Chrome 155 ships JPEG XL: 30-50% better compression, Rust decoder
steren · x · 2026-10-07
Chrome is shipping JPEG XL (.jxl) decoding support starting with Chrome 155.
- Offers 30-50% better compression than JPEG, lossless compression, built-in HDR support, and lossless JPEG transcoding
- The decoder (jxl-rs) was reimplemented in Rust with memory safety first, addressing the browser's most targeted attack surface
- Google recommends testing both AVIF and JPEG XL; JPEG XL shines for high-fidelity/lossless and progressive decoding
- The post also covers performance work and lessons on developer feedback and web standards
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