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+[#]: author: "Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/"
+[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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+How to View AVIF Images in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions
+======
+
+PNGs are the best when it comes to quality but they are huge in size and hence not ideal for websites.
+
+JPEGs reduce the file size but they reduce the quality of the images significantly.
+
+WebP is a relatively newer format that produces better-quality images with significantly smaller sizes.
+
+Now, [AVIF][1] is a new file format that compresses images without sacrificing quality. They are smaller than WebP for the same image quality.
+
+[Linux has started providing WebP support][2] recently. However, AVIF image format is not yet supported by default in many distributions.
+
+If you download an image in AVIF format from the web, it won’t display the thumbnail.
+
+![avif image no thumbnail][3]
+
+And if you try to open it with the default image viewer, it is likely to show ‘unrecognized image file format’ error.
+
+![avif images dont open linux][4]
+
+So, what’s the solution? Can you not view AVIF images on Linux at all?
+
+Nope, that’s not the case. There is always a workaround when it comes to Linux.
+
+### Viewing AVIF image files in Linux
+
+There is a handy [image viewer][5] called gThumb that can be used for opening AVIF images on Linux.
+
+It should be available in the repositories of most Linux distributions, if not all.
+
+On Ubuntu and Debian-based distributions, use the following command to install gThumb.
+
+```
+sudo apt install gthumb
+```
+
+![install gthumb ubuntu][6]
+
+Once installed, select an AVIF image, right-click on it and select “Open With” option. Here, select gThumb, make it default for AVIF images and open it.
+
+![make gthumb default for avif][7]
+
+gThumb shows all the images from the same folder in thumbnail format under the opened image.
+
+![avif image opened with gthumb in linux][8]
+
+Once you open AVIF images with gThumb, they should also be displayed with thumbnails.
+
+![avif image thumbnail][9]
+
+That’s it. You can now enjoy AVIF images on your Linux desktop.
+
+### Conclusion
+
+gThumb is an extremely versatile and capable application. It makes me wonder why it is not used as the default image viewer in GNOME or other desktop environments and distributions.
+
+And about default AVIF support in Linux, sooner or later it will be added. For now, gThumb does the job.
+
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+
+via: https://itsfoss.com/view-avif-images-linux/
+
+作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a]
+选题：[lkxed][b]
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+[a]: https://itsfoss.com/
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+[1]: https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/
+[2]: https://itsfoss.com/webp-ubuntu-linux/
+[3]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/avif-image-no-thumbnail.png
+[4]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/avif-images-dont-open-linux.png
+[5]: https://itsfoss.com/image-viewers-linux/
+[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/install-gthumb-ubuntu.png
+[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/make-gthumb-default-for-avif.png
+[8]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/avif-image-opened-with-gthumb-in-linux.webp
+[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/avif-image-thumbnail.png