# JPEG XL (.jxl) image format

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/jpeg-xl-jxl-image-format/819254>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [November 20, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/jpeg-xl-jxl-image-format/819254 "2022-11-20T13:03:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![olavrb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/olavrb/32/177024_2.png) [@olavrb](https://forums.plex.tv/u/olavrb)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/jpeg-xl-jxl-image-format/819254/1 "2022-11-20T13:03:01Z")

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For future proofing, it would be great if Plex added general support for JPEG XL (.jxl). It could be used for multiple things, like:

- Storing and viewing photos
- Media metadata (album art)
  - Recompress existing JPEG and PNG losslessly to shave down the metadata database.

More info on the format:

- [https://jpegxl.info/](https://jpegxl.info/)
- [The Case for JPEG XL](https://cloudinary.com/blog/the-case-for-jpeg-xl)

Decode support is probably dependent on support in browsers and OS-es?

- [JPEG XL image format | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc](https://caniuse.com/jpegxl)

But a lot of big players are already on board:

- [libjxl/software\_support.md at main · libjxl/libjxl · GitHub](https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/blob/main/doc/software_support.md)

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**Author:** ![Jugdish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@Jugdish](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jugdish)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/jpeg-xl-jxl-image-format/819254/2 "2024-08-27T00:17:03Z")

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JPEG XL support is widely spreading to more and more places. See: [JPEG XL - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_XL#Official_software_support)

Of note: It is supported across the Apple ecosystem – including iOS v17+ and Safari 17+ – Gnome, Firefox (in prerelease), and ImageMagick has support for it (I’m surprised Plex isn’t using ImageMagick for all it’s image-handling… what is it using instead?)

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**Author:** ![7up1n3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/13edae/32.png) [@7up1n3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/7up1n3)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/jpeg-xl-jxl-image-format/819254/3 "2026-03-11T16:09:30Z")

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Bumping this, rather than creating a new request.

Converting a bunch of massive PNG files, and was hoping to migrate to JPEG XL (.jxl). Surprised and disappointed that the format isn’t yet supported at Plex. Please get on board!