alt Hacker NewsTrue, but in my opinion JPEG XL has the right balance of features to become a true replacement of almost every relevant image format we use today, on the web and elsewhere.
Nothing is perfect and niche formats will always be necessary but I think JPEG XL has a good chance to become the USB of image formats.
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shevy-java • today at 12:29 PM
How about AVIF?
I have not read that many direct comparisons here.
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Yeah. Here is a surprisingly readable article on all the supported features and design decisions of JPEG XL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05987
The format is designed to be as general as possible, potentially replacing many common (JPEG, GIF, PNG) and professional image formats.
For example, JPEG XL supports pages (e.g. for comic books), layers (with variable frame sizes, positions and blend modes) and timed animations.