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Convert JPG to WebP

WebP was designed as a smaller replacement for JPG on the web, and Google's own comparison measured it at 25–34% smaller at equivalent quality.

How to convert JPG to WebP

Drop your JPG files onto the panel above and press Convert. A whole folder at once is fine, and the WebP files download individually or as a single ZIP.

Quality is the one setting worth a glance, and 85 or above is visually indistinguishable from the original for photographs. Conversion here runs at maximum quality by default, so you only need to touch it if a smaller file matters more than fidelity — and if it does, compressing afterwards gives you finer control.

Nothing is uploaded. The decoders and encoders run as WebAssembly inside this page, which is why there is no file-size limit, no queue, and no copy of your image on anyone's server.

Why convert JPG to WebP?

WebP was designed as a smaller replacement for JPG on the web, and Google's own comparison measured it at 25–34% smaller at equivalent quality.

Every current browser supports it, so for site images the trade-off is close to free.

JPGWebP
CompressionLossyLossy or lossless
TransparencyNoYes
AnimationNoYes
SupportUniversal — every browser, OS, app, and print serviceEvery current browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari 14+ since 2020)
Best forPhotographs, and anything that has to open everywhereImages on the web, where it is the safest modern default
The two formats side by side. The rows that differ are the ones that decide whether JPG to WebP is the right conversion for your file.

What WebP does to file size

Expect roughly a quarter to a third off the JPG size at the same visual quality — more if the JPG was saved at a high quality setting.

This is a lossy-to-lossy conversion, so existing artefacts are inherited and then re-encoded — at maximum quality here, so nothing further is visibly lost. Always convert from the best JPG you have rather than from a copy that has already been compressed twice.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert JPG to WebP?

Drop your JPG files above, choose WebP as the output, and press Convert. The files are decoded and re-encoded at maximum quality inside your browser, then download individually or as a ZIP — no upload, no account, no watermark.

Does converting JPG to WebP lose quality?

WebP is a lossy format, so the image is re-encoded — at maximum quality, where the difference is imperceptible for photographs. This is a lossy-to-lossy conversion, so existing artefacts are inherited and then re-encoded — at maximum quality here, so nothing further is visibly lost. Always convert from the best JPG you have rather than from a copy that has already been compressed twice.

Can I just rename the file to .webp?

No. The extension only labels the file, while the bytes inside follow the structure of a specific format. Renaming produces a file most software refuses to open. A real conversion decodes the image and re-encodes it in the new format, which is what happens here.

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