Editing PNG (section)

=== AVIF ===
[[AVIF]] is an image format developed by the [[Alliance for Open Media]]. AVIF was designed by the foundation to make up for the shortcomings of other image codecs, including PNG, [[GIF]], and [[WebP]].<ref name="Alliance for Open Media-2023">{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=AVIF: Meet the Next Level Image File Format |url=https://aomedia.org/blog%20posts/avif-meet-the-next-level-image-file-format/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Alliance for Open Media}}</ref>

AVIF is generally smaller in size than both WebP and PNG.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PNG vs AVIF: The Ultimate Image Format Battle {{!}} Coconut© |url=https://www.coconut.co/articles/png-vs-avif-the-ultimate-image-format-battle |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=www.coconut.co}}</ref> AVIF supports animation while PNG does not.<ref name="cloudinary.com">{{Cite web |title=AVIF vs. WebP: 4 Key Differences and How to Choose |url=https://cloudinary.com/guides/image-formats/avif-vs-webp-4-key-differences-and-how-to-choose |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Cloudinary}}</ref>

However, like WebP, AVIF is supported across fewer browsers and applications than PNG.<ref name="cloudinary.com"/> Specifically, AVIF is supported by the most used browsers, [[Microsoft Edge]], [[Firefox]], and [[Google Chrome]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=PNG alpha transparency {{!}} Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc |url=https://caniuse.com/png-alpha |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=caniuse.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AVIF image format {{!}} Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc |url=https://caniuse.com/avif |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=caniuse.com}}</ref> but requires an additional download for use with [[Microsoft Windows]].<ref name="Alliance for Open Media-2023" />