Image to AVIF Converter

Convert Image to AVIF — And Whether AVIF Is the Right Target

AVIF is the AV1 Image File Format: still pictures encoded with AV1's intra-frame coding and wrapped in an ISO base media container. The Alliance for Open Media published version 1.2.0 of the specification in October 2025, and it is now decoded by roughly 94.7% of browsers. It is the strongest option available when your goal is delivering the same picture in fewer bytes, and it adds 10- and 12-bit colour and alpha transparency on top. It is the wrong option when the file has to open in older desktop software. This page lays out that trade-off before you convert.

AVIF vs WebP vs JPEG vs PNG

When to Pick AVIF

• You are serving images to browsers and bandwidth or Core Web Vitals matter — this is AVIF's home ground.
• You are archiving a large photo set and want a big reduction without a visible quality drop.
• Your source has more than 8 bits per channel — a camera RAW, a 16-bit TIFF, an HDR render — and you want to keep that headroom.
• You need transparency in a lossy format, which JPEG cannot do at all.

When to Stay on WebP, JPEG or PNG

• The file has to open in older desktop software, a print workflow or a client's ancient viewer — use Image to JPG.
• You need a lossless master with an alpha channel that every tool reads — use Image to PNG.
• You want most of AVIF's savings with fewer compatibility questions — Image to WebP is decoded by every current browser and by far more desktop applications.
• You only wanted a smaller file in the same format — the image compressor re-encodes without changing the extension.

How to Convert Image to AVIF

1. Upload Your Images: Drag files onto the page or click "+ Add Files". Thirty-six input formats are accepted, including JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC/HEIF, TIFF, BMP, GIF, ICO, PSD, EPS and camera RAW from every major brand — CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG, ORF, RAF, RW2 and more. Several files can be queued at once.
2. Pick a Quality Preset: Under Image Compression, the Quality Preset dropdown starts on "Very High (Recommended)". Move it down through High, Medium, Low, Very Low and Lowest to compress harder, or up to Highest for the closest possible match to the source.
3. Or Set a Specific File Size: Switch Image Compression to "Specific file size" and enter a target in bytes, kilobytes or megabytes. Leave the Auto Scale toggle on to let the converter reduce pixel dimensions as well as quality when quality alone cannot reach the target. Image resolution starts on "Keep original" and offers Resolution Percentage, Preset Resolutions, Width, Height or exact Width x Height.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert and save your .avif. Files upload over an encrypted connection, are processed on our servers, and are deleted automatically after a few hours — no sign-up, no watermark.

What the Quality Preset Actually Sets

Each preset maps to a single numeric quality value that our converter passes straight to the AVIF encoder, so you can reason about the setting instead of guessing at it.

Choosing "Specific file size" instead bypasses the preset entirely: the converter re-encodes the picture repeatedly, narrowing in on settings that land under the number you entered, and with Auto Scale enabled it will also search the output width rather than only lowering quality.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will I lose quality converting a JPEG to AVIF?

Some, unavoidably. AVIF encoding here is lossy, so re-encoding an already-lossy JPEG is a second generation, which can soften fine detail and will never restore anything JPEG already discarded. The payoff is size: AVIF consistently produces smaller files than JPEG at comparable visual quality, and usually smaller than WebP too. Converting from a lossless source such as PNG or TIFF is where the format is most convincing, because there is no earlier generation loss to compound.

Does AVIF keep transparency?

Yes. The AVIF specification stores alpha as an auxiliary image item alongside the main picture, matched to its bit depth, and this converter preserves the alpha channel of transparent PNG, WebP, GIF and HEIC sources by default. That makes AVIF one of very few formats offering lossy compression and a genuine alpha channel at the same time — JPEG cannot do it at all.

Which browsers and applications can open an AVIF file?

Browser support sits near 94.7% globally: Chrome 85+, Firefox 93+, Safari 16.4+, Edge 121+ and Opera 71+ all decode AVIF without a flag. Desktop software is the weak spot — recent macOS and Windows builds preview AVIF, but plenty of image editors, older viewers and print tools still do not. If a recipient needs guaranteed compatibility, send them a JPG or PNG instead.

Can I convert a camera RAW file straight to AVIF?

Yes. RAW formats including NEF (Nikon), CR2 and CR3 (Canon), ARW (Sony), DNG, ORF, RAF, RW2, PEF, 3FR, X3F and several more are accepted and rendered directly to AVIF. AVIF's 10- and 12-bit support means more of the original tonal range survives than it would in an 8-bit JPEG. It is still a delivery format, though — a RAW file carries editing latitude that no final image format preserves, so keep the RAW if you may want to re-develop the shot.

Does converting an animated GIF to AVIF keep the animation?

No. An animated source converted to a still image target here yields the first frame only, as a single AVIF picture. The AVIF specification does define image sequences, but this conversion produces a still. For moving content, a video target such as Image to WebM or an animated image such as Image to APNG is the better route.

How do I hit an exact file size rather than guessing at presets?

Switch Image Compression from "Quality Preset" to "Specific file size" and type the number with a Bytes, Kilobytes or Megabytes unit. The converter then encodes iteratively, testing settings until the output fits under your target. Keep Auto Scale enabled and it will also search the output width, which is what lets an aggressive target succeed on a large photo instead of failing outright.

Why is there no "quality percentage" slider on this page?

Because conversions use the preset scale rather than a free-form percentage — the percentage-based quality and target-size-percentage controls that appear on some compression tools are deliberately hidden on image conversion pages. Quality Preset and Specific file size are the two compression modes offered here, and between them they cover both "make it look right" and "make it fit".

What happens to my uploaded images?

They travel over an encrypted connection, are processed on our servers, and are deleted automatically after a few hours. There is no sign-up, no watermark, and files are never shared or made public. If you already have AVIF files and only want them smaller, use compress AVIF rather than converting them again.