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Short recap of browser history, ecosystem adoption (DNG, PDF, DICOM, GDAL, tools, OSes), Chrome M145 + flag, Interop 2026, and 2026 as the year of JPEG XL.

How JPEG XL compares to AVIF, WebP and JPEG, what it means for your Core Web Vitals, and how to start serving it today.

How JPEG XL went from "obsolete" to the future of web images in Chromium: the story of its return, the jxl-rs Rust decoder integration, and the honor of being part of its comeback. Status: landed in Chromium Canary 145.0.7632.0+.

JPEG XL’s approach of ignoring bit depth in favor of floating-point perceptual compression with intensity targets frees it from the rigid integer-based constraints that plague AVIF’s video codec heritage.

Researchers applied JPEG AIC-3 methodology to precisely assess HDR image compression quality using JND measurements.

JPEG XL Is Here – Now Apple Just Needs to Fully Embrace It Across its Development Environment

An ATP podcast discussion raises the question: How much space would Apple save by switching to JPEG XL in the Photos app?

Discussion around what it means to have JPEG XL supported in iPhone 16 Pro DNG containers.

An exploration of JPEG XL’s lossless modular mode, which is capable of creating impressively small image files.

PetaPixel interview with Jon Sneyers (JPEG XL standard editor) on what JPEG XL is, why it matters for photographers, and why you should use it.

A comparison of the performance of JPEG XL, AVIF, and WebP in handling wide-gamut linear color profiles.

Fastly adds support for JPEG XL in their Image Optimizer Professional platform.

An exploration of JPEG XL’s performance on the image compression Pareto front versus other encoders.

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 ships with JPEG XL support, using it as an “Expert RAW” format

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series supports JPEG XL, a significant milestone for the adoption of this new image format

While JXL leads the pack, XYB JPEG outperforms all other JPEG formats and surpasses AVIF at high-fidelity ranges

Google's decision to deprecate JPEG XL in Chrome highlights the importance of browser diversity and the need for free and open image formats, like JPEG XL, to ensure that users are not locked into proprietary technologies.

An unscientific analysis of these two image formats based on file size and image quality.

A response to the AVIF team's comparison of AVIF, JPEG XL, WebP, and JPEG. Discusses decoding vs rendering speed, progressive decoding, encoding speed and quality settings, quality metrics (e.g. SSIMULACRA 2), BD rates in web-relevant quality ranges, and a feature comparison table. At useful presets, 9 out of 13 quality metrics favor JPEG XL.

A detailed case for the adoption of JPEG XL as a primary image format.

Discussion on the use of saliency maps in creating progressive JPEG XL images.

An argument for why next-gen codecs like JPEG XL are poised to replace JPEG.

Insights into the creation and adoption of JPEG XL as a universal image codec.

How progressive image decoding with JPEG XL can enhance web experiences.

Discussing the balance between fidelity and appeal in Image Compression.

Announcement of Cloudinary's support for JPEG XL.

A comparative analysis of JPEG XL and other image codecs.

Discussion on the legacy friendliness of the FUIF image format.

Explaining the need for a new image format like FUIF.

Introduction to FUIF and its benefits for responsive images.

Introduces AIC-HDR2025, the first HDR image quality dataset, using the JPEG AIC-3 methodology to assess four codecs (including JPEG XL) from visible distortion to visually lossless.

JPEG XL is a new image coding system offering state-of-the-art compression performance, lossless JPEG recompression, and advanced features. It aims to replace JPEG, PNG, GIF, and other formats with a single universal codec. This article provides an overview of JPEG XL, including its history, design rationale, coding tools, and future potential.

Efficiently compressing spectral images, this new method uses cosine transforms and adaptive JPEG XL encoding to achieve 10–60× smaller file sizes while preserving perceptual quality.

Evaluates lossless compression in JPEG XL and explores codebase modifications to improve compression ratio; one prediction method improves results for specific image types.

From analogue film to digital storage and transfer: the ecological footprint of photography, the role of lossy compression, and how newer formats like JPEG XL could reduce the environmental cost of the trillions of photos we produce each year.

