We need new image file formats because images have to balance file size, visual quality, features, speed, and compatibility—and older formats do not meet every need equally well. A newer format may deliver a smaller image at acceptable quality, preserve transparency or animation, or add capabilities such as high dynamic range and progressive rendering. That does not make it the right choice for every image or every audience.
Why not just use JPEG?
JPEG remains useful, especially for photographs, but it is not a universal container for image needs. A format choice involves more than compression: it can affect transparency, animation, metadata, color profiles, bit depth, dynamic range, and how an image appears while downloading.
Compression also behaves differently by image type. Lossy compression reduces file size by discarding some image data; the discarded information cannot be recovered exactly. That tradeoff may be acceptable for a photograph, but artifacts can be conspicuous around text, diagrams, screenshots, logos, and other crisp edges. Lossless compression reconstructs the original image data, though the resulting file may be larger.
Smaller images can take less time to transfer, and Google web.dev notes that modern formats may reduce resource load time and may improve Largest Contentful Paint. The outcome depends on the image, encoding settings, and delivery path; there is no fixed speed improvement guaranteed by changing the extension.
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What does a new format make possible?
Formats evolve to combine useful capabilities or improve the tradeoffs available to creators and websites. For example, the IETF’s 2024 WebP specification describes a format supporting both lossy and lossless compression, alpha transparency, and animation. Its container can also carry metadata and color profiles. It brings together uses often handled by JPEG, PNG, and GIF, with a design aimed at efficient image transfer.
JPEG XL is designed for both web use and professional imaging. The JPEG Committee describes support for wide color gamut, HDR, high bit depth, animation, alpha transparency, layers, thumbnails, lossless coding, and progressive coding. Its lossless JPEG recompression can also provide a migration path: an existing JPEG can be encoded more compactly and restored as the exact original JPEG. These capabilities describe what the format supports, not a promise that every image will become smaller.
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Which image format should you use?
Choose based on the image, required features, delivery conditions, and the browsers and applications your audience actually uses. MDN’s guidance is to prefer WebP or AVIF for many raster images, consider JPEG XL for large high-resolution raster images, use lossless encoding for screenshots, diagrams, logos, and line art, and use SVG for scalable diagrams and charts where appropriate. JPEG or PNG can serve as fallbacks for older or unsupported browsers.
| Image or requirement | Practical starting point | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Photographs for the web | Compare AVIF and WebP with your existing JPEG delivery. | Visual quality at the actual display size, encoded file size, and audience support. |
| Screenshots, text, charts, logos, and line art | Start with lossless encoding; SVG may suit scalable diagrams and charts. | Check fine edges and text for artifacts. Use PNG or another suitable fallback when needed. |
| Transparency or animation | Compare formats that support the specific feature, including WebP. | Confirm that the target browsers, applications, and publishing pipeline preserve the feature. |
| HDR, wide color, or high bit depth | Evaluate formats designed to carry those properties, such as JPEG XL. | Verify the full workflow, including encoding, browser support, display, and color handling. |
| Progressive display or existing JPEG archives | Consider JPEG XL where the intended environment supports it. | Test progressive behavior and whether lossless JPEG recompression benefits the actual files. |
These are starting points, not universal winners. Compare decoded images at the size and quality settings you plan to deliver, and include encoding and decoding cost as well as transfer size in the decision.
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AVIF or JPEG XL: is one always smaller?
No. Mozilla’s Jake Archibald published image-specific examples on August 24, 2026, that show different outcomes by image and compression mode. For the cited fox photograph, AVIF was smaller at two lossy quality points; JPEG XL was smaller for the lossless version. In the cited screenshot example, AVIF was smaller at the lossy quality point shown, while JPEG XL was smaller losslessly.
| Mozilla example | AVIF | JPEG XL | WebP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox photograph, lossy at SSIMULACRA 2 score 62.8 | 116 kB | 134 kB | Not stated in the cited example |
| Fox photograph, lossy at score 80 | 227 kB | 264 kB | Not stated in the cited example |
| Fox photograph, lossless | 1.76 MB | 1.45 MB | 1.55 MB |
| Screenshot, lossy at score 78 | 11.6 kB | 23.8 kB | Not stated in the cited example |
| Screenshot, lossless | 164 kB | 92 kB | Not stated in the cited example |
These are the sizes for Mozilla’s particular examples and settings, not a general benchmark or prediction for your images. The useful lesson is to test representative photographs, screenshots, and other image types at quality levels acceptable to your users. Mozilla describes AVIF as strong for web-quality photographs and images mixing sharp edges with flat regions, and JPEG XL as useful for lossless imagery, progressive rendering, and lossless JPEG recompression.
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Will modern image formats work in my browser?
Compatibility changes over time and varies by browser and version. Mozilla’s August 24, 2026 report describes Firefox and Chrome as having announced intent to ship JPEG XL, and Safari as having a partial implementation. An announced intent is not a guarantee that every user has a supporting release. Check current compatibility for the browsers and devices you target before relying on a format.
For websites, MDN recommends using the HTML <picture> element to offer preferred formats alongside a fallback image. The browser can select a supported source; the fallback <img> should use JPEG or PNG as appropriate to the image and its transparency needs.
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<picture>
<source srcset="/images/hero.avif" type="image/avif">
<source srcset="/images/hero.webp" type="image/webp">
<img src="/images/hero.jpg" alt="Description of the image">
</picture>Keep each source available in the format indicated by its type. The fallback is not wasted work: it provides a path for browsers that cannot use the preferred source.
How to decide for a real image library
- Group representative images. Include photographs, screenshots, text-heavy graphics, transparency, and animation if they occur in your site.
- Set the real delivery conditions. Test the dimensions, display scale, quality target, and color or transparency requirements your users need.
- Compare output and cost. Inspect decoded visual quality and file size, then account for encoding time, decoding behavior, and progressive rendering where relevant.
- Test the audience’s browser mix. Use current compatibility information and exercise the fallback path, rather than assuming a new codec works everywhere.
- Deploy variants deliberately. Use
<picture>sources where they provide value, retain a suitable fallback, and verify that your publishing pipeline preserves the chosen formats and metadata.
Screenshot files: a practical note
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does changing an image’s file extension convert its format?
No. Renaming a file changes its name, not the encoded image data; conversion requires an encoder that writes the target format.
Can I delete my JPEG originals after converting them?
Keep originals until you have verified that the converted files meet your quality, feature, and fallback needs. JPEG XL lossless recompression can restore an exact JPEG only when that particular workflow is used.
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