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Third Party Libraries Used by Ghostscript and GhostPDL

The table below details the third party libraries that Ghostscript and/or GhostPDL include, the versions QA tested and shipped with our releases, the relevant license, and the "upstream" URL.

Library Name | Version | Function | License | URL
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CUPS (AGPL Release Only) | 2.8.0 | CUPS raster format output | GPL Version 3 | http://www.cups.org/
eXpat | 2.2.5 | XML parsing for XPS interpreter | MIT/eXpat License | http://expat.sourceforge.net/
FreeType | 2.9.1 | Font scaling and rendering for Ghostscript | FreeType License (BSD-style license with a credit clause) | http://www.freetype.org/
jbig2dec | 0.16 | JBIG2 decoding for the PDF interpreter | Licensed with Ghostscript/GhostPDL (copyright owned by Artifex) | http://www.ghostscript.com/
libjpeg | 9c with patches | JPEG/DCT decoding/encoding | "Free" Can be used in commercial applications without royalty, with acknowledgement. | http://www.ijg.org/
LittleCMS 2 mt (lcms2mt – thread save fork of lcms2) | 2.9mt | ICC profile based color conversion and management | MIT LICENSE | http://www.ghostscript.com/
libpng | 1.6.34 | PNG image encoding/decoding. | libpng license classified as "a permissive free software license" | http://www.libpng.org/
OpenJPEG | 2.3.0 | JPEG2000 image decoding for the PDF interpreter | BSD-style | http://www.openjpeg.org/
libtiff | 4.0.9 | TIFF image encoding/decoding | BSD-style | http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/
zlib | 1.2.11 | (De)Flate compression | zlib License classified as "a permissive free software license" | http://www.zlib.net/
The following are no-cost, open source licensed, but not GPL compatible.
jpegxr (JPEG XR reference software) | 1.8 | HDPhoto/JPEG-XR image decoding for the XPS interpreter | ITU/ISO/IEC "Free" License Reference implementation | http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-T.835
The following are relevant to Artifex Software commercial releases only.
AGFA UFST Optional | 5.x/6.x with patches | Access, scale and render AGFA MicroType fonts | Commercial | http://www.monotypeimaging.com/
Luratech LuraDocument JBIG2 C-SDK Included in commercial release | 1.08 with patches | Replacement JBIG2 image decoder for the PDF interpreter | Commercial | http://www.luratech.com/
Luratech LuraWave JP2 C-SDK Included in commercial release | 2.10 with patches | Replacement JPEG2000 image decoder for the PDF interpreter | Commercial | http://www.luratech.com/
The following are deprecated but still available for use – support will be removed in a future release.
JasPer | 1.701.0 (with patches, hence v1.701.0-gs5) | JPEG2000 image decoding for the PDF interpreter | JasPer License Version 2.0 based on MIT License | http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/
LittleCMS (lcms2) | 1.1.8 with patches | ICC profile base color conversion and management | MIT LICENSE | http://www.littlecms.com/

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Ghostscript version 9.27, 4 April 2019