JXL Analyzer

Inspect JPEG XL metadata, compression mode, color depth, HDR capabilities, and get optimization recommendations for your JXL files. JPEG XL offers superior compression and quality. Need to convert? Try our JXL to JPG or JXL to PNG converters.

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Accepts JXL files up to 50MB

How It Works

  1. Upload your JXL file using drag & drop or the file browser. Files up to 50MB are supported.
  2. The tool extracts and analyzes compression mode, color depth, and technical metadata.
  3. Review the quality score based on file optimization and compression efficiency.
  4. Check browser support status and technical details like HDR capabilities.
  5. Follow recommendations to optimize your JXL for specific use cases or convert for compatibility.
Pro tip: JXL offers excellent compression but limited browser support. Use our JXL to WebP converter for better compatibility while keeping good compression.

Understanding JXL Analysis

Quality Score

A score from 0-100 based on compression efficiency, file structure, and format utilization. Higher scores indicate well-optimized JXL files that leverage the format's capabilities effectively.

VarDCT Mode

Variable DCT compression optimized for photographs. Offers excellent quality-to-size ratio for natural images. Similar to JPEG but with better quality at equivalent sizes.

Modular Mode

Supports both lossless and near-lossless compression. Ideal for graphics, screenshots, and archival. Can preserve every pixel while still achieving good compression.

JXL Best Practices

Photography

Use VarDCT mode with distance 1-2 for photographs. JXL outperforms JPEG at equivalent file sizes while supporting HDR and wide color gamuts. Perfect for converting your JPG collection.

Web Graphics

Use modular mode for screenshots and graphics. Enable progressive encoding for better loading experience. Provide WebP or PNG fallbacks for browser compatibility.

Archival

JXL's lossless mode is excellent for archival - better compression than PNG while supporting high bit depths, HDR, and wide color gamuts. Use distance 0 for perfect preservation.

HDR Content

JXL natively supports HDR with up to 32-bit float precision. It's one of the few web-compatible formats that can preserve the full dynamic range of HDR photographs.

Pro tip: JXL can losslessly transcode existing JPEG files, preserving exact quality while reducing file size by 20%. Try our JPG to JXL converter.

Frequently Asked Questions

JPEG XL is a next-generation image format designed to replace JPEG, PNG, and GIF. It offers superior compression (30-60% smaller than JPEG at equal quality), supports HDR, animation, transparency, and can losslessly recompress existing JPEGs. It's developed by the JPEG committee and is royalty-free.

The quality score (0-100) evaluates your JXL based on compression efficiency, format feature utilization, and file structure. Higher scores indicate files that effectively use JXL's capabilities. Very small files or parsing issues will lower the score.

Safari 17+ has full JXL support. Chrome and Firefox have experimental support that can be enabled via flags. For maximum compatibility on the web, use JXL with fallbacks to WebP or JPG using the picture element.

VarDCT (Variable DCT) is optimized for photographs and natural images - it's always lossy but achieves excellent compression. Modular mode supports both lossless and lossy compression, making it ideal for graphics, screenshots, and archival where pixel-perfect preservation matters.

Yes, all uploaded files are automatically deleted from our servers within one hour. We do not store, share, or analyze your files beyond providing the analysis results you see on screen. Your data remains private and secure.

JXL was designed as a JPEG successor and can do everything JPEG does, plus much more. However, browser support is still limited. For web use today, keep JPEG or WebP fallbacks. For archival and professional workflows, JXL is an excellent choice now.