What happens when you convert AVIF to JPG
- The image is decoded and written as a baseline JPEG at 90 percent quality.
- JPG has no transparency, so transparent areas are filled with white.
- JPG cannot animate, so only the first frame of an animated AVIF is kept.
How to convert AVIF to JPG online
- Press "Choose AVIF files" and select one or more files, or drag them onto the box. You can add files of any size your device can hold in memory.
- Adjust the settings if you need to. Lower quality gives a smaller file.
- Press "Convert to JPG". Images convert in a second or two each.
- Save each JPG with its download button. Close the tab and every trace of the files is gone from memory.
Why convert AVIF to JPG?
AVIF files usually come from images served by modern websites and CDNs. People convert them to JPG because JPG opens everywhere and keeps photos small, which is why upload forms and email favour it.
In short, AVIF is good at what it was made for, and JPG is the more practical choice when the file has to open, upload or print somewhere else. AVIF opens in current Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, while JPG opens in every browser and image viewer.
How to convert AVIF to JPG on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android
On Windows
Open this page in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, drag your AVIF files in from File Explorer, and press Convert. Each JPG is saved to your Downloads folder. Paint can also re-save an image as JPG with Save as, provided Windows can open the AVIF in the first place.
On a Mac
Safari, Chrome and Firefox all work. Drag the AVIF files from Finder onto the drop zone and the JPG files land in Downloads. Preview can do single images too: open the file, choose File, then Export, and pick JPEG.
On iPhone and iPad
Open the page in Safari and tap Choose AVIF files. You can pick from Photos or from the Files app. The converted JPG appears in Files, in the Downloads folder; to put it in your photo library, open it there, tap Share and choose Save Image.
On Android
Open the page in Chrome, tap Choose AVIF files and pick them from Files or your gallery. The JPG is saved to the Download folder, where any file manager can find it.
Best settings for AVIF to JPG
JPG is lossy, so the Quality setting trades file size against detail. Best is 95, High is 90, Medium is 80 and Small file is 65 on the usual 0 to 100 scale. At High the difference from the AVIF is invisible for photos; at Small file you may see softness around text and fine patterns.
The Maximum width setting shrinks large images before encoding. A 4000 pixel phone photo reduced to 1920 pixels loses three quarters of its pixels and most of its size, yet still fills a laptop screen.
AVIF vs JPG: the differences
| AVIF | JPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | AV1 Image File Format | Joint Photographic Experts Group image |
| Type | image | image |
| Created by | the Alliance for Open Media | the Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| First released | 2019 | 1992 |
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossy |
| Transparency | Yes | No |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| Vector or raster | Raster | Raster |
| Colour | up to 12 bits per channel, including HDR | 24-bit colour, 16.7 million colours |
| In a browser | opens in current Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge | opens in every browser and image viewer |
| Common uses | images served by modern websites and CDNs | camera photos, web images and email attachments |
| MIME type | image/avif | image/jpeg |
About AVIF and JPG files
What is an AVIF file?
AVIF uses the AV1 video codec to compress still images and often beats WebP by another 20 percent. Encoding it is slow and many desktop programs cannot open it yet.
What is a JPG file?
JPG discards fine detail the eye is least sensitive to, which is why a photo shrinks to a tenth of its raw size but text and sharp edges pick up blocky artefacts. Every re-save at a lossy setting throws away a little more.
AVIF to JPG not working? Common problems
- Colours look slightly different. Browsers convert images to the standard sRGB colour space when they decode them, so wide-gamut and CMYK images can shift a little.
- A phone photo comes out upright even though it looked sideways elsewhere. That is correct: the rotation stored in the photo is applied during conversion, so the JPG is always the right way up.
- Transparent areas turned white. JPG cannot store transparency; convert to PNG or WebP instead if you need it.
Convert AVIF to JPG from the command line
If you work in a terminal, ImageMagick converts AVIF to JPG in one line:
magick input.avif -quality 90 output.jpgTo convert every AVIF in a folder at once, use magick mogrify -format jpg *.avif. The converter on this page does the same job without installing anything.
AVIF to JPG converter FAQ
Will I lose quality converting AVIF to JPG?
A little. Both formats are lossy, so re-encoding compounds the loss slightly. Keep the default quality or higher and the difference is rarely noticeable.
Why is the JPG a different size from the AVIF?
It depends on the settings. At the defaults, the JPG usually comes out close in size to the AVIF; lower the quality for a smaller file.
Are my AVIF files uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs inside this browser tab using your browser's own image decoder, so your files stay on your device. You can disconnect from the internet after the page has loaded and it still works.
Can I convert several AVIF files to JPG at once?
Yes. Select or drop as many files as you like; they are converted one after another and each gets its own download button.
How do I open a JPG file?
JPG opens in every browser and image viewer. JPG is common for camera photos, web images and email attachments.
Is this AVIF to JPG converter free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you convert. The site is paid for by advertising, and because conversions run on your device there is no server cost per file.
Can I convert AVIF to JPG on my phone?
Yes. The converter works in Safari on iPhone and iPad and in Chrome on Android. Converted files are saved to the Downloads folder.