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AV1 Image File Format

AV1 Image File Format (AVIF extension/container) is an open, royalty-free file format specification for storing images or image sequences compressed with AV1.

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File format.name: AV1 Image File Format (AVIF)
File format.icon: Avif-logo-rgb.svg
File format.icon_size: 175px
File format.extension: .avif
File format.mime: image/avif
File format.developer: Alliance for Open Media
File format.released: v1.0.019 February 2019
File format.latest_release_version: v1.2.0
File format.open: Yes
File format.latest_release_date: 16 October 2025
File format.contained_by: HEIF
File format.extended_from: HEIF, ISOBMFF, AV1
Software.name: libavif
Software.screenshot: AV1Fenc example screenshot.webp
Software.caption: Screenshot of avifenc (encoder) command-line tool
Software.developer: Alliance for Open Media
Software.latest_release_version: 1.3.0
Software.operating system: cross-platform

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AV1 Image File Format (AVIF extension/container) is an open, royalty-free file format specification for storing images or image sequences compressed with AV1.

An AVIF file is designed to be a conformant HEIF file for both image items and image sequences. Specifically, this specification follows the recommendations given in "Annex I: Guidelines On Defining New Image Formats and Brands" of HEIF.