WebP Viewer - Open WebP Files Online

Open WebP images in your browser - photos, transparent graphics and animated WebP. Play animations frame by frame, zoom to the pixel and save a copy as JPG or PNG in one click. Need many files converted? WebP to JPG and WebP to PNG do whole batches.

Try a sample
Frame by frame Save as JPG / PNG No upload

How to view a WebP file online

  1. Open your WebP. Drop a .webp file anywhere on the page, browse for it, paste a copied image, or try a sample.
  2. Play or zoom. Animated WebPs play right away - pause, change the speed, drag the slider or step with Page Up and Page Down. Scroll or pinch to zoom.
  3. Check the details. Info shows lossy or lossless, transparency, frame count and timing. Tags lists EXIF and XMP; Bytes shows every RIFF chunk.
  4. Save as JPG or PNG. Pick JPG, PNG or WebP, set the quality and press Save. All frames saves every frame of an animation at once.

Shortcuts: Ctrl + O open, + / - zoom, 0 fit, 1 actual size, R rotate, Page Up / Page Down previous / next frame, Space play or pause, Esc leaves full screen.

WebP viewer features

Animated WebP, frame by frame

Play, pause, 0.25x to 4x speed, a scrub slider and a thumbnail for every frame - with its exact delay.

Save every frame

Export one frame or all of them as PNG, JPG or WebP. More than two files arrive in one ZIP with a README.

WebP to JPG or PNG

Full-resolution export with a quality slider. The real file size is measured before you download.

Transparency done right

See transparent areas on a checkerboard, white or dark background. JPG exports get a clean white background.

Zoom to the pixel

Up to 6400% with a pixel grid, colour picker, histogram and a side-by-side compare.

Lossy or lossless?

Instantly see the WebP variant, compression, alpha, frame count, loop count and timing.

Chunks and hex

Every RIFF chunk (VP8, VP8L, VP8X, ANIM, ANMF, ALPH, EXIF, XMP, ICCP) with offsets, plus a hex view.

100% private

Your images are decoded on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

What is a WebP file?

WebP is an image format Google introduced in 2010 to make web pages load faster.

It has two modes: lossy WebP, based on the VP8 video codec, and lossless WebP, which keeps every pixel.

Both modes support transparency, and a WebP can also be animated like a GIF - usually at a fraction of the size. Lossy WebP photos are typically smaller than JPEGs of similar quality.

Because websites serve WebP to save bandwidth, "Save image as" often gives you a .webp file - even when the page looked like it showed a JPG or PNG.

How to open WebP files on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android

Any modern browser opens WebP, so the fastest way is to drop the file here.

Most systems can also open it on their own.

Windows 10 and 11

The Photos app opens WebP using the free Webp Image Extensions, which are preinstalled on most recent PCs and free in the Microsoft Store otherwise. Older programs, like early Office versions or some upload forms, still refuse WebP - convert those files with WebP to JPG.

Mac

Preview opens WebP on macOS Big Sur (11) and later. Use File, Export to save a JPG or PNG copy.

iPhone and iPad

iOS and iPadOS 14 and later show WebP in Safari, Photos and Files.

Android

Android has supported WebP for more than a decade, so every gallery app and Chrome open it.

Animated WebP

Browsers play animated WebP, but many photo apps only show the first frame. This viewer plays it, steps through every frame and saves frames as images. For a GIF, use WebP to GIF.

How to convert WebP to JPG, PNG or GIF

Open the image, pick JPG or PNG under it and press Save.

PNG keeps transparency and is lossless. JPG is smaller and accepted everywhere, with transparent areas turned white.

Making WebP files instead? JPG to WebP and PNG to WebP shrink images for your website.

Why won't my WebP file open?

  • The app is too old - many desktop programs and upload forms still do not accept WebP. Open it here or convert it to JPG or PNG.
  • It is animated - some viewers only show the first frame or nothing at all. This viewer plays every frame.
  • The download stopped early - the viewer compares the RIFF size with the real file size and tells you when data is missing.
  • It is not really a WebP - a renamed JPG or PNG is detected and shown anyway, and an AVIF or HEIC gets a link to the right viewer.

WebP vs JPG vs PNG vs GIF vs AVIF

FormatCompressionTransparencyAnimationBest for
WebPLossy or losslessYesYesWeb images of every kind
JPGLossyNoNoPhotos that must open anywhere
PNGLosslessYesNo (APNG aside)Screenshots, logos, editing
GIFLossless, 256 coloursOn / off onlyYesSimple animations, chats
AVIFLossy or lossless (AV1)YesYesSmallest photos, HDR

Got an AVIF or HEIC instead? Try the AVIF Viewer or the HEIC Viewer, or browse all file viewers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop the .webp file on this page, browse for it, or paste a copied image - it opens instantly and nothing is uploaded.

On your computer, Windows Photos, Mac Preview (macOS 11+) and every modern browser open WebP too.

Open it here and press pause, then use the arrows, Page Up and Page Down, the slider or the frame thumbnails.

Each thumbnail shows the frame delay, and All frames in the More menu saves every frame.

Open the image, choose JPG or PNG under it and press Save. You see the exact file size first.

For many files at once, use WebP to JPG or WebP to PNG.

Many websites convert their images to WebP because it is smaller than JPG and PNG, so Save image as gives you the WebP the server sent.

Convert it to JPG or PNG here if your app does not accept it.

Use WebP to GIF - it keeps the frames and timing.

This viewer can also save every frame as a PNG so you can edit them.

Both exist. Lossy WebP works like a smaller JPEG, lossless WebP keeps every pixel like a PNG, and animations can mix the two.

The viewer shows which one your file uses in the stats line and the Info view.

No. The image is decoded by your own browser and never leaves your device.

Recent files are only remembered if you switch that option on, and then only in this browser.

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