To convert WebP to JPG, drop your .webp files on the box above, leave JPG selected and press Download, or Download all to get a ZIP. The same steps work for the other formats: pick the one you need under Convert to, and every image in the list is saved in it. Conversion happens in your browser, so the images never leave your device.
Formats you can convert
The image converter opens JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC and HEIF, GIF, BMP, TIFF, ICO and SVG files, and saves to JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, TIFF and ICO. That covers the conversions people look for most often:
- WebP to JPG or PNG, for images saved from a website that an app or upload form won't accept.
- JPG or PNG to WebP or AVIF, to make images smaller for your own website.
- HEIC to JPG, for iPhone photos that Windows or a website can't open.
- PNG or SVG to ICO, for a favicon or a Windows icon.
- SVG to PNG or JPG, when a program needs a normal picture file instead of a vector.
- TIFF to JPG, to turn a large scan into a file you can email.
The file type is read from the file's contents, not its name. A photo called image.jpg that is really a WebP still converts, and the list shows what it actually was.
Why you end up with WebP files
Many websites send WebP images to browsers that can show them, because WebP files are smaller than JPGs of similar quality. When you right-click and save one of those images, you get the WebP the site sent, even if the page once used a JPG. Some upload forms, print services, older photo editors and office programs still only take JPG or PNG, which is why WebP to JPG is one of the most searched conversions. Pick JPG for photos and PNG for logos, screenshots or anything with a transparent background.
Which format to choose
| Format | Good for | Transparency | File size |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPG | Photos, and anything that has to open everywhere | No, filled with a colour you choose | Small |
| PNG | Logos, screenshots, text and line art | Yes | Large for photos |
| WebP | Images on your own website | Yes | Smaller than JPG |
| AVIF | Websites where every kilobyte counts | Yes | Usually the smallest |
| GIF | Simple graphics for old systems | Yes, but only fully on or off | Varies, 256 colours at most |
| BMP | Old Windows programs that ask for it | No | Very large, uncompressed |
| TIFF | Printing, scanning and archiving | Yes | Very large, uncompressed |
| ICO | Favicons and Windows icons | Yes | Tiny |
What changes when you convert
A conversion copies the pixels into a new file. A few things don't make the trip, and it helps to know which before you delete the originals:
- Converting to PNG or TIFF doesn't bring back detail a JPG or WebP already lost. The file gets bigger but looks the same. Lossless formats only help from that point on, if you plan to edit the image again.
- Each time a photo is saved as JPG, WebP or AVIF it loses a little more detail. Keep the quality at 85 or higher when you convert a file that is already lossy, and work from the original when you have it.
- JPG and BMP can't store transparency. Transparent areas are filled with white by default, or another colour if you pick one, so a logo meant for a dark page can be filled with black instead.
- GIF can only show a pixel as fully see-through or fully solid, so soft shadows and smooth edges turn jagged. Photos are reduced to 256 colours with dithering, which adds a fine grain.
- Animated GIF and WebP files are saved as their first frame. Multi-page TIFFs and HEIC files that hold several images give you the first image, and the list tells you when that happens.
- Camera details and GPS location are not copied into the new file. Photos are turned the right way up first, using the rotation the camera stored.
- Colours are saved in the standard sRGB colour space that screens and websites expect.
Making icons and favicons
An .ico file can hold the same icon at several sizes, and Windows and browsers pick the one that fits. Choose ICO, tick the sizes you want, and each one is drawn from your image and centred on a square, transparent canvas, so a wide logo isn't stretched. 16, 32 and 48 pixels cover a website favicon; add 256 for a Windows desktop icon. For the full set a website needs, including the Apple touch icon and app icons, use the Favicon Generator.
Your files stay on your device
Every step runs in the browser tab: reading the file, drawing it, and writing the new one. The HEIC, TIFF and AVIF formats need extra decoding or encoding code, which the page downloads the first time you use one of them. That download is code coming to you; your images are not sent anywhere. Our guide to whether online file converters are safe explains how to check this for any converter, using the browser's Network tab.
Limits to know
- Each file can be up to 80 MB and 100 megapixels. Phones have less memory, so very large images may need a smaller Longest side.
- Converting to AVIF takes longer than the other formats, often a few seconds per photo, because the encoder does more work to make the file small.
- SVG files are drawn at their own size, or at the Longest side you pick, which can enlarge them without blurring. SVGs that load fonts or images from other websites may draw without them.
- Images are converted one after another, so a large batch takes a moment. You can keep adding images while it works.
Need a smaller file rather than a different format? The Image Compressor shrinks JPG, PNG and WebP files, and the Image Resizer changes their pixel size. To put converted images into one document, use JPG to PDF.
