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Chrome 145 Revives JPEG-XL Support with Major Upgrades

2/11/2026

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Google LLC reintroduces JPEG-XL image support in Chrome 145, after its 2022 removal.
The update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
It uses the Rust-based jxl-rs decoder to improve memory safety.
Chrome 145 adds the text-justify CSS property, enhanced multicolumn layouts, device-bound session credentials, an SQLite backend for IndexedDB, and an Upsert feature.
Users enable the jxl-image-format flag to access JPEG-XL, with details on ChromeStatus.com.

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Story summary

Google LLC reintroduces JPEG-XL image support in Chrome 145, after its 2022 removal.
The update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
It uses the Rust-based jxl-rs decoder to improve memory safety.
Chrome 145 adds the text-justify CSS property, enhanced multicolumn layouts, device-bound session credentials, an SQLite backend for IndexedDB, and an Upsert feature.
Users enable the jxl-image-format flag to access JPEG-XL, with details on ChromeStatus.com.