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How do I convert an AVIF file to jpg on Windows 11 PC?
I downloaded a couple of images from web and found out they are not the common image format such as JPG, PNG or GIF. It is an unknown image format named AVIF. I am trying to open the avif image with ...
It's probably your browser converting it to another format. Google is trying to enforce their .webp and .avif formats upon users, converting .jpg files to one of these formats when downloading them. Chrome and Edge, and some other browsers as well, do this. Use Firefox, if it doesn't save the actual original format by default, there is a setting where you can make it do this.
Just converting .webp or .avif back to .jpg is not a good solution, as this means 2x recompression of the original picture which is reducing its quality.