WebP
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WebP ( ) is a raster graphics file format developed by Google and intended as a replacement for the JPEG, PNG, and GIF file formats on the web. It supports image compression (both lossy and lossless), as well as animation and alpha compositing. The sister project for video is called WebM.
Key facts
- File format.name
- WebP
- File format.logo
- WebPLogo.svg
- File format.logo_size
- 220px
- File format.screenshot
- frameless|200px
- File format.caption
- The Wikipedia logo, as a WebP file
- File format._nomimecode
- on
- File format.uniform type
- org.webmproject.webp
- File format.owner
- File format.genre
- Image file format with lossless and lossy compression
- File format.contained by
- Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF)
- File format.open
- Yes
- File format.free
- Yes
- Software.title
- libwebp
- Software.name
- libwebp
- Software.developer
- Software.programming language
- C
- Software.genre
- Digital imaging
- Software.license
- BSD license
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- developers.google.com/speed/webp
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- described at URL
- raw.githubusercontent.com/wader/fq/master/format/webp/webp.go
- Commons category
- WebP file format
- media type
- image/webp
- file extension
- webp
- file format identification pattern
- RIFF.{4}WEBP
- publication date
- 2010-09-30
- mailing list archive URL
- groups.google.com/a/webmproject.org/group/webp-discuss
- maximum size or capacity
- 16383
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Technology
- Lossless compression
- Animation
- Support
- Web browsers
- Graphics software
- Other programs
- Disadvantages and criticism
- Vulnerability
- WebP 2
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
WebP ( ) is a raster graphics file format developed by Google and intended as a replacement for the JPEG, PNG, and GIF file formats on the web. It supports image compression (both lossy and lossless), as well as animation and alpha compositing. The sister project for video is called WebM.
Google announced the WebP format in September 2010; the company released the first stable version of its supporting library in April 2018. WebP has seen widespread adoption across the Internet in order to reduce image size, with all major browsers currently supporting the format.