Use AVIF format for modern browsers
SkillMediaLets your agent review image assets and check whether AVIF is used with the right size and loading strategy.
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Then ask your AI: use the Use AVIF format for modern browsers skill
About this capability
Use when reviewing image assets, markup, and CDN or build transforms related to Use AVIF format for modern browsers. Check encoded size, rendered size, loading strategy, and above-the-fold impact together.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by thedaviddias/front-end-checklist in skills/avif-format/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
AVIF provides the best compression available—50% smaller than JPEG and 20% smaller than WebP—dramatically reducing bandwidth and improving load times.
Quick Reference
- AVIF offers 50% better compression than JPEG
- Even better than WebP for photographic images
- Use picture element with WebP and JPEG fallbacks
- Browser support: Chrome, Firefox, Safari 16+, Edge
Check
Check if the website supports AVIF format for even better compression than WebP.
Fix
Implement AVIF support with proper fallbacks for browsers that don't support it.
Explain
Explain how AVIF provides 50% better compression than JPEG with superior quality.
Code Review
Review image assets, markup, and delivery configuration related to Use AVIF format for modern browsers. Flag exact files or components where format choice, sizing, or loading behavior violates the rule, and describe how to confirm the fix in DevTools.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/images/avif-format
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 74k
- Forks
- 7k
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
avif-format- Source
- github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist