JPEG Interchange format
File type: Bitmap image file
Files with jfif file extension can be most often encountered as special type of JPEG Interchange file format that is used to exchange JPEG bitstreams between a wide variety of platforms.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The jfif file extension is typically reserved for one of the variants of JPEG format, the JPEG File Interchange Format.
JPEG File Interchange Format is a minimal file format which enables JPEG bitstreams to be exchanged between a wide variety of platforms and applications. This minimal format does not include any of the advanced features found in the TIFF JPEG specification or any application specific file format. Nor should it, for the only purpose of this simplified format is to allow the exchange of JPEG compressed images.
MIME types used:
image/jpeg
image/pjpeg
Programs that can open or view JPG format will be able to open the *.jfif files.
Converters that are able to convert the JPG file format should be able to convert the *.jfif files with no trouble. You may need to rename the file extension to JPG though.
Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Paint 3D (Microsoft Windows)
Apache OpenOffice Draw (OpenOffice.org Draw) (Multiplatform)
Paint 3D (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
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