software_support.md

JPEG XL software support

This document attempts to keep track of software that is using libjxl to support JPEG XL. This list serves several purposes:

• thank/acknowledge other projects for integrating jxl support
• point end-users to software that can read/write jxl
• keep track of the adoption status of jxl
• in case of a (security) bug in libjxl, it's easier to see who might be affected and check if they are updated (in case they use static linking)

Please add missing software to this list.

Browsers

• Chromium: behind a flag from version 91 to 109, tracking bug
• Firefox: behind a flag since version 90, tracking bug
• Safari: supported since version 17 release notes, tracking bug
• Edge: behind a flag since version 91, start with .\msedge.exe --enable-features=JXL
• Opera: behind a flag since version 77.
• Basilisk: supported since version v2023.01.07, release notes
• Pale Moon: supported since version 31.4.0, release notes
• Waterfox: enabled by default

For all browsers and to track browsers progress see Can I Use.

Image libraries

• ImageMagick: supported since 7.0.10-54
• libvips: supported since 8.11
• Imlib2
• FFmpeg
• GDAL: supported since 3.4.0 as a TIFF codec, and 3.6.0 as standalone format
• GraphicsMagick: supported since 1.3.38
• SAIL: supported since 0.9.0
• JPEG XL Coder: Supports version from Android 5.0 (API Level 21)
• SDWebImageJPEGXLCoder: supported since 0.1.0

Metadata manipulation libraries

• ExifTool by Phil Harvey: supported since 12.25
• Exiv2: supported since 0.27.4
• Ashampoo Kim: supported since 0.10

OS-level support / UI frameworks / file browser plugins

• Qt / KDE: plugin available
• GDK-pixbuf: plugin available in libjxl repo
• gThumb
• MacOS viewer/QuickLook plugin
• Windows Imaging Component
• Windows thumbnail handler
• OpenMandriva Lx (since 4.3 RC)
• KaOS (since 2021.06)
• EFL (since 1.27, no external plugin needed)

Image editors

• Adobe Camera Raw (since version 15)
• Affinity (since V2)
• darktable (since 4.2)
• GIMP (since 2.99.8); plugin for older versions available in libjxl repo
• Graphic Converter (since 11.5)
• Krita
• Paint.NET; supported since 4.3.12 - requires a plugin to be downloaded and installed.
• Photoshop: no plugin available yet, no official support yet
• XL Converter
• Image Toolbox (supported since 2.6.0)
• JPEG XL Toolbox by SUIKA LTD

Image viewers

• Aspect
• ImageGlass
• IrfanView; supported since 4.59 - requires a plugin to be downloaded and enabled.
• jpegview
• Swayimg
• Tachiyomi
• XnView
• Any viewer based on Qt, KDE, GDK-pixbuf, EFL, ImageMagick, libvips or imlib2 (see above)
  • Qt viewers: gwenview, digiKam, KolourPaint, KPhotoAlbum, LXImage-Qt, qimgv, qView, nomacs, VookiImageViewer, PhotoQt
  • GTK viewers: Eye of Gnome (eog), gThumb, Geeqie
  • EFL viewers: entice, ephoto

Duplicate image finders

• AntiDupl.NET

Online tools

• Gumlet
• Squoosh
• Cloudinary
• MConverter
• jpegxl.io
• EXIF Viewer