Firefox 157 Will Include JPEG XL By Default On All Platforms
Mozilla plans to enable JPEG XL decoding by default in Firefox 157, which is due at the end of September. Phoronix reports: Firefox Nightly has JPEG-XL support enabled by default right now to help in vetting this support while Mozilla believes the support is in good enough shape for a stable debut with Firefox 157. This follows Chrome shipping JPEG-XL and Google Research developing jxl-rs as a…
Mozilla is set to enable JPEG XL decoding by default in Firefox 157, which is scheduled for release at the end of September. According to Phoronix, Firefox Nightly already has JPEG-XL support enabled by default as part of its vetting process. Mozilla believes this support is ready for a stable debut in Firefox 157. This move follows Chrome's recent adoption of JPEG-XL, as well as Google Research's development of jxl-rs, a Rust-based JPEG-XL image decoder that is both performant and secure.
In a Mozilla Hacks blog post, Mozilla delves into the comparison between JPEG XL and AVIF image formats. JPEG XL excels at lossless imagery, progressive rendering, and compressing JPEGs without sacrificing quality. On the other hand, AVIF is optimized for web-quality photographic images and images with a mix of sharp edges and flat surfaces.
While AVIF generally produces smaller files for web-quality images compared to JPEG XL, it currently lacks basic progressive rendering support. For very large images, this could make JPEG XL a preferable choice despite the slightly larger file size.
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