AVIF viewer
To open an AVIF file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| AVIF in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Browser support | Chrome and Edge 85+, Firefox 93+, Safari 16+ |
| Transparency | Shown on a checkerboard |
| Files with no extension | Opened from their bytes (an ftyp box naming avif) |
| Extensions | .avif |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is an AVIF file?
In short
AVIF is a newer picture format, based on the AV1 video codec: very small files at high quality.
The picture with zoom and actual size, when your browser can decode AVIF (current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari can).
How to open an AVIF file
- Add your AVIF. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. The picture with zoom and actual size, when your browser can decode AVIF (current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari can).
- Take it further. Open in hands it, in a new tab, to Image editor, Image upscaler or Background remover.
Questions
Older browsers have no AVIF decoder. Update the browser; the viewer says so when it cannot draw the file.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.