Alfred ImageMagick File Actions

An Alfred workflow for quick image manipulation using ImageMagick. Crop whitespace, create square images, and remove white backgrounds from your image files.

Requirements

• Alfred 4+ with Powerpack (required for List Filter functionality)
• ImageMagick - Install with brew install imagemagick

Note: Without Powerpack, you can use the standalone scripts directly (see Development section).

Installation

1. Download the .alfredworkflow file
2. Double-click to install in Alfred
3. Ensure ImageMagick is accessible via magick command

Features

🎯 Make TightLayout

• Crop Whitespace: Removes surrounding whitespace (5% fuzz factor)
• Crop Whitespace + Square: Crops whitespace then pads to perfect square

Demo:

Original: [Image with lots of whitespace around content]
Crop:     [Content tightly cropped, no whitespace]
Square:   [Content centered in perfect square]

🎨 Remove Background

• Removes white backgrounds and converts to transparent PNG
• Uses 10% fuzz factor for intelligent detection
• Trims to tight bounds around the subject

Demo:

Original: [Image with white background]
Result:   [Image with transparent background, tight bounds]

All operations automatically copy results to clipboard.

Usage

1. Select an image file in Finder
2. Right-click and choose from Services:
   • "Make TightLayout" → Choose crop or crop+square
   • "Remove Background" → Remove white background

Supported Formats

PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, HEIC, SVG

Configuration

• Target Folder: Where to save processed images (defaults to source location)
• Image Suffix: Add suffix to processed filenames
• Open/Reveal: Choose post-processing action (open, reveal, both, ask, or nothing)

Output Files

• TightLayout: Creates _cropped and _squared variants
• Background Removal: Creates _no_bg.png with transparency

Troubleshooting

ImageMagick Not Found

brew install imagemagick
magick --version  # Verify installation

Permission Issues

• Grant Alfred full disk access in System Preferences
• Ensure target folder is writable

Development

Standalone Script Usage

chmod +x tight-square.sh remove-white-bg.sh

# Crop whitespace
./tight-square.sh crop /path/to/image.png

# Crop and make square
./tight-square.sh crop_square /path/to/image.png

# Remove background
./remove-white-bg.sh /path/to/image.png

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

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Credits

Inspired by @Acidham/alfred-image-shrinker - an excellent Alfred workflow for image optimization and resizing.