2025-07-01 21:02:04

Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Third Edition) is now a W3C Recommendation

This document describes PNG, an extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of static and animated raster images. PNG provides a patent-free replacement for GIF and can also replace many common uses of TIFF.

The Third Edition adds Animated PNG and High Dynamic Range (HDR) PNG.
w3.org/news/2025/portable-netw

Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Third Edition) is now a W3C Recommendation
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