# Re: Need help to install RMagick

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-need-help-to-install-rmagick/114874>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 18, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-need-help-to-install-rmagick/114874 "2007-09-18T13:07:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-need-help-to-install-rmagick/114874/1 "2007-09-18T13:07:44Z")

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Hi

To use RMagick you need to have ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick installed.  
All you need a c compiler to compile the extension natively. This  
involves installing Mingw to get gcc on Windows - or if you have access  
to MS Visual Studio/ MS Visual C++.

Either that or you download and install the RMagick-win32 gem, see:  
[http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html#gcc](http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html#gcc)

Follow the link for installation instructions.

HTH

Clive