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bitandblack/image-blur
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CSS-only alternative to the BlurHash algorithm: Extract the most important color values from an image and create CSS gradients out of them. The color gradients can be used to display a simple blurred preview of an image while it still loads.

1.2.0(1y ago)01.3kMITPHP >=8.2

Since Oct 8Compare

[ Source](https://bitbucket.org/wirbelwild/image-blur.git)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/bitandblack/image-blur)[ Docs](https://www.bitandblack.com)[ Fund](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tobiaskoengeter)[ RSS](/packages/bitandblack-image-blur/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (9)Used By (0)

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The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://bitbucket.org/wirbelwild/image-blur.git).

###  Health Score

38

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LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance47

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~214 days

Recently: every ~292 days

Total

7

Last Release

399d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 1.0.02023-09-29

PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.0PHP >=7.2

1.0.0PHP >=8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b0808723f714458ca2dd5894427a9ff755342bdfb85aa756347db1703d1a55ec?d=identicon)[TobiasKöngeter](/maintainers/TobiasK%C3%B6ngeter)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d234cc7eea9828e1991a99c9d76770426cb726a810f4855d5efd30de95c448d0?d=identicon)[Bit&Black](/maintainers/Bit&Black)

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Tags

imageBlurblurhash

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector

Code StyleECS

Type Coverage Yes

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