Why do .jpg and .jpeg both exist?

987 views

Why do .jpg and .jpeg both exist?

In: 4623

36 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

It was originally supposed to be .jpeg, but you had many people using computers at that time that only allowed 3-letter file extensions, so .JPG was the shortened form for them. People using Microsoft products got used to JPG, and it stuck and carried over long after the limitation went away.

You are viewing 1 out of 36 answers, click here to view all answers.