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Compress and optimise WEBP images
Get smaller files than PNG or JPG with WEBP — compress or convert in your browser, free, with nothing uploaded.
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Shrinks JPG, PNG & WEBP · Choose a quality or a target file size
~12× smaller
Original
3.1 MB
Compressed
268 KB
Output format
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WEBP produces noticeably smaller files than PNG or JPG at the same visual quality, and it supports transparency — which makes it ideal for fast-loading websites. This tool compresses existing WEBP images, and you can also convert PNG or JPG into WEBP to save even more.
Everything runs locally in your browser, so there's no upload, no watermark and no limit on how many images you optimise.
Why compress with ClearBG
Smaller than PNG/JPG
WEBP typically saves 25–35% over JPG and far more over PNG at matching quality.
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Turn PNG or JPG into WEBP right here, or export back out to another format.
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Getting the most out of WebP
Two modes, two different jobs
WebP is unusual in offering both lossy and lossless compression in one format, and choosing the wrong mode is the main way people fail to get the benefit.
Lossy WebP is for photographs, where it typically produces files 25–35% smaller than a JPEG of equivalent visual quality. Lossless WebP is for screenshots, logos and flat-colour graphics, where it beats PNG by roughly 20–25% while preserving every pixel.
The capability nothing before it had
WebP's genuinely new trick is lossy compression with an alpha channel. Before it, a cut-out with a transparent background had to be PNG, and was therefore large.
As lossy WebP the same cut-out can be a fraction of the size while looking identical, which makes it the correct format for transparent images on the web. This matters most for product cut-outs, logos and any image composited over a page background.
Where WebP is the wrong answer
Browser support has been universal since 2020, so for anything you serve on a website WebP is safe. Outside the browser it is patchier than people assume.
Plenty of desktop software, print workflows, older content systems and upload forms still reject it. The rule that avoids trouble: WebP for images you serve, JPG or PNG for images you hand to someone else.
Converting to WebP without losing twice
Converting an existing JPEG to lossy WebP means two lossy passes, and the second one inherits the first one's artefacts. The saving is usually still worth it, but the result is never as good as encoding WebP from an original.
Where you have the master — a PNG, a camera file, an editor export — convert from that instead. And if the source is a PNG of a graphic rather than a photo, use lossless WebP: converting it to lossy will put haloing around exactly the sharp edges PNG was protecting.
Frequently asked questions
Why use WEBP over JPG or PNG?
WEBP gives smaller files at the same quality and supports transparency like PNG. Smaller images mean faster page loads and better Core Web Vitals.
Do all browsers support WEBP?
Yes — every modern browser supports WEBP. It's safe to use across the web today.
Can I convert to WEBP as well as compress?
Yes. You can compress an existing WEBP, or use the converter to turn a PNG/JPG into an optimised WEBP.
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