All about JFIF Files

The JFIF file type is primarily associated with Photos.

JFIF	File extension: JFIF
	File type:	image

What is a JFIF file?

JFIF files mostly belong to Photos by Microsoft. JFIF is a raster image file format for saving and distributing image data encoded with JPEG compression algorithm. Files saved in this format have JFIF filename extension and they serve as a container for storing minimal image data including color model, depth, pixel height, pixel width, X density, Y density, density unit, and JFIF version. The JFIF file doesn't contain advanced JPEG-encoded image features. As such, it is suitable for exchanging images across applications on various platforms. Unlike standard JPEG-encoded files, JFIF format defines additional components that avoid some of the complexities and limitations in the base JPEG file specifications. For instance, JFIF format requires the explicit definition of the color model for color spaces used in an image and it provides resolution and aspect ratio information.

How do you open JFIF files?

You need a suitable software like Photos to open a JFIF file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your JFIF file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a JFIF file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to convert a JFIF file to JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, ...

You can convert JFIF files using our online JFIF file viewer (powered by Convert.Guru):

To do so, click the "Choose your .jfif file to view this image" button above.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then choose the image format (e.g. JPG, PNG, TIFF, PDF, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert JFIF files:

Photos by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. JFIF files are often referred to as Photos raster images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Gmail (email attachment) by Google
Gmail is a cross-platform email software that is suitable for enterprise and personal use. The attachments in some messages received via Gmail may contain text-based JFIF files. This file format is classified as Data.
PDFsharp (document) by Empira
PDFsharp is a .NET library for creating PDF documents within applications (or web servers) built with .NET. PDF documents created with PDFsharp may be saved in JFIF files. This file format is classified as Page Layout.
Preview (image) by Apple
Preview is a Mac operating system software for viewing and editing images and electronic documents. You may sign electronic forms, encrypt documents, convert images, or merge multiple PDF files, and view images saved in various formats including JFIF with Preview. This file format is classified as Raster Image. Related links: JPEG File Interchange Format

JFIF file format:

Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. So you need a detailed analysis of a file to find out the format and the associated program. Below you will find our evaluation of the JFIF files:

JFIF is a very widely used file extension. The file type uses a standardized format supported by many programs. But the following two file formats are common:

90% of all JFIF files are associated with JPEG File Interchange Format files, which internally utilize the well-known JFIF format. JFIF is short for JPEG File Interchange Format. It is a bitmap graphic that uses JPEG compression. If you open these files in a text editor, you will see only illegible characters. The file size is in the range of 8 KB to 370 KB. The file type was created recently. The keywords JFIF are typical for these files. Such JFIF files store data about download, images, image, photo, thumbnail, logo, spoiler and pooh.
1% of all JFIF files internally utilize the PNG file format. PNG is short for Portable Network Graphics. It is a high-quality raster image file that supports lossless data compression. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. JFIF files can be up to 2 MB in size, but are often around 4 KB - 14 KB. The following keywords are characteristic: IHDR, sBIT and IDATx. The file name POD.jfif is characteristic of these files. Such files are related to signature.

All other JFIF files (9%) have no uniform format, such as RIFF, PDF, HTML and JFIF. They are often associated with prdr, sample, attachment, arca, fara, picture or index. Just click the "Choose your .jfif file to view this image" button on this page to find out what your JFIF file is.

Technical Data for JFIF File Extension

File classification:

Raster Image

Related files:

jtif, jpg, jpeg, tn3, png, 2ez, jif, vbk, thumb, jff, txt, noname, zip, hawking, pdf, slt, cms, check, fif, custom

Related links:

XnView, JPEG File Interchange Format

Mime type:

image/jpeg, image/jpg, application/jpg

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: AbsoluteView.Image, FileType: AbsoluteView Image, AppName: ImageViewer

ProgramID: ACDC_JFIF, FileType: ACDSee JFIF Image, AppName: ACDSee 32 for Windows 95/NT

ProgramID: ACDSee.JFIF, FileType: ACDSee JFIF Image, AppName: ACDSee

ProgramID: ACDSee.jfif, FileType: ACDSee JPEG Image, AppName: ACDSee

ProgramID: ACDSee6.jfif, FileType: ACDSee6 JPEG Image, AppName: ACDSee 6.0 Application
EXEFile: ACDSee6.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee6.jfif, FileType: ACDSee6 JPEG Image, AppName: ACDSee Application

