AVIFBaseline · Widely available

AVIF (AV1 Image File Format) is an image format based on the AV1 video format.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jan 25, 2024. Widely available since Jul 25, 2026.

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Browser support

DesktopChrome

1–84Not supported

85+Supportedsince Aug 25, 2020

Current: 155

Edge

12–120Not supported

121+Supportedsince Jan 25, 2024

Current: 154

Firefox

1–112Not supported

113+Supportedsince May 9, 2023

Current: 157

Safari

1–16.3Not supported

16.4+Supportedsince Mar 27, 2023

Current: 27

MobileChrome Android

18–84Not supported

85+Supportedsince Aug 25, 2020

Current: 155

Firefox Android

4–112Not supported

113+Supportedsince May 9, 2023

Current: 157

Safari iOS

1–16Not supported

16.1+Supportedsince Oct 24, 2022

Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

HTML

<picture>
  <source type="image/avif" srcset="photo.avif">
  <img src="photo.jpg" alt="…">
</picture>

Feature detection

There’s no simple runtime check for this feature; rely on the support table and test in your target browsers.

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (2). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox Android	Safari iOS
mediatypes.image.avif	85	121	93	16.4	85	93	16.1
mediatypes.image.avif.animation	85	121	113	16.4	85	113	16.1

Browser support

How to use

Example

Feature detection

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

Usage share

Sub-features