4 days ago · In November there was renewed activity and interest in restoring JPEG-XL within Google's image web browser and as of yesterday the code was merged. JPEG-XL image support is back in …

4 days ago · Google has added support for the JPEG XL (JXL) image format to the open source Chromium code base, reversing a decision in 2022 to drop the technology. A recent commit to …

5 days ago · In a significant pivot, Google has officially integrated native JPEG XL support back into the Chromium browser engine as of today. The new implementation is built upon a new, memory-safe …

4 days ago · Google restores JPEG XL support in Chromium via a memory-safe Rust implementation, driven by high developer demand and new PDF standards.

Nov 23, 2025 · Google has officially reversed its 2022 removal of JPEG XL, confirming the image codec will return to Chrome once a secure Rust decoder is ready.

Published at LXer: To the frustration of many developers and end-users, back in 2022 Google deprecated JPEG-XL support in Chrome/Chromium and

Nov 24, 2025 · The Google Chromium team, responsible for the browser engine used in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and more, has declared its intention to ship an implementation of a JPEG XL decoder, …