WebP
WebP is a raster graphics file format developed by Google intended as a replacement for JPEG, PNG, and GIF file formats. It supports both lossy and lossless compression, as well as animation and alpha transparency.
An example WebP image | |
| Filename extension |
.webp |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | image/webp |
| Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | org.webmproject.webp |
| Magic number | 52 49 46 46 xx xx xx xx 57 45 42 50 56 50 38 |
| Developed by | |
| Initial release | 30 September 2010 |
| Type of format | Image file format with lossless and lossy compression |
| Contained by | Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) |
| Open format? | Yes |
| Website | developers |
| Developer(s) | |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.3.2
/ 14 September 2023 |
| Repository | chromium |
| Written in | C |
| Type | Digital imaging |
| License | BSD license |
| Website | developers |
Google announced the WebP format in September 2010, and released the first stable version of its supporting library in April 2018.
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