jpeg-xl ☆

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Description:
New file format for still image compression

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.11.1@3 | Tracked Since: Dec 26, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: image-format compression multimedia graphics photography

Install: brew install jpeg-xl

About:
JPEG XL is a modern, royalty-free image format designed to provide superior compression ratios compared to legacy formats like JPEG and PNG. It supports advanced features such as lossless JPEG transcoding, HDR, and progressive decoding. The primary value proposition is achieving significantly smaller file sizes while maintaining or improving visual quality, which reduces storage and bandwidth costs.

Key Features:

Superior compression ratios over JPEG and PNG
Lossless JPEG transcoding capability
Support for HDR, wide color gamut, and animation
Fast, hardware-accelerated decoding

Use Cases:

Web performance optimization for images
Archival storage of large image libraries
Professional photography workflows requiring high fidelity

Alternatives:

mozjpeg – JPEG XL offers significantly better compression and modern features, while mozjpeg is a drop-in JPEG encoder optimization.
webp – JPEG XL provides higher compression efficiency and lossless JPEG transcoding, whereas WebP is more widely supported in browsers.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 26, 2025 12:38pm	0.11.1	3	VERSION_BUMP	3c09f089
Sep 10, 2025 9:30pm		3	VERSION_BUMP	0dc9968a
Nov 18, 2024 12:22am		1	VERSION_BUMP	fa8b02da
Oct 22, 2024 12:01am		1	VERSION_BUMP	c6f599f7
Sep 14, 2024 4:26pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	9c4f3636