Libraries & APIs
libjxl:JPEG XL reference implementation (C++)
Nightly Dev Builds
jxl-rs Rust decoder
jxlatte: Java decoder
jxl-oxide: Rust decoder
jixel: Compact encoder in Rust by awxkee
Nightly Dev Builds
jxl-rs Rust decoder
jxlatte: Java decoder
jxl-oxide: Rust decoder
jixel: Compact encoder in Rust by awxkee
Operating Systems
Apple
macOS
iOS 17+
Linux
JPEG XL is packaged across the major Linux distributions.
- Arch Linux & derivatives — libjxl is available for Arch, Manjaro, and EndeavourOS, with support across FFmpeg, ImageMagick, and KDE.
- Fedora — Libraries, development packages, and tools are in the official repositories.
- Debian — Command-line tools and libraries are available in Debian 12 and newer.
- Ubuntu & derivatives — Packages are available in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and newer. For Mint, Pop!_OS, and Zorin OS, availability depends on the Ubuntu base.
- openSUSE — Check package availability for your Tumbleweed or Leap release.
- KaOS & OpenMandriva — Early adopters of JPEG XL viewing in Qt/KDE applications.
Image viewing and thumbnails depend on the application and installed desktop plugins.
Desktop integration & plugins
Qt / KDE: plugin available
GDK-pixbuf: plugin available in libjxl repo
gThumb
MacOS Viewer/QuickLook Plugin
Windows Imaging Component
Windows Thumbnail Handler
EFL(supported since 1.27, no external plugin needed)
GDK-pixbuf: plugin available in libjxl repo
gThumb
MacOS Viewer/QuickLook Plugin
Windows Imaging Component
Windows Thumbnail Handler
EFL(supported since 1.27, no external plugin needed)
Browser Support
JPEG XL browser support varies by version and release channel. Hover for version details:
Safari
Chrome
Enabled by default in Chrome 155 and newer.
Firefox
Enabled by default in Firefox 158 and newer.
Brave
Enabled by default in Brave 1.97.56 (stable), based on Chromium 155.
Thorium
Waterfox
Pale Moon
Basilisk
Orion
Ladybird
Zen
The current state of support in major browsers is as follows:
Image Editors
Photoshop
Lightroom
Affinity
Gimp
Krita
Darktable
Acorn
ACDSee
Camera Raw
Shutter Encoder
And more
Graphic Converter: (since 11.5)
XL Converter
Image Toolbox: (supported since 2.6.0)
Paint.NET: Native support since 5.1.5, plugin support since 4.3.12.
Photoshop: plugin for Adobe Photoshop 2020 and above on Windows.
JPEG XL Toolbox: by SUIKA LTD
RawTherapee: (since version 5.11) Currently supports opening JXL files only. Export support planned for the 6.0 release.
Photopea: Supports importing, a plugin is required for exporting.
Iridient Developer:Version 5 adds export support for JPEG XL file format in lossless, near lossless and lossy modes.
XL Converter
Image Toolbox: (supported since 2.6.0)
Paint.NET: Native support since 5.1.5, plugin support since 4.3.12.
Photoshop: plugin for Adobe Photoshop 2020 and above on Windows.
JPEG XL Toolbox: by SUIKA LTD
RawTherapee: (since version 5.11) Currently supports opening JXL files only. Export support planned for the 6.0 release.
Photopea: Supports importing, a plugin is required for exporting.
Iridient Developer:Version 5 adds export support for JPEG XL file format in lossless, near lossless and lossy modes.
Image Libraries
GDAL
Image Magick
FF mpeg
And more
libvips (supported since 8.11)
Imlib2
Graphics Magick (supported since 1.3.38)
SAIL (supported since 0.9.0)
JPEG XL Decoder/Encoder for Android. (supports version from Android 5.0 - API Level 21)
JPEG XL Decoder/Encoder for iOS, MacOS. Swift bindings
SDWebImage JPEGXL Coder (supported since 0.1.0)
Imlib2
Graphics Magick (supported since 1.3.38)
SAIL (supported since 0.9.0)
JPEG XL Decoder/Encoder for Android. (supports version from Android 5.0 - API Level 21)
JPEG XL Decoder/Encoder for iOS, MacOS. Swift bindings
SDWebImage JPEGXL Coder (supported since 0.1.0)
Additional Categories
Metadata Manipulation Libraries
ExifTool by Phil Harvey (supported since 12.25)
Exiv2 (supported since 0.27.4)
Ashampoo Kim (supported since 0.10)
Exiv2 (supported since 0.27.4)
Ashampoo Kim (supported since 0.10)
Online Tools
Cloud-based Image Delivery Platforms
Image Viewers
Aspect
ImageGlass
IrfanView (supported since 4.59 - requires a plugin to be downloaded and enabled)
jpegview
Swayimg
Mihon
XnView
Light Matter
Any viewer based on Qt, KDE, GDK-pixbuf, EFL, ImageMagick, libvips or imlib2 (see above)
Qt viewers: gwenview, digiKam, KolourPaint, KPhotoAlbum, LXImage-Qt, qimgv, qView, nomacs, VookiImageViewer, PhotoQt
GTK viewers: Eye of Gnome (eog), gThumb, Geeqie
EFL viewers: entice, ephoto
ImageGlass
IrfanView (supported since 4.59 - requires a plugin to be downloaded and enabled)
jpegview
Swayimg
Mihon
XnView
Light Matter
Any viewer based on Qt, KDE, GDK-pixbuf, EFL, ImageMagick, libvips or imlib2 (see above)
Qt viewers: gwenview, digiKam, KolourPaint, KPhotoAlbum, LXImage-Qt, qimgv, qView, nomacs, VookiImageViewer, PhotoQt
GTK viewers: Eye of Gnome (eog), gThumb, Geeqie
EFL viewers: entice, ephoto
Duplicate Image Finders