Jon HenshawJun 29, 2025

After two decades of stagnation with the PNG image standard, it's back with a new version to rival the innovations made by WebP and AVIF.

https://coywolf.com/news/web-development/new-version-of-png-to-challenge-avif-and-webp-for-image-dominance-on-the-web/

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New version of PNG to challenge AVIF and WebP for image dominance on the web

After two decades of stagnation with the PNG image standard, it's back with a new version to rival the innovations made by WebP and AVIF.

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@jon looks like the new spec doesn’t address compression? Better compression is the main reason I use WebP instead of PNG/JPG, so not sure if I should be reconsidering PNG?
Jun 30, 2025 at 2:31amWeb
Show threadJon HenshawJun 30, 2025

@22

Yup, it’s not ready to compete today, but that’s the goal. I’m looking forward to when I compare it as a viable alternative, but for now I’m sticking with WebP. Still, I’m excited the work is being done.