Convert AVIF to JPG
Drop the AVIF and download it as JPG, the format every program opens.
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What an AVIF is, and why almost nothing opens it
AVIF is the most efficient image format in general use today, and not by a small
margin. It's built on AV1, the video codec pushed by Google, Netflix and Mozilla,
and applied to a still image it compresses considerably better than WEBP and far
better than JPG at the same apparent quality. That's why more and more sites
serve it, and why more and more people find a .avif in their downloads folder.
That's where the good news stops. Support outside the browser runs years behind: the system image viewer, your usual editor, the document system at work and practically any upload form still have no idea what an AVIF is.
It's a calendar problem, not a quality one
Every format has been through this. WEBP took a decade to become acceptable outside the web; HEIC still isn't entirely. AVIF is at that point now: technically superior and simultaneously the one most likely to be rejected wherever you try to send it.
Converting to JPG isn't a step down in quality, it's a step down in efficiency in exchange for compatibility. The image will look the same; the file will weigh three times as much.
Check for transparency before you convert
AVIF supports an alpha channel, just like PNG and WEBP. If your image is a logo, an icon or a cut-out product, JPG will hand it back with a background colour attached. In that case the right destination is PNG, larger though it is.
For an ordinary photograph with no transparent areas, JPG is the obvious call: much smaller than a PNG and opened by absolutely everything.
Common questions
- What is an AVIF file?
- An image format built on the AV1 video codec. It's the most efficient in general web use today: considerably better compression than WEBP and far better than JPG at the same apparent quality.
- Why won't my program open it?
- Because it's recent. Browsers have supported it since somewhere between 2020 and 2023 depending on which, but desktop software lags well behind: viewers, older editors, document systems and nearly every upload form still don't recognise it.
- Do I lose quality converting?
- There is a second lossy compression, yes. Starting from an AVIF of reasonable quality and saving as JPG at the default value, it isn't visible to the eye. What is visible is the size: the JPG can be three times bigger or more.
- JPG or PNG?
- For a photograph with no transparency, JPG: much smaller and just as universal. If it has transparency, or it's a graphic with hard edges, PNG — AVIF does support an alpha channel and JPG would lose it.
- Should I stop using AVIF on my site?
- No. For serving images it's the best option available and every current browser understands it. This conversion isn't for your website: it's for when the file has to leave it.