JPEG's compression scheme dates to 1992 — clever, but outclassed. WebP's lossy encoder descends from the VP8 video codec and delivers the same visual quality in roughly a quarter to a third fewer bytes, which is why CDNs and CMSs increasingly serve it by default. If you're optimizing photos for a site, a newsletter, or a storage limit, converting JPEG to WebP is free real estate — and this page does it on your own device, so the originals never leave your hands.
Drop your file here or click to browse
.jpg, .jpeg — up to 200 MB. Processed locally; never uploaded.
How to smaller Images: Convert JPG to WebP
Drop a .jpg onto the converter above.
Keep quality at 85% for a like-for-like result, or lower it for maximum savings.
Click Convert — the WebP encode runs in a background worker on your device.
Compare the file sizes; 25–35% smaller is typical.
Download the .webp and use it anywhere modern — every current browser reads it.
Frequently asked questions
Is WebP always smaller than the JPEG it came from?
At matched visual quality, reliably so — Google's benchmarks and independent tests land at 25–35% savings. The exception is a JPEG that was already compressed to death; re-encoding that at high quality gains little.
Can my visitors open WebP?
Yes — global browser support is above 96% (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari 14+). The only real holdouts are ancient browsers and some older desktop apps.
Does converting to WebP lose EXIF data?
The conversion is image-only: camera metadata, dates, and GPS tags are not carried into the WebP output. For web publishing that's usually what you want — it strips accidental location leaks too.
Why convert in the browser instead of a desktop tool?
Nothing to install, nothing uploaded, and the result is first-hand: your browser encodes the file directly at the quality you picked. For a handful of images it's the fastest path that exists.