Image guide
How to Convert JPG to WebP
WebP can make photographic images smaller while retaining useful visual quality. The best setting depends on the source, content, and final display size.
Open the JPG to WebP toolQuick answer
JPG-to-WebP is a lossy-to-lossy conversion. Keep the original and compare the export instead of trusting a quality number alone.
Why choose WebP
Modern browsers support WebP, and it can reduce transfer size for many website photographs. It can support transparency, although a JPG source has none to recover.
A WebP file is not guaranteed to be smaller. Already optimized JPGs and very small images can produce different results.
How to convert JPG to WebP
- Upload the original JPG.
- Set WebP quality and convert.
- Compare size and detail, adjust if needed, then download.
Examine fine texture, hair, text, and high-contrast edges.
Quality and repeated encoding
A value of 80 in one encoder is not directly comparable with 80 in another. Sliders are encoder controls, not universal percentages of preserved detail.
Return to the best source for every export. Repeated lossy conversions compound artifacts.
Use WebP on a website
Provide correct image/webp content types and useful dimensions. Use responsive sizes so mobile visitors do not download desktop-sized files.
Specialized print or editing software may still prefer JPG or PNG, so retain a source asset.
Try it in your browser
The free ToolPixels JPG to WebP works locally in your browser. Review the result and keep the original.