Last commit: 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release: v4.0.20, Oct 2026
Licence: MIT

View imgproxy/imgproxy on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "imgproxy is a fast and secure standalone server for resizing, processing, and converting images. The guiding principles behind imgproxy are speed, security, and simplicity."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

imgproxy scores 96/100, #1 of 9 in Proxy: 99 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v4.0.20, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 11,162 stars add 16.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.8 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Health over time

Steady at 96 since 11 Sep

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

99 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency 25.0 / 25

v4.0.20 released 4 days ago
Stars biggest shortfall 16.2 / 20

11k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
Not archived 10.0 / 10

Repository is active
Docker support 10.0 / 10

Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

99
Last 90 days: 309
Last 12 months: 4 days ago
Last push

Ranked #1 of 9 tools in Proxy by health , just above sish (#2) .

Details

Licence	MIT
Platforms	Go, Docker, K8S
Latest release	v4.0.20 · 4 days ago
Stars	11,162
Open issues	61
Docker	Yes
Repository	imgproxy/imgproxy ↗

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imgproxy vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with imgproxy (Proxy), scored on the same five terms.

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
imgproxy (this tool)	96	11k	MIT	4 days ago
sish	94	4.8k	MIT	3 days ago
GitProxy	90	262	Apache-2.0	today
g3proxy	77	893	Apache-2.0	5 days ago
Tinyproxy	61	6k	GPL-2.0	1 month ago
socks5-proxy-server	46	145	Apache-2.0	9 days ago

imgproxy: common questions

Is imgproxy still maintained?

imgproxy had 99 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v4.0.20, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.

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