Convert AVIF to JPG
AVIF files mostly enter people’s lives one way: you right-click an image on a website, choose “Save image as…”, and discover the saved file is .avif — which your photo editor, your CMS or the form you’re filling in refuses to accept. Websites serve AVIF because it’s small and fast; the rest of the software world hasn’t caught up.
The fix takes one drop: this page re-encodes the AVIF as a standard JPG on your device. Conveniently, the same browser that showed you the AVIF can also decode it — as of mid-2026 every current mainstream browser reads AVIF natively (the last holdouts added it around 2024) — so this conversion doesn’t even need the WebAssembly decoder our HEIC pages use. It’s instant and fully local.
Preset: AVIF → JPG
Drop HEIC photos here — or click to browse, or paste with Ctrl+V
HEIC · HEIF · AVIF · WebP · JPG · PNG — converted on your device, never uploaded
How it works
- Open this page — the converter is already set for “Convert AVIF to JPG”.
- Drop your photos into the box, click to browse, or paste with Ctrl+V. Batches are fine.
- Your browser decodes and re-encodes each photo on your own device — nothing is uploaded.
- Check the preview and file size on each result card, then download.
Why websites give you AVIF files
AVIF is the AV1 video codec applied to still images — the same trick HEIC does with HEVC, but built on a royalty-free codec, which is why browsers embraced it. Sites serve it to cut bandwidth and speed up loading. The catch: “displays in a browser” and “opens in arbitrary software” are very different bars, and desktop tools have been slow to clear the second one.
A JPG conversion is the universal adapter: slightly larger file, opens absolutely everywhere, and for a one-off saved image the size difference is irrelevant.
A note on quality — you’re re-encoding a re-encode
The AVIF you saved was already lossy-compressed by the website, and JPG encoding is lossy again. At the default 90% quality the second generation is visually harmless, but if the image matters (you’re archiving it, or editing it further), convert to PNG instead — lossless — and decide the final format later. (Every page here accepts every input format, so your AVIF is welcome on that page too; the presets just set each page’s defaults.) Also worth knowing: image files saved from websites rarely carry EXIF location data, and this conversion wouldn’t pass it along anyway.
Frequently asked questions
Why can my browser show AVIF but my photo software can’t open it?
Browsers ship their own AV1 decoders; desktop applications each need to add support individually, and many haven’t. Until they do, converting to JPG (or PNG) is the practical bridge.
Is AVIF better quality than JPG?
At the same file size, generally yes — AVIF is a much newer codec. But once you have the file locally, compatibility usually matters more than another round of compression efficiency, which is why this page exists.
Does this work for animated AVIFs?
The first frame converts. Animated AVIF → video/GIF is a different job this tool doesn’t attempt — an honest “no” beats a broken output.