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The Future of Image Formats: WebP, AVIF, and Beyond

Industry Trends
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Image format innovation is accelerating. WebP—offering both lossy and lossless compression—has become widely supported, delivering significant size reductions over JPEG/PNG. AVIF, leveraging advanced codecs used in modern video, pushes compression even further, producing dramatically smaller files with nearly indistinguishable quality loss. Browser and platform adoption rates are climbing. Looking ahead, expect further developments in compression technology, dynamic/responsive formats, and AI-powered adaptive images. Early adoption of these formats grants a speed and SEO advantage, futureproofing your site for performance and compatibility.