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# Requirements

* ExpressionEngine 7.4 or greater
  * Using native File Manager (compatibility mode on or off)
* PHP 8.2 or greater
  * GD (or GD 2) library. ImageMagick is also supported if installed.
  * At least 256 megabytes of memory allocated and available to PHP
    * 512 megabytes is recommended (and more if you can spare it). Manipulating images can take a lot of memory. And particularly, the larger image, the more memory it will take.
  * `jpegoptim` for jpeg optimization
  * `gifsicle` for gif optimization
  * `optipng` for PNG optimization