JPEG XL (.jxl) is the next-generation, general-purpose image compression codec by the JPEG committee (more info you can find on jpegxl.info). Which apps/programs can open and convert it?
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JPEG XL (.jxl) is the next-generation, general-purpose image compression codec by the JPEG committee (more info you can find on jpegxl.info). Which apps/programs can open and convert it?
So far following apps support JPEG XL:
Viewers:
Geeqie – Recent commit adds JPEG XL support.
gThumb (Linux image viewer) from version 3.11.3 onwards as Flatpak or with unofficial UbuntuHandbook PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
XnView MP – closed-source image viewer (but up to 0.99.1 JXL support limited to Windows)
Gwenview (KDE Application)
PhotoQt Image Viewer
nomacs - Image Lounge
qimgv - Image viewer. Fast, easy to use. Optional video support.
digiKam - Advanced open-source digital photo management application, settings see here.
PicView - Fast Picture Viewer
Qt plug-in qt-jpegxl-image-plugin to allow Qt and KDE based applications to read/write JXL images.
Browsers with activation:
Converters:
Other:
sudo apt install libjxl-gimp-pluginneeded to get JPEG XL support).The libjxl repository includes a plugin for 2.10+.
There is another plugin for development GIMP 2.99.
Here is a full list of all softwares and services that support JPEG XL, as of November 2021. This list (and the linked tutorials) are authored by me, as part of a project to create an ecosystem platform around the format:
Browsers:
CDNs:
Toolkits, Libraries:
Converters
Viewers:
** Should work with Ubuntu, either natively or with a third-party installer.
Edit: Added authorship notice!