How to convert WebP to JPG
- 1Leave the Output Format on JPEG, which is preselected on this page.
- 2Set the Quality slider. 80% suits most photos; go to 90% or higher if the image will be edited and saved again later.
- 3Drag your .webp files onto the Drop Images area, or click it to choose them. Changing the quality later re-converts every file.
- 4Compare the original and JPG sizes in the Results list, use the compare icon to check the image side by side, then download one file or all of them.
What to expect when you turn WebP into JPG
JPG is the most widely supported image format there is. Email clients, messaging apps, printing kiosks, older Windows and Office versions, and countless upload forms that predate WebP all take it without question. When a site hands you a .webp file and the place you need to put it wants a .jpg, save WebP as JPG here and you're done.
JPG has no alpha channel, so it can't store transparency. When a WebP has transparent or semi-transparent areas, the converter paints a white background first and draws the image over it. Without that step, transparent pixels would turn black, which is what many quick conversions get wrong. If you need to keep the transparency, convert WebP to PNG instead.
Both formats are usually lossy, so converting re-compresses the image a second time. Each lossy pass discards a little more detail, an effect called generation loss. Keep it small by choosing a higher quality than you would for a first export: 85 to 92% is nearly indistinguishable from the WebP for most photos. Don't expect the JPG to be smaller, either. WebP was designed to beat JPEG, and Google's own comparison found lossy WebP files 25 to 34% smaller at similar quality, so a JPG of the same image is often larger.
Animated WebPs are decoded to their first frame. Metadata such as EXIF and color profiles isn't carried over, and the JPG is written in sRGB as your browser displayed it. Use the compare view to check fine text, gradients and edges before downloading; those show JPG artifacts first if the quality is set too low.
When a JPG works better than WebP
Upload forms and portals
Job applications, government sites, marketplaces and older CMSs often accept only JPG or PNG.
Sharing photos
Send images by email or chat without the recipient seeing a file their device won't preview.
Printing
Photo labs, kiosks and print shops expect JPG; WebP files are frequently rejected.
Editing in older software
Open saved web images in editors and viewers that were released before WebP support was common.
Frequently asked questions
What happens to transparency when converting WebP to JPG?
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JPG can't store transparency, so transparent areas are filled with white. If you need a transparent background, convert WebP to PNG instead.
What quality should I use?
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80% is a good default for viewing and sharing. Use 85 to 92% if you'll edit the image further, because the WebP was probably already lossy and each extra lossy save loses a bit more detail.
Why is the JPG larger than the WebP?
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WebP compresses more efficiently than JPEG, so the same image at similar quality usually takes more bytes as a JPG. Lowering the quality slider shrinks it, at some cost in detail.
Is JPG the same as JPEG?
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Yes. They're the same format, so WebP to JPEG and WebP to JPG mean the same conversion. The .jpg spelling became common because early versions of Windows limited file extensions to three characters, and the files downloaded here use it.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
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No. Decoding and encoding both happen in your browser, so your images stay on your device and you can convert as many as you like.
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