Convert JPG to AVIF

Re-encode JPEGs as AVIF for the smallest files a browser can make.

Output

Drop an image to start

Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

AVIF holds up better than JPEG at low bitrates in particular — the blocking and mosquito noise that gives away a hard-compressed JPEG largely is not there. For a page carrying a lot of photographs the saving is worth the switch.

It is still a re-encode of a lossy original, so keep quality high rather than compressing twice as hard. Encoding takes longer than the other formats; a batch of large photographs is not instant.

Because this is a second lossy pass, the sensible order is to convert once from the largest original you still have rather than from a file that has already been through a compression step or two. If the JPEG is all there is, keep the quality slider high and accept the smaller saving.

Step by step

  1. 1Drop in your JPEG files.
  2. 2Keep the quality high — this is a second lossy pass.
  3. 3Press Convert — encoding takes a moment — then download.

Questions

How much smaller than JPEG?

Often around half at comparable quality, more at aggressive settings. It varies with the image.

Should I keep the JPEGs?

Keep the originals, yes. Nothing here modifies them, and you may want a fallback for software that cannot read AVIF.

Why does a batch take so long?

AVIF encoding is computationally expensive and images are processed one at a time so the tab stays usable.

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