{"categories":[{"label":"Graphics","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/multimedia-graphics/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Registers JPEG-XL codec support with Pillow, enabling reading and writing of JXL images through the standard image API with lossless and quality-based encoding options.","skillfed_tags":["image-codec","pillow-plugin","rust-bindings"],"use_cases":["Convert PNG or JPEG images to JXL format for better compression while preserving quality or lossless fidelity.","Read JXL images in image processing pipelines that already use Pillow without learning a separate API.","Batch-transcode image collections to JXL as part of web asset optimization workflows.","Encode images with EXIF metadata intact when switching to JXL in photo management applications."],"what_it_does":"pillow-jxl-plugin is a Pillow plugin that adds JPEG-XL (JXL) codec support via Rust bindings to libjxl. Once imported, it registers itself with Pillow and enables reading and writing JXL images through the standard image interface. The plugin supports both lossless encoding and lossy encoding with quality parameters, and can preserve EXIF metadata during encoding.\n\nIt depends on pillow and packaging, and is distributed as pre-compiled wheels for Python 3.10\u20133.13 across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms (manylinux and musllinux). Some platform\u2013interpreter combinations lack wheels and require building from source, which needs Rust installed.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need JXL support in Pillow and your platform has a compatible wheel. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and integrates seamlessly with Pillow's standard API. The main caveat is the unclear license status\u2014verify the repository's license before use in proprietary projects. Install friction is moderate due to compiled bindings, but wheels cover most common environments."},"id":"pillow-jxl-plugin","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pillow-jxl-plugin","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pillow-jxl-plugin.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pillow-jxl-plugin/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-17","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"pillow-jxl-plugin","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Pillow plugin for JPEG-XL, using Rust for bindings."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":215553,"position":9398,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.3.8"}