Convert AVIF to JPG
AVIF turns up on your computer because a website served it to you. It is the newest and smallest of the web image formats, so sites use it happily, and then the file you saved refuses to open in Photoshop, in your organisation's image viewer, in the CMS you are uploading to, or in whatever the recipient uses. Browsers read AVIF fine. Almost everything that is not a browser is still catching up.
Drop your AVIF files below and download JPG in seconds. Free, unlimited and completely private: the conversion runs inside your browser, so your files never leave your device and are never uploaded to a server.
No upload. Works with your network switched off. Check it yourself, or read what actually happens to your file.
Why convert AVIF to JPG?
JPG is the destination for the same reason it always is: universality. There is no meaningful software left that cannot open a JPG. You will get a noticeably larger file, because AVIF's whole point is compressing better than JPEG can, and in exchange you get a file that works. If the picture has a transparent background, note that JPG cannot keep it and PNG or WebP is the better target.
AVIF is based on the AV1 video codec and reaches even smaller files than WebP at the same visual quality. All modern browsers can display it, but many image editors and older tools cannot open it yet, which is the main reason people convert AVIF to an older format.
JPG has been the default photo format since the nineties and opens everywhere, from ancient office software to modern phones. Its lossy compression shrinks photos dramatically while keeping them looking good at normal viewing sizes. It cannot store transparency, so transparent areas are filled with a solid background.
Note that JPG does not support transparency, so any transparent areas in your AVIF files will be filled with a solid background after conversion.
What this converter does to your AVIF file
Your browser decodes the AVIF natively, since every current browser can, and the pixels are re-encoded as JPEG at the quality you choose, defaulting to 0.9. Both formats are lossy, so this is a second encode: the result cannot be sharper than the AVIF was, and pushing the quality slider low stacks the two losses. Because JPG has no alpha channel, any transparency in the AVIF is flattened onto solid white before encoding. EXIF and colour profile information is not carried across.
AVIF vs JPG at a glance
| AVIF | JPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | AV1 Image File Format | JPEG image |
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossy |
| Transparency | Yes | No |
| Best for | Next generation web images | Photos and general web images |
What changes when you convert AVIF to JPG
| What happens | |
|---|---|
| Image quality | Reduced. AVIF is already lossy and JPG compresses again, so this is a second encode. Nothing is recovered, and at low quality settings the losses stack. |
| Transparency | Lost. JPG cannot store an alpha channel, so transparent areas are filled with solid white. |
| EXIF and GPS | Removed. The conversion goes through a pixel buffer, so camera data and location are not carried into the JPG file. |
| Colour profile | Not carried across. The image is handled in sRGB, which is right for the web and wrong for colour-managed print work. |
| Animation | Not preserved. An animated AVIF produces a single still frame. |
| File size | Varies with the content of the image. No figure is quoted here, because none has been measured on a documented test set. |
How to convert AVIF to JPG
- Drop one or more AVIF files into the box above, or click to browse.
- ImageConvert converts each file to JPG right on your device.
- Download a single file, or grab everything at once as a zip.
Frequently asked questions
Does converting AVIF to JPG reduce quality?
Slightly. AVIF is already lossy and JPEG compresses again, so this is a second pass rather than a copy. At the default quality the difference is difficult to see; at low quality settings the two rounds of loss become visible.
Why did the file get bigger?
Because AVIF is built on the AV1 video codec and compresses considerably better than a format standardised in 1992. Converting to JPG gives up that efficiency, which is the cost of a file that opens everywhere.
What happens to a transparent background?
It is filled with white. JPG has no alpha channel at all, so transparency cannot be represented. Convert to PNG or WebP instead if the transparency matters.
Why can my browser show AVIF but my image editor cannot?
Browsers adopted AVIF quickly because page weight is their problem to solve. Desktop software updates on a slower cycle, and many older versions were released before AVIF existed, which is why converting is still the practical route into an editor.
What is an AVIF file?
AVIF is a next generation format with excellent compression, increasingly used on modern websites.
What is a JPG file?
JPG (JPEG) is the most common photo format, using lossy compression for small file sizes.
Is it free to convert AVIF to JPG?
Yes. There are no limits, no watermarks and no account needed. Convert as many AVIF files as you like.
Are my files private?
Completely. Your AVIF files never leave your browser and are never uploaded to a server, so your images stay on your device.