image

Media
import "image"

Provides basic 2D image types and interfaces.

Example

package main

import (
    "image"
    "image/png"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    img := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, 100, 100))
    f, _ := os.Create("out.png")
    png.Encode(f, img)
}

Key Types & Functions

ImageRGBAPointRectangleNewRGBADecode

About image

The image package (imported as image) belongs to the Media category of Go packages. Provides basic 2D image types and interfaces.

Go's standard library is one of the language's greatest strengths, providing production-ready implementations for networking, cryptography, encoding, I/O, and more. The image package follows Go's philosophy of simplicity and composability — small, focused packages that combine through interfaces like io.Reader and io.Writer.

When using image in production, follow Go best practices: handle errors explicitly, use context for cancellation and timeouts, prefer composition over inheritance, and write table-driven tests. The Go documentation at pkg.go.dev provides comprehensive API references and examples for every exported type and function.

Related Packages

image/pngio