AV1 Image File Format (AVIF)

AV1 Image File Format is a recent image format based on the AV1 video codec and with a wide feature set.

See the reference side-by-side comparison Common image file formats

	AVIF
Developed by	Alliance for Open Media (AOM)
Year	2019
Pros	Small file size
Cons	Limited support yet
Features
Vector graphics	No
Raster image	Yes
Lossless	Yes Lossless and lossy
Animation support	Yes
Transparency support	Yes
Layers support	No
HDR	Yes
Maximum bit depth	12-bit
CMYK support (for print)	No
Maximum number of channels	5 (RGBA+depth)
Commonly used for
Browser support (without plugin)
Google Chrome	Yes Chrome 85
Microsoft Edge	No
Safari	No
Firefox	Yes Firefox 92
Opera	Yes Opera 71
Internet Explorer	No
Additional
File extensions	.avif .avifs
Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV1#AV1_Image_File_Format_(AVIF)