JPG to WebP Converter – Convert JPG Images Online

The main reason is size. WebP was created for the web, and it often produces a smaller file than JPG at a similar look. How much smaller depends on the picture and the quality setting, so the saving can be small for some photos and larger for others.

Smaller images help pages load faster, use less mobile data and fit within upload limits. That is why many website tools and image services suggest WebP.

Each JPG is read in your browser, drawn at its full pixel size and saved again as WebP. Nothing is cropped or resized.

• The picture keeps its width and height. Only the file format and the compression change.
• Phone photos that are stored with a rotation note open the right way up and are saved that way.
• Camera details and GPS location are not copied into the new files.
• If your browser cannot create WebP files, the tool says so and uses JPG instead.

Quality 90 is the starting point on this page. At that setting most photos look very close to the original at normal size. Lower values, such as 75 or 80, usually give clearly smaller files, and softness starts to show on faces, text and fine textures.

The best way to choose is to convert one typical photo at two or three settings and look at the results at full size. Then use the same value for the rest.

• Keep your original JPG files. Converting is a lossy step, and you cannot get the lost detail back from the WebP.
• Check that the place where you will use the WebP files accepts them. Some forms, older programs and print services do not.
• Do not convert a picture back and forth between formats. Each save in a lossy format removes a little more detail.
• For a website, keep a JPG copy of important pictures if people may download and share them.