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Convert JPG to WebP

Convert JPG to WebP for free, right here in your browser. Your files are never uploaded, and they keep their names.

  • Free
  • Runs on your device
  • No account
  • No limits

How to convert JPG to WebP

  1. Drop your JPG files in the box above. You can also click the box to pick files, or paste them.
  2. Each file is converted to WebP on your own device. It usually takes a second or two.
  3. Download each file, or get them all in one zip. Every file keeps its name.

Why convert JPG to WebP?

A common step before putting a photo on a website. Same picture, noticeably smaller file.

WebP files are usually a little smaller than JPG.

Both formats are lossy, so this saves the picture a second time. Keep the quality high if the image matters.

About the two formats

JPG: The standard choice for photos. Files are small and every app can open them. It can't store transparent backgrounds.

WebP: A newer format made for the web. Files are much smaller than PNG or JPG at the same quality, and it keeps transparent backgrounds.

JPG and JPEG are the same format. The two extensions are interchangeable, and .jpg is the more common of the two. If a form has asked you for one and you have the other, rename it here rather than converting it.

The whole conversion happens in your browser. Your file is unpacked into raw pixels and saved again as WebP. Nothing is sent to any server.

Common questions

Is the JPG to WebP converter free?

Yes, properly free. No paid tier, no trial, no watermark on the result and nothing to sign up for. Put as many files through it as you like, as often as you like.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. The JPG to WebP converter runs inside your browser, on your own machine, so your files never go anywhere. Big ones are fine too, up to whatever your browser can hold.

Does converting JPG to WebP lose quality?

Slightly, because the picture is compressed a second time and each pass throws away a little more. It's rarely visible in one step at a high quality setting. Where it shows is after several rounds, so work from the best original you have rather than converting the same file back and forth.

Will the WebP file be smaller than the JPG?

Usually a bit smaller, though the gap isn't dramatic. The exact saving depends on the picture. If size is the whole reason you're here, the compress tool will hit a number you name instead of leaving it to chance.

Does converting JPG to WebP keep the date and location from the original?

No. The image is rebuilt pixel by pixel, so the camera model, the date and any GPS location in the original aren't carried into the WebP file. That cuts both ways: it strips information you may not want to share, and it loses information you may have wanted to keep. Check the original with the metadata viewer first if it matters.

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Free to use, with no account and no limits. Everything runs in your browser, and your files never leave your device.