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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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November 10, 2023
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IDEA: Support for WebP and AVIF Images

  • November 10, 2023
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More & more websites are using newer WebP and AVIF file types.  But not Adobe.

WebP and AVIF offer better picture quality & file compression than JPG, PNG and GIF.

Most browsers support them:

 

This platform still does not allow embedded WebP or AVIF files.  When can we expect that to change?

 

 

 

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertAuthor
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    April 14, 2025

    I already use a 3rd party plug-in from Github to achieve what I need.

    https://github.com/0xC0000054/avif-format

     

    This forum platform still doesn't support WEBP or AVIF files, despite the fact that Adobe currently uses AVIF on its main website (adobe.com). Go figure.

     

    I have abandoned all hope that this forum platform will be updated. It is what it is.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
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    April 14, 2025

    @Nancy OShea 

     

    See the pinned reply from Stephen Nielson in the Photoshop forum. AVIF is coming soon to the Beta version.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-please-add-avif-file-support/idi-p/12248530

    He doesn't mention the forums, but you might ask in that primary thread.

     

    Jane

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