Convert AVIF to JPG
AVIF is the newest format here and consequently the least widely readable outside browsers. Converting to JPEG produces a considerably larger file that will open absolutely anywhere — which is the entire point of doing it.
Best for: Making AVIF files usable in desktop software, print workflows and upload forms.
What to know
- Expect the JPEG to be roughly twice the size of the AVIF. AVIF is the far more efficient format.
- Transparency is flattened onto white, as JPEG has no alpha channel.
- Use a high quality setting to avoid compounding the AVIF's existing lossy encoding.
About AVIF
Built on the AV1 video codec and standardised in 2019 — currently the strongest compression available in a widely supported still image format.
- Encoding is genuinely slow: seconds per image rather than milliseconds.
- Not supported by Safari before version 16, nor by much desktop software.
- At aggressive settings it smooths fine texture rather than adding blocky artefacts, which some find worse.
- Support:
- Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari 16+. Roughly 93% of users.
- Transparency:
- Full alpha, efficiently compressed.
About JPEG
The 1992 workhorse of digital photography, and still what almost every camera and phone writes by default.
- Universally supported by anything that can display an image at all.
- Extremely fast to decode, with hardware paths on most devices.
- Safe for print workflows and old software that rejects newer formats.
- Support:
- Every browser ever shipped.
- Transparency:
- None.
Frequently asked questions
- Why convert AVIF to JPG at all?
- Compatibility, essentially always. AVIF is not readable by Safari before 16, by most desktop image software, or by many upload forms. JPEG is readable by everything ever made.
- How much larger will the JPG be?
- Typically around double the AVIF, at comparable visual quality. AVIF compresses roughly twice as efficiently as JPEG.
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