Saved an image and got a .webp file? How to get a normal JPG or PNG

WebP is an image format created by Google. It produces files that are typically 25–35% smaller than JPG or PNG at similar quality, so pages load faster. Most large websites now serve WebP to any browser that supports it — which is nearly all of them.

That's why the same image you remember as a JPG arrives as WebP when you save it: the site sent your browser the WebP version.

Support has improved a lot, but it's still uneven. Older versions of photo editors, some print shops, many upload forms and plenty of messaging and office tools still expect JPG or PNG and reject WebP outright.

Choose JPG for photos. It keeps files small and every program on earth opens it.

Choose PNG for screenshots, logos, illustrations, anything with sharp text, and anything with a transparent background. PNG is lossless, so edges stay crisp, but files are larger.

If the WebP has transparency and you convert it to JPG, the transparent areas will be filled with white, because JPG has no transparency.

Drop the files into Localvert's WebP to JPG or WebP to PNG converter. You can convert many at once and download them together as a ZIP. Nothing is uploaded: the conversion happens in your browser.

Need several WebP images in one document? WebP to PDF puts each image on its own page.