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* [ImageMagick on the iPhone](http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php#iOS): convert, edit, or compose images on your iPhone.
[Examples of ImageMagick Usage](http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/), shows how to use ImageMagick from the command-line to accomplish any of these tasks and much more. Also, see [Fred's ImageMagick Scripts](http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/): a plethora of command-line scripts that perform geometric transforms, blurs, sharpens, edging, noise removal, and color manipulations. With [Magick.NET](https://magick.codeplex.com/), use ImageMagick without having to install ImageMagick on your server or desktop.
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+The design of ImageMagick is an evolutionary process, with the design and implementation efforts serving to influence and guide further progress in the other. With [ImageMagick version 7](http://nextgen.imagemagick.org), we aim to improve the design based on lessons learned from the version 6 implementation. See the [porting](http://www.imagemagick.org/script/porting.php) guide to track the progress of the version 7 development effort.
