How to convert a WebP image to JPG
WebP is the format Google created to make web pages load faster, which is why so many images you save from your browser end up as .webp. The trouble comes later: some editors, older versions of Office, online print shops and upload forms do not accept it.
This converter turns your WebP into a JPG, the image format virtually every program and device understands.
Step by step
- Click Select file and choose the .webp image (up to 50 MB).
- Check that Convert to shows JPG.
- Click Convert image to JPG.
- Download the result, or use the Workspace to convert several images and get them as a ZIP.
Transparency and animated WebP
WebP supports transparency and JPG does not. If your image is a logo or cut-out with a transparent background, that background turns white in the JPG. To keep it, convert to PNG instead.
A WebP can also be an animation, like a GIF. In that case only the first frame is converted, because JPG is a still image.
Quality, size and metadata
The JPG is saved at quality 88. It will usually be a little larger than the original WebP, since WebP compresses better; the visual difference in photos is minimal. Images with text or very sharp edges may show slight noise around the letters.
Metadata is removed and the image is oriented correctly. Images up to 40 megapixels are accepted.
When this conversion makes sense
It is the right choice for photos you will print, attach to an application, upload to a platform that only takes JPG, or edit in an older program. For images you will publish on a website again, keeping the WebP is usually better because it is lighter.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does my browser save images as WebP?
- Because the website serves them in that format to load faster. You are saving the file exactly as the site sends it.
- What happens to a transparent background?
- It becomes white, because JPG has no transparency. Convert to PNG to keep it.
- Can I convert an animated WebP?
- The first frame is converted to a still JPG. The animation is not kept.
- Will the JPG look worse?
- At quality 88 the difference in photos is barely noticeable. The file may be a bit larger than the WebP.
