What you should know
WebP to JPEG is about getting an image out of the web to send it, print it or open it in software that does not know WebP. This is a common case: images saved from a website are often WebP, and many office tools still refuse them.
The conversion applies lossy re-encoding, since the two formats compress differently. High quality settings limit the degradation.
Strengths
- Maximum compatibility with software, printers and online services
- Format accepted by administrative forms
- Adjustable quality
- Keeps dimensions and available metadata
Limitations to know
- Lossy re-encoding
- WebP transparency is lost
- Size often increases compared to WebP
- WebP animations are not preserved
When to use it
Convert when a service or application requires JPEG, or to email a photo. For web publishing, keep WebP: it is lighter.
Quality, size and compatibility
Choose a quality of 90% and above to avoid adding visible degradation to an already compressed file. If the image contains transparency, convert to PNG instead.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is my image heavier as JPEG?
- WebP compresses better at equal quality. JPEG offsets its compatibility with a larger size, especially at high quality.
- How do I keep transparency?
- JPEG does not support it. Convert to PNG if transparent areas must remain transparent.