JPG and WEBP are both common image formats, but they serve different purposes. JPG is typically used for photographs, while WEBP is best known for modern websites optimizing for page speed. Converting from JPG to WEBP takes seconds with this tool — just drop your files below, and the conversion happens instantly on your own device.
Converting to WEBP is one of the easiest ways to shave file size off your images without a visible quality hit — most JPG files shrink by 25-35% once converted, which speeds up page loads if you're uploading to a website.
JPG
lossy compression- Transparency
- Not supported
- Animation
- Not supported
Typically used for
photographs, web images where file size matters, email attachments, social media uploads
Pros
- + Small file sizes, even at high visual quality
- + Supported absolutely everywhere, including old software and printers
- + Fast to decode and render
Cons
- - Lossy — repeated edits/re-saves degrade quality
- - No transparency support
- - Visible compression artifacts on sharp edges and text
WEBP
lossy compression- Transparency
- Supported
- Animation
- Supported
Typically used for
modern websites optimizing for page speed, images needing both transparency and small size
Pros
- + 25-35% smaller than JPG/PNG at comparable visual quality
- + Supports both transparency and animation in one format
- + Supported by all modern browsers
Cons
- - Not fully supported in some older software (pre-2020) or legacy image editors
- - This tool converts only the first frame of animated WEBP