ProgramID: AshampooMediaPlayer.MediaFile, FileType: Ashampoo Media Player+ media file, AppName: Ashampoo Media Player+

ProgramID: FotoCanvas2.JFIF, FileType: FotoCanvas JFIF Image, AppName: FotoCanvas2
EXEFile: FotoCanvas2.exe

ProgramID: GraphicsConverterPro.jfif, FileType: Joint Photographic Experts Group, AppName: GraphicsConverter-reg
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe

ProgramID: jpegfile, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Internet Explorer

ProgramID: jpegfile, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Microsoft Photo Editor
EXEFile: PHOTOED.EXE

ProgramID: jpegfile, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
EXEFile: shimgvw.dll

ProgramID: MozillaJPEG, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: ABC Image Browser 4
EXEFile: IBrowser4.exe

ProgramID: MozillaJPEG, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Netscape
EXEFile: NETSCP.EXE

ProgramID: OISjpegfile, AppName: Microsoft Office Picture Manager

ProgramID: pjpegfile, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Image Preview
EXEFile: SHIMGVW.DLL

ProgramID: pjpegfile, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Internet Explorer
EXEFile: iexplore.exe

ProgramID: pjpegfile, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Microsoft Internet Explorer

ProgramID: pjpegfile, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Windows Internet Explorer

ProgramID: pjpegfile, FileType: JPEG Image, AppName: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
EXEFile: shimgvw.dll

ProgramID: SlowView JPG, AppName: SlowView
EXEFile: SlowView.exe

ProgramID: ACDC_JFIF
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSee32\ACDSee32.exe /v

ProgramID: ACDSee 6.0.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\5.0\ACDSee5.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee.JFIF
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee.JFIF
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee6.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1

ProgramID: CompuPic jfif
EXEFile: D:\CompuPic\Compupic.exe %1

ProgramID: JFIF_UV
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Advanced Image Viewer and Converter\ImgViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: jpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1

ProgramID: MozillaJPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILLA.ORG\MOZILLA\MOZILLA.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: MozillaJPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~1.5\MOZILLA.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: MozillaJPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCAPE\NETSCAPE\NETSCP.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: OISjpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MI1933~1\OFFICE11\ois.exe /shellOpen %1

ProgramID: OISjpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\ois.exe /shellOpen %1

ProgramID: OISjpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\ois.exe /shellOpen %1

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -nohome

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe -nohome

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscre

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1

ProgramID: XnView.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1

ProgramID: FotoCanvas2.JFIF
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\FotoCanvas\2.0\FotoCanvas2.exe /dde

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

ProgramID: MozillaJPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: UltimatePaint
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UP\upaint.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.jfif
EXEFile: blank

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe D:\WINXP\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe C:\WINXP\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1

ProgramID: OISjpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~1\OFFICE11\ois.exe /shellOpen %1

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\nero\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee.JFIF
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE\ACDSEE.EXE /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.jfif
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee.JFIF
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE~1\ACDSEE.EXE /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee 8.0.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0\ACDSee8.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files7.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero 7\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: MozillaJPEG
EXEFile: C:\FAILSA~1\PHOENIX\PHOENIX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: jpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE %1

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

ProgramID: LViewPro.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\LVIEWP~1\LViewPro.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee Pro.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0.Pro\ACDSee8Pro.exe

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%.1\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoViewer.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen

ProgramID: MayaJFIFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Alias\Maya8.0\bin\fcheck.exe

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files7.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero 7\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe

ProgramID: OISjpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~2\Office12\OIS.EXE /shellOpen

ProgramID: ACDSee 9.0.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\9.0\ACDSeeQV.exe

ProgramID: FView.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FreshDevices\FreshView\fview.exe

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%1\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

ProgramID: WindowsLive.PhotoGallery.jpg
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\WLXPhotoViewer.dll,LaunchPhotoViewer /v

ProgramID: OISjpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MI3369~1\Office12\OIS.EXE /shellOpen

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files7.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%.0\SysWOW64\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files8.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe

ProgramID: MyViewPad.jfif
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\My ViewPad\MyViewPad.exe

ProgramID: Nokia.Multimedia
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\MultimediaPlayer.exe

ProgramID: pjpegfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen

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a jfif image is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with JFIF files

Associate the JFIF file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open images. Because only the current version supports the latest JFIF file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Microsoft manufacturer website after an available Photos update.
To make sure that your JFIF file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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