What is WebP, and why do I keep getting it?
WebP is an image format created by Google for the web. It makes images lighter than JPG or PNG at a similar quality, so pages load faster. That is why so many websites now serve their images in WebP.
When you right-click an image on a website and choose “Save image as”, you often get a .webp file, even if the site originally uploaded a JPG. Browsers open it without any problem. Other programs are less friendly: some photo editors, older versions of Office, printing services, online forms and older phones may refuse it or display an error.
How to convert WebP to JPG
It takes three steps and no installation:
- Drop one or several .webp files into the box above.
- Keep the Balanced preset, or pick High quality if you plan to print the image.
- Download the JPGs, or all of them at once in a ZIP.
Plume decodes the WebP image and encodes it as JPG with MozJPEG, an encoder that keeps files small at good quality. The result is a standard .jpg file that opens in every program, website and device.
Transparency, animation and quality
Transparent WebP images
WebP can have a transparent background, like PNG. JPG cannot. When you convert a transparent WebP to JPG, the transparent areas become white. If you need to keep the transparency, convert to PNG instead with the image converter.
Animated WebP
Some WebP files are short animations, a bit like GIFs. JPG is a still format, so only one image can be kept. For animations, keep the original file.
Will the JPG be bigger?
Often, yes. WebP is more efficient than JPG, so the same image usually takes a little more space as a JPG. That is the price of compatibility. If size is an issue, lower the quality slightly or set a maximum width.
When should you convert WebP to JPG?
Converting is useful when:
- you want to edit the image in a program that does not read WebP;
- you need to insert it into a document, a presentation or an e-mail for someone using older software;
- a website or form only accepts JPG or PNG;
- you want to print it through a photo service.
If you only want to display the image on your own website, keep WebP: it is lighter. And to go the other way, use JPG to WebP.
Free and private conversion
Unlike most online tools that upload your files, Plume converts WebP to JPG directly in your browser. The images never leave your device, and the tool keeps working without a connection once loaded. Metadata is removed by default.
No account, no watermark, no limit on the number of files. Convert one image or a whole folder and download the result as a ZIP.
Convert WebP to JPG on Windows, Mac and phone
Plume works the same way on every device, in any recent browser:
- Windows: drop the .webp files from your Downloads folder, then open the JPGs in Photos, Paint or Word.
- Mac: drag the files from the Finder. The JPGs open in Preview, Photos, Pages and Keynote.
- Android and iPhone: open this page in your browser, tap the box, choose the images, then save the JPGs to your gallery or the Files app.
There is nothing to install and no account to create. If you convert images often, simply bookmark the page: once it has loaded, it even works without a connection.
Many images from websites are also very large. You can set a maximum width during conversion to get a lighter JPG in the same step.