What is a JPG file?

JPG is a file format for digital images. You can recognize it by the extension .jpg or .jpeg after the file name. This file format is commonly used for photos. Because the files are not that big, and compression doesn't lead to a big loss of quality for photos, this format is also very suitable for sharing photos.

What is the difference between JPG and JPEG?

JPG and JPEG are the same file format, both stand for "Joint Photographic Experts Group". But because earlier versions of Windows required file formats to be indicated with three letters, JPEG was abbreviated to JPG.