Google’s proprietary image format  (WebP) is certainly better than the standard JPG or PNG format. The file size in this format is much smaller than JPG and can support the transparent PNG background feature without much loss of quality.

Many websites today use this format, including YouTube, Google Play, and the Facebook Android app.

With all these advantages, many different apps and programs, such as image editing apps, still do not support this format, so in this article, we are going to teach you how to save WebP images in JPG and PNG format

Edit image URL

This is the best way to manually save WebP images in JPG and PNG format. Online WebP images are typically available in both WebP and JPG / PNG formats; Because some browsers, such as Safari and Firefox, do not support the WebP format; Therefore, in these browsers, the image is uploaded in JPG or PNG format. With a simple trick, you can upload the image in JPG or PNG format instead of WebP format. To do this, follow these steps:

• Right-click on the image and select Copy image address.

• Now delete this URL in a new page, track and its last three letters, and press Enter. By removing low-  from the end of the address, the image is loaded in JPG / PNG format.
• To save the image, as always, right-click on it and select Save image as.

Use the Chrome plugin

If you use the Google Chrome browser, you can add a WebP save option to the menu by downloading the Save Image As PNG plugin. To do this, follow these steps:

• Download the  Save Image As PNG plugin from the Google Play Store.
• Right-click on the image in WebP format and select the new Save Image As PNG option to save the image in PNG format on the computer.

With this extension you can download images in PNG format; But if you need a JPG image, you need to use a format converter.

Opera browser users can use this plugin; But before that, they need to download and install the Install Chrome Extensions plugin. This plugin allows Opera browser users to download most Chrome browser extensions.

Use browsers that do not use the WebP format

Chrome and Opera browsers currently support WebP format; But as we said, websites usually upload WebP images in both WebP and JPG / PNG formats so that all browsers can open the images. So you can use a browser that does not support WebP format to get images in JPG or PNG format. You can get help from browsers like Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

If you want to download images in your favorite browser in the desired format, try the next method.

Change agent user

Changing the User-Agent means sending incorrect information from the browser, operating system, and device you are using to the website you are visiting. Fortunately, you can install a plugin to make websites think you are logged in with a browser that does not support the WebP format. For the Chrome browser, the User-Agent Switcher for Chrome plugin is a good option.

• After installing the plugin, click on its icon in the address bar.
• A list of available user agents will be shown to you. Choose a browser such as Opera or Safari.

• Refresh the website to upload JPG / PNG images.

Change the online format of images

After downloading the image in WebP format, you can change its format by referring to online converters. If you do not like the above methods, you can save all WebP images to your computer at once and then change their format with the help of an online converter. To do this, you can go to the Zamzar website.

• After entering  Zamzar, click on the Upload button and select the desired image files and click the Open button. You can also select files from your computer and then drop them on the website tab.

• Click Choose Format and select the desired format from the drop-down menu.
• Click Convert Now.
• Depending on the size of the file, the conversion should only take a few seconds. After conversion, you will be redirected to the download page. Here, click the Download button.

• After saving the new image, click Save.

Just go to the folder you selected to view the image.

Install format converter apps

If you want to get help from a desktop application instead of browsing format converter websites, the free XnConverter is a great option with many features. This app is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS users. With XnConverter you can change the format of many images at once.

• After downloading and installing the XnConverter program, run it.
• On the Input tab, click Add files and then select the desired images.

• Go to the Output tab. In this tab, there are many options and features that you can change if you want and need; But here it is enough to choose the format you want. You can go to Settings to determine the quality.

Once you have entered your settings, click the Convert button to convert the image format to the desired format and save it in a specific location.

Use Microsoft Paint

If you are running Windows 10 and do not want to get help from programs and extensions, you can open WebP images with Microsoft Paint. paint can save images in JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, and several other formats. To do this, follow these steps:

• Right-click, hover over Open With and then select Paint.

• After the image is opened in Paint, go to File from the top bar of the program and click on the Save As option so that you can save the image in the desired format on your computer.

• Finally, click the Save button.

Use the command line

Google has provided tools for encrypting, decrypting, and viewing WebP files on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems. Using the command line is an advanced method for integrating applications and websites; But if you want to know how to use the command-line tool, follow the steps below.

• Depending on the operating system, go to Google WebP to download libraries and then decompress the files on your computer.
• To convert image formats, move the command line to the folder that contains the WebP files. It is located, open. You must use the cd command to change the directory. Command
• cd C: \ Users \ NAME \ Pictures At the command prompt, type your Windows username instead of NAME.
• If you look at the bin folder, some files with the .exe extension. You will see. The dwebp.exe command is used to decode (convert) a WebP image. The syntax for this command is something like C: \ Path \ To \ dwebp.exe inputFile.WebP -o outputFile. Note that you must name the image instead of outputFile.

• The file will be saved automatically in PNG format. In this command, we did not specify the final file format; But you can change this format. For example, to change the file format to JPEG, use the jpeg‌ extension. Place at the end of outputFile.

After the system changes the image format, you can open the image with the program of your choice by going to the storage location.

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We hope you find the above article useful. If you know a better way to save WebP images in JPG and PNG format,