Seonglae ChoA royalty-free raster graphics file format that supports both lossy and lossless compression
Designed to be a universal replacement
The reason given was that the format is still experimental and not gaining traction in the ecosystem
Chrome implementation uses Rust-based
jxl-rs decoder, including MIME type (image/jxl) handling and settings UI.HDR·Wide Gamut, 32-bit per channel, ultra-high resolution, thousands of channels, animation, alpha, depth maps, progressive loading support. With Chrome's renewed support now confirmed, JPEG XL is very likely to become the de facto next-generation web image standard.
On October 29, 2022, Google announced that Chrome would not support JPEG XL starting from version 110 → 2025 revive
Google *unkills* JPEG XL?
A quick summary of the format's road to stardom
https://tonisagrista.com/blog/2025/google-unkills-jpegxl/
FSF: Chrome’s JPEG XL killing shows how the web works under browser hegemony
Google, with 80% of browser share, says there's not enough ecosystem interest.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/free-software-group-decries-google-dropping-space-saving-jpeg-xl-format
Google Chrome Is Already Preparing To Deprecate JPEG-XL
JPEG-XL has been looked on rather favorably as a royalty-free, next-generation lossy/lossless image format with much better performance than JPEG
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chrome-Deprecating-JPEG-XL
What's the best lossless image format? PNG, WebP, AVIF, and JPEG XL compared
In a blog post last year, I took a look at lossy image formats and how they stack up. This time, I thought it might be interesting to do a comparison of lossless image formats.
https://siipo.la/blog/whats-the-best-lossless-image-format-comparing-png-webp-avif-and-jpeg-xl
JPEG-XL Image Support Returns To Latest Chrome / Chromium Code
To the frustration of many developers and end-users, back in 2022 Google deprecated JPEG-XL support in Chrome/Chromium and proceeded to remove the support
https://www.phoronix.com/news/JPEG-XL-Returns-Chrome-Chromium
