Microsoft adds Windows 11 JPEG XL support with a quick download

Windows 11 users can now use the JPEG XL image expansion. All you have to do is download the JPEG XL image expansion from the Microsoft Store, with which the operating system can display and save images in the new format.

To use the use of the JPEG XL image extension, you must be under Windows 11 24H2. As soon as you are 24h2 and downloaded and installed the expansion, you can use image files with displaying and saving .jxl Expansion to apps.

With the installed expansion, existing JPEG files can also be converted into the loss -free JPEG XL format, which significantly reduces the file size without damage to the quality. Conversely, JPEG XL files can be easily converted back to the original JPEG format as required.

What are the advantages of JPEG XL?

JPEG XL not only offers better compression than the old school JPEG. The format (ISO/IEC 18181) is optimized for web environments so that content can be displayed on a variety of devices. It was developed to meet the image requirements for web content and professional photography, since the old JPEG format is quite out of date.

JPEG XL supports a wide color scale (32 bit) and pictures with a high bit depth and a dynamic area. In addition, functions such as animation, alpha channels, levels, miniature views as well as loss -free and progressive coding are supported in order to cover as many modern applications as possible.

The new format offers significantly better image quality and compression compared to the older JPEG format, and the codec is designed for arithmetically efficient coding and decoding. The codec does not depend on additional hardware acceleration, which is particularly advantageous for mobile devices.

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