The official white paper on JPEG XL.

Benchmarking study of JPEG XL lossy and lossless image compression performance.

Quality assessment framework for JPEG XL CfP proposals: subjective experiments in three labs and objective metrics on SDR and HDR content.

Technical overview of JPEG XL architecture and coding tools.

Formal use cases and requirements document for the JPEG XL standard.

Final call for proposals that led to the JPEG XL standardization process.

SPDY Stream interview with Jon Sneyers on JPEG XL (Henri Helvetica).

An up-to-date overview slide deck of JPEG XL.

Podcast episode with Jon Sneyers explaining JPEG XL — what it is, why it matters, and why photographers should care.

Discussion on JPEG XL art in the context of the Inércia Demoparty 2022.

Update on JPEG XL’s developments and improvements.

Presentation on JPEG XL’s advanced technology and future potential.

Discussion on the next-generation image formats including JPEG XL at ImageCon.

Interop investigation to make browser support for the JPEG XL image format testable, including defining requirements for progressive rendering.

AWS HealthImaging announces support for storing and retrieving JPEG XL encoded DICOM.

The Chromium team has declared its intention to ship a JPEG XL decoder, reversing the October 2022 decision. Rick Byers cited Safari adoption, Firefox's position, PDF standardization, and developer demand. A Rust-based decoder (jxl-rs) is the likely path.

After controversially removing JPEG XL support in 2022, Google is now bringing the modern image format back to Chrome following widespread adoption by Safari and Firefox, and strong developer demand.

Google has restarted work on bringing JPEG XL to Chrome, after Safari, Windows 11, and the PDF standard adopted it.

CAST has launched the first commercial JPEG XL encoder IP core for camera SoCs, enabling hardware-based real-time compression that delivers superior image quality at smaller file sizes than legacy JPEG while supporting 4K/8K, HDR, and wide color gamut.

The PDF Association is adopting JPEG XL as its preferred solution for HDR images despite Google Chrome declaring the format obsolete, potentially reviving mainstream adoption through PDF’s inclusion of the advanced image format that offers superior compression and billion-pixel support.

Philips has launched the world’s first digital pathology scanner with native DICOM JPEG XL output, enabling smaller file sizes, scalable storage, and seamless integration for pathology workflows.

The Ubuntu 25.04 release shipping this month will now feature JPEG-XL image format support out-of-the-box.

Due to popular requests, the Photos app now supports JXL files.

JPEG XL offers raw-like flexibility at just 10% of the file size, with support for 32-bit color depth, HDR, and wide color gamuts, making it an efficient alternative already integrated into Adobe’s DNG workflow.

Apple’s adoption of JPEG XL in the iPhone 16 enables more efficient compression and may pave the way for wider industry adoption of this next-generation image compression standard.

Firmware seen by 9to5Mac for iPhone 16 Pro confirms support for shooting ProRAW photos with JPEG XL compression.

The iPhone 16 Pro models will support the JPEG XL file format, according to code found in iOS 18.

JPEG XL support rumored for capturing lossy and lossless photos on the iPhone 16 Pro

Mozilla is exploring the adoption of a Rust-based JPEG-XL decoder, contingent on assurances of security, performance, and compatibility.

Cloudinary’s JPEG XL optimizes compression and efficiency, reducing storage costs, lowers bandwidth consumption, decreasing carbon emissions at a massive scale.

Google’s Jpegli open-source library offers a next-gen Image Compression codec that can compress images up to 35% more than traditional JPEG while maintaining the same quality.

JPEG XL support comes to Linux Mint

Google is facing criticism for allegedly ignoring the JPEG XL image format, a more efficient and higher-quality alternative to traditional JPEG, in its Chrome browser and Android operating system.

The JPEG XL image format, designed to replace traditional JPEG, has reached a major milestone with the announcement of interoperability between different implementations, paving the way for wider adoption in 2024.

Full HDR workflow comes to Pixelmator Pro with support for JPEG XL

Apple’s Safari browser now supports JPEG XL, a next-generation image format that offers better compression and quality than traditional JPEG, marking a significant milestone in the format’s adoption.