The WEBP file format is a relatively new way to display images online. The format was developed by Google as a modern, highly efficient format to display high-quality images on the web at a fraction of the size of JPG and PNG images.
It’s new enough that you might encounter the format and not necessarily know what to do with it. The good news is that most modern browsers, photo software, and operating systems can accommodate the format automatically. And if you want to, you can easily convert a WEBP file into a more traditional format, like JPG.
If you download an image from the web and the only option that your browser gives you is WEBP, or if you inherit a WEBP file from elsewhere, you don’t necessarily need to convert it to another format if the program you’re using can open the WEBP file. But you can convert the file using the built-in Paint program if necessary.
1. Start Paint. If you need to, search for “paint” in the Start search box and click Paint when you see it in the search results.
2. Open the WEBP file you want to convert. You can drag the file into the open Paint window or browse by clicking File, then Open.
3. Click File, then Save As. Choose JPEG picture and specify where you want to save the new, converted file.
On a Mac computer, you can convert any WEBP file to JPG using the built-in Preview app.
1. Start Finder and then locate the WEBP file.
2. Double-click the file to make it open in the Preview app.
3. In the menu bar, click File and then Export.
4. In the Format section of the Export dialog box, make sure the drop-down menu is set to JPEG.
5. Adjust the file name and destination as needed then click Save.
The WEBP file format enjoys broad support and you can open it in a variety of third-party programs, where you can use the file like any other image file or convert and save it as a JPG. You can open WEBP files in popular programs like Adobe Photoshop or Irfanview, for example. And no matter which operating system you use, you can convert image files from WEBP to JPG using the free online file converter called Convertio.
1. Open Convertio in a browser.
2. Click Choose Files and select the WEBP file you want to convert.
3. Make sure the to: menu is currently set to JPG.
4. Click Convert.
5. After a moment, the file will be converted and you can download it to your computer.