AVIF is the newest image format with excellent compression, but device and software support is still catching up. Many apps, email clients, and older systems can't open AVIF files. Converting to JPG ensures your images are viewable on any device and in any application — with no compatibility worries.
| File type | AVIF | JPG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web photo (1920×1080) | 280 KB | 620 KB | Larger but universal |
| Product image (2000×2000) | 450 KB | 980 KB | 95% quality |
| Thumbnail (400×300) | 35 KB | 85 KB | 90% quality |
Some web platforms now serve images as AVIF. When you save these images and need to share them, converting to JPG ensures everyone can open them.
PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides don't support AVIF. Convert to JPG to embed images in your presentations and documents.
Print services and photo labs require JPG or TIFF. Convert AVIF downloads to JPG before sending to any print service.
When sharing with colleagues or clients on Windows, Linux, or mobile, JPG is the safest format. No one needs special software to view JPG files.
Download and open Picmal on your Mac.
Drag and drop your AVIF files or entire folders into Picmal.
Choose JPG as the output format and click Convert.
AV1 Image File Format
Next-generation image format based on the royalty-free AV1 video codec developed by the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia). Netflix's 2020 research showed AVIF achieves 50% better compression than JPEG at equivalent perceptual quality.
Best for
Web performance optimization and modern websites
Joint Photographic Experts Group
The most widely supported image format, standardized as ITU-T T.81 in 1992. JPG (also called JPEG) is compatible with virtually every device and application, and remains the universal default for photographic content.
Best for
Sharing photos, web uploads, and email attachments
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Open Picmal, drag your AVIF files into the window, select JPG as the output format, and click Convert. Picmal handles everything locally with no internet required.
AVIF is a relatively new format (based on AV1 video codec). While modern browsers support it, many desktop apps — including older Photoshop versions, Office, and most email clients — don't yet. JPG is universally supported.
JPG is lossy, so there's some quality reduction. At 90-95% quality, the difference is invisible. Since AVIF is also typically lossy, the conversion at high quality settings produces excellent results.
JPG files are typically 40-60% larger than AVIF at the same visual quality. A 300KB AVIF image might become 500-700KB as JPG. The tradeoff is universal compatibility.
Yes. Drag entire folders of AVIF files into Picmal and convert them all to JPG at once. Batch processing handles hundreds of files efficiently.
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If you don't need to change formats, Picmal can also compress your files to reduce size:
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