Convert WebP Images for Photoshop

You right-click “Save image as” from a website, get a .webp file, try to open it in Photoshop, and get an error. Or Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom Classic, or any number of tools that still don’t support WebP natively.

Drop the WebP file below. Your browser converts it to JPG (or use the WebP to PNG converter if you need lossless).

The conversion runs entirely in your browser. The file never leaves your computer.

Why Photoshop can’t open WebP

Photoshop added native WebP support in version 23.2 (February 2022). If you’re on an older version, or using Photoshop Elements, Lightroom Classic (pre-2023), GIMP 2.8, or many other image editors, WebP is simply not recognized. Google created WebP in 2010 for the web, and desktop software has been slow to catch up.

Adobe’s WebP plugin exists but requires a specific Photoshop version and manual installation. Converting to JPG or PNG is faster and works with every version of every editor.

JPG or PNG?

Choose JPG if you’re working with photos or images where a small amount of compression is acceptable. The file will be smaller and faster to work with.

Choose PNG if you need exact pixel accuracy: UI mockups, logos with transparency, screenshots with text, or images you plan to edit further. PNG is lossless, so no quality is lost in the conversion.

Will the quality be the same?

WebP to JPG involves re-encoding, so there is a small quality loss. At the default 92% quality setting, the difference is not visible in normal use. If the WebP was already heavily compressed, converting to JPG at a high quality setting will produce a file that’s slightly larger than the original (JPG is less efficient than WebP at the same quality level).

WebP to PNG is lossless in both directions, so the output is pixel-identical to the WebP. The file will be larger, but nothing is lost.