---
name: "linkicc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lcms2"
version: "2.20-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/linkicc"
---

# linkicc(1)

little cms device link generator.

## NAME

linkicc - little cms device link generator.

## SYNOPSIS

**linkicc** \[*options*\] *profiles*

## DESCRIPTION

lcms is a standalone CMM engine, which deals with the color management. It implements a fast transformation between ICC profiles. **linkicc** is a little cms device link generator.

Links two or more profiles into a single devicelink profile. Colorspaces must be paired except Lab/XYZ, that can be interchanged.

## OPTIONS

- **-a** NUM

  Observer adaptation state (abs.col. only), (0..1.0, float value) \[defaults to 1.0\].

- **-b**

  Black point compensation.

- **-c** *precision*

  Precision (0=LowRes, 1=Normal, 2=Hi-res) \[defaults to 1\].

- **-d** *description*

  Description text (quotes can be used).

- **-h** *NUM*

  Show summary of options and examples (0=help, 1=Built-in profiles, 2=Examples, 3=Contact information)

- **-k** *inklimit*

  Ink-limiting in % (CMYK only), (0..400.0, float value) \[default 400.0\].

- **-l**

  Use linearization curves (may affect accuracy).

- **-n** *gridpoints*

  Alternate way to set precision, number of CLUT points.

- **-o** *profile*

  Output devicelink profile \[defaults to 'devicelink.icm'\].

- **-r** *profileversion*

  Profile version. (CAUTION: may change the profile implementation), (2.0..4.3, float value) \[defaults to 4.3\].

- **-t** *NUM*

  Rendering intent

  ```
  0=Perceptual [default]
  1=Relative colorimetric
  2=Saturation
  3=Absolute colorimetric
  10=Perceptual preserving black ink
  11=Relative colorimetric preserving black ink
  12=Saturation preserving black ink
  13=Perceptual preserving black plane
  14=Relative colorimetric preserving black plane
  15=Saturation preserving black plane
  ```

- **-v** *verbosity*

  Verbosity level, (0=None, 1=Normal, 2=High, 3=Very High) \[defaults to 0\].

- **-x**

  Creatively, guess deviceclass of resulting profile.

- **-y** *copyright*

  Copyright notice (quotes can be used) \["No copyright, use freely"\].

- **-8**

  Creates 8-bit devicelink.

## BUILT-IN PROFILES

```
	*Lab2  -- D50-based v2 CIEL*a*b
	*Lab4  -- D50-based v4 CIEL*a*b
	*Lab   -- D50-based v4 CIEL*a*b
	*XYZ   -- CIE XYZ (PCS)
	*sRGB  -- sRGB color space
	*Gray22 - Monochrome of Gamma 2.2
	*Gray30 - Monochrome of Gamma 3.0
	*null   - Monochrome black for all input
	*Lin2222- CMYK linearization of gamma 2.2 on each channel
```

## EXAMPLES

```
To create 'devicelink.icm' from a.icc to b.icc:
	linkicc a.icc b.icc
To create 'out.icc' from sRGB to cmyk.icc:
	linkicc -o out.icc *sRGB cmyk.icc
To create a sRGB input profile working in Lab:
	linkicc -x -o sRGBLab.icc *sRGB *Lab
To create a XYZ -> sRGB output profile:
	linkicc -x -o sRGBLab.icc *XYZ *sRGB
To create a abstract profile doing softproof for cmyk.icc:
	linkicc -t1 -x -o softproof.icc *Lab cmyk.icc cmyk.icc *Lab
To create a 'grayer' sRGB input profile:
	linkicc -x -o grayer.icc *sRGB gray.icc gray.icc *Lab
To embed ink limiting into a cmyk output profile:
	linkicc -x -o cmyklimited.icc -k 250 cmyk.icc *Lab
```

## NOTES

For suggestions, comments, bug reports etc. send mail to info@littlecms.com.

## SEE ALSO

[**jpgicc**(1)](/jpgicc/1.md), [**psicc**(1)](/psicc/1.md), [**tificc**(1)](/tificc/1.md), [**transicc**(1)](/transicc/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Shiju p. Nair \<shiju.p@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project.