You may have seen a new photo file format on the rise, Google's own WebP. Here's how the format works, what it's good for, and everything else you should know.

WebP was developed by Google to replace the outdated JPG, PNG, and GIF formats and is said to be technically superior to all three. The format supports both lossless and lossy compression.

In the case of WebP, there is even a bigger size reduction: lossless WebP is about 25% smaller than the PNG, and its lossy version can be up to 35% smaller than the widely popular JPEG.

WebP was created as an improved version of JPEG, PNG, and GIF, with more flexibility and smaller file sizes than those older formats. Widespread adoption took a long time, but it’s now fully ...

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Fortunately, converting WebP images to JPG or PNG isn't too difficult, regardless of whether you're using a computer or phone. Below, we'll show you how to convert WebP files to JPG or PNG on your ...

WebP is a relatively new image file format from Google designed to make web pages load faster and consume less bandwidth. It’s gradually becoming supported by more and more operating systems and ...

You see, some websites deliver WebP images instead of the preferred options, and that is due to the nature of WebP. If you wish, you can stop Chrome, Edge or Firefox from saving photos in the WebP ...

WebP is an image format developed by Google in 2010. It gained attention for its performance benefits in web development and SEO. The format provides superior lossless and lossy compression for ...