Imagemagick is a utility that allows conversion between different image file formats and editing of images from the command line. It also supports many open-source projects, such as Emacs.

ImageMagick (optional)

Installing Imagemagick allows you to view thumbnails of a directory within Emacs with the utility image-dired. After downloading, open the file and start the install wizard:

Accept the licence agreement:

Read the release information:

Choose Install location:

Choose what is installed. Note that Imagemagick also allows Perl, C, C++, and OLE controls to be installed:

Install:

Afterwards instructions on how to test if Imagemagick is installed correctly are shown:

Finally, imagemagick is installed: