Google has reinstated support for the JPEG XL image format in the open source Chromium code base, reversing a decision it made in 2022 to remove it.
The update allows Chromium to recognize, decode, and render JPEG XL images directly, without extensions or external components.
This change applies at the browser engine level, meaning it will affect future versions of Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers when they are released.
I find it funny that just couple weeks ago I’ve written about the format. What’s especially interesting about this format is that it can losslessly transcode JPEG into JPEG XL while offering around 20% file size reduction. It can be used to reduce size of one’s image gallery without any loss of quality.