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.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Even GIMP is more advanced than Adobe.

In which regards in particular? 

And in which regards is the opposite the case? 

[mcbarker69]

"Even GIMP is more advanced than Adobe.

In which regards in particular? "

It supports avif files.

[Ultimatebeetle]

@chrisg81395047@pmphilippsThey don't care about users. they are too busy to making $$$

[kcroy2011]

As an original adobe supporter from 1990s I look forward to replacing all their software. It's like, you have one job. Let me edit images.

[GW68]

Apart from the fact that it's supported in their web content delivery platforms. And I'd never, ever suggest* that they'd withold something in such demand just so it could provide a USP for one of their products!

*Absolutely I would!

[ExUSA]

AVIF is supported via Camera RAW for both export and opening.

[Stephen Nielson]

Good news! We are making good progress on adding AVIF support to Photoshop, and it will be coming to Photoshop Beta soon.

[pseudodude]

Is this legit?

Is there a website announcement somewhere to verify this?
Will this work with all export dialogs?

[ProDesignTools]

It's legit. Stephen is "for real," Senior Director of Product Management for Photoshop at Adobe.

[Stephen Nielson]

Yes, this is legit. I lead the product management team for Photoshop.

Right now, we are only building it for File > Save As Copy > AVIF

[Stig N]

Cool! And happy to see the options to keep all meta-data 👍(which is why I usually use the legacy Save for Web functionality rather than the newer Export dialog(*)). Of course it would be convinient to have support where I usually export for web-use. But it will work fine via Save as Copy too 🙂

I also notice there's no option to adjust bit-deepth. Maybe that is coming later - or maybe it is already build into the Quality-slider? I don't know how useful >8bit is for sRGB SDR, but for widegamut color profiles and especially for HDR I guess it will be very useful. And yes, it is so far just a (very promising) beta-version screenshot 🙂

(*) I'm still on Photoshop 2024. Haven't yet dared trying to update to PS 2025, so I don't know how it looks there.

[gregbenz]

@Stephen NielsonThat's fantastic news, thank you!

[malavi_5035]

With AVIF now widely supported in modern web browsers, it’s time for Photoshop to include AVIF as a "Save As" or "Export" option. For those of us using Photoshop as a primary graphic editor, even for simple websites, this feature is becoming crucial as JPGs are gradually replaced. Let’s make web design workflows more efficient Adobe, please add AVIF support!

[CandoganMC]

Thank you very much Stephen. At least thank you for answering our request. i believe most of our issues are not the updates but being feel leftover here. i believe your community management can take this comments more seriously to answer us. I am already committed to Adobe and would like to be committed as long as i been feel "cared". Regards,

[jane-e]

@malavi_5035 

See the pinned reply from Employee Stephen Nielsen. It's on its way.

Jane

[once we slept]

amazing. when is soon? another 5 years?

[5t3v3]

Too little too late. It's been two years now since I cancelled my extremely expensive Adobe Cloud subscription. I avoid Adobe now and guess what, I don't really miss it. There are so many new and better ways to generate content. This paternalistic, uber-hierarchical, monopolistic, hyper-bureaucratic anachronism we know as Adobe is dead to me. This issue right here, documented by this thread, was the proverbial last straw for me. I'm still on this thread because it makes me laugh. Adobe is so clueless. They squandered an enormous amount of loyalty and good-will to alienate me and turn me from a super-user/brand evangelist into an I-dont-care-if-you-roll-out-the-moon, I'll-never-be-back, former customer.

[5t3v3]

I mean. Thinking about it, Adobe is just being true to who they are. They made us all wait for the pdf too. They were late. Macs weren't just on the shelves. Users had them for months before they could actually really use them with their fancy new laser printers and all because Adobe couldn't get its [cursing removed] together and deliver on time. Literally no one who uses their overpriced code can get away with treating their customers with the same disdain and lack of professionalism. Not sure why the world ever tolerated it from Adobe.  That plus their ridiculous security and rapacious pricing.  smh   so done.

[ExUSA]

AVIF export has been available for a while via Camera RAW.

[kcroy2011]

I was unable to open an AVIF file until I installed a 3rd party plugin. What happens when you try and open one - does it open in the RAW mode?

[kcroy2011]

"can get away with treating their customers with the same disdain and lack of professionalism."

I hear what you are saying, but Counterpoint: Google, Microsoft, Amazon. I spent 60k with google for a client, and couldn't even get assigned a rep in a US timezone. We'd meet at 2 am local.

All of these companies are this way. But yeah as someone who has used ( and promoted ) Adobe since before they had layers, it is definitely a disappointment.

[SSL-ADT]

Hello,

Where can I download such plugin? I could not find it anywhere.

Regards,

-Ron

[jane-e]

@SSL-ADT 

I've moved your post to the primary thread about AVIF. It will be coming soon to the beta, and the Adobe team will make an announcement in this thread. 

Jane

[SSL-ADT]

I thought AVIF was only lossless. 

[SSL-ADT]

Please define the word "soon". Days, weeks or months?

And what do you mean by "beta"? Photoshop BETA 2026 or something? Who gets it?