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Can Photoshop Convert WebP to JPG?

Last updated on September 23, 2022 @ 9:11 pm

Sure, Photoshop can convert WebP to JPG. In fact, you can use any number of WebP to JPG conversion tools out there. But why would you want to?

The JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format is a lossy compression format for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. Lossy means that some of the original data in the image is lost when the file is compressed. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a user to select the trade-off between file size and image quality.

PRO TIP: Photoshop cannot directly convert WebP files to JPG format. However, there are a few methods that can be used to work around this:

1. Use an online file converter such as Zamzar or FileZigZag.

2. Download and install a WebP plugin for Photoshop such as Telegraphics’ WebPFormat plugin.

3. Use a free image viewer/editor such as GIMP or IrfanView which can open and save WebP files.

The WebP format, on the other hand, is a modern image format that provides superior lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. Developed by Google, WebP lossless images are 26% smaller in size compared to PNGs.

And WebP lossy images are 25-34% smaller than JPEG images at equivalent SSIM quality index. That means faster loading times and lower bandwidth costs for you and your visitors.

So unless you’re still living in the past and using JPEGs for everything, there’s really no reason to convert your WebP images to JPEG.

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.