P: Please add AVIF file support

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

With AVIF being supported in modern web browsers the need for AVIF as a save as option or export to option would be very helpful.  For those of us that still use Photoshop as a primary graphic editor (even for simple web sites) this will become more and more important as JPG's are replaced.

[BengalStar]

Ok now I just found it is possible to save to AVIF with HDR support from a 32 bits image by using the ACR filter from Photoshop directly. 

[Stephen Nielson]

AVIF export is now available in Photoshop v26.8. Update your version of Photoshop, and you should find it under File > Save a Copy.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new/2025-6.html#file-format-support

[Pierre Charpentier]

@Stephen Nielson Question: as per the AVIF spec, "It supports 8-bit, 10-bit and 12-bit images, single-bland, single-band and alpha channel, RGB and RGBA.". However, currently inside Photoshop v26.10, when I'm working on an 8-bit greyscale document, File > Save a Copy will not show the option for AVIF, I need to convert it to RGB first to get the option, but then I don't get the benefits of using a single band image since the file size is way larger than it should be when compressed losslessly (almost three times larger, which makes sense because you're encoding the three channels). Will the option to save lossless greyscale 8-bit AVIF files be added soon?

[Noelle5D22]

Hi @Pierre Charpentier - we currently do not support AVIF for grayscale but have it noted as something to discuss with the team. Thanks for the feedback!

[Stephen Marsh]

While on the general topic, before someone asks about Image Processor or similar batch output, I wrote an AVIF batch processor here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/batch-save-as-avif-script/m-p/1546241...

And an artboards to AVIF script:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/artboards-to-avif-script/m-p/15480083...

[Etic Europe]

Hey @Stephen Nielson i can't find this option on windows, wether on BETA 27.0.1 or PS26.11. I tried on exporting and save as copy, no AVIF option shown. How do i export in AVIF without add ons or script then ? 

[Stephen Marsh]

@Etic Europe 

Check your colour mode, bit depth, layers etc.