# New client side image optimizations for Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-client-side-image-optimizations-for-discourse/402705
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [May 11, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-client-side-image-optimizations-for-discourse/402705 "2026-05-11T21:39:14Z")
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### Author: ![oshyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/oshyan/32/212644_2.png) [@oshyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oshyan)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-client-side-image-optimizations-for-discourse/402705/2 "2026-05-25T17:58:24Z")

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Love to see optimization for efficiency! But why not greater use of WebP, e.g. for JXL and HEIC conversions, and especially for PNG conversions/compression? I’d suggest AVIF but, unlike WebP, it’s not quite yet widely supported enough yet AFAIK.

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