# JPG to WEBP

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473 "2026-02-18T09:40:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![sweetmemories](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@sweetmemories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sweetmemories)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/1 "2026-02-18T09:40:07Z")

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Hello everyone 🙂  
I’m looking for the automatic JPG to WEBP conversion option on export, but unfortunately, I can’t find it.

Is it possible that someone else doesn’t see the option, or does it not exist?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/2 "2026-02-18T09:46:15Z")

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Try [Lemkesoft’s Graphic Converter](https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter).

Swiss Army Knife™ for graphics files

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**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/3 "2026-02-18T09:48:38Z")

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Or use [squash](https://realmacsoftware.com/squash/), but this is not a function within Elements.

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**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/4 "2026-02-18T09:51:14Z")

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I use squash [Powerful Batch Photo Editor for Mac - Squash](https://realmacsoftware.com/squash/)

But you should convert from the original file not an already compressed jpg file.

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**Author:** ![MikeV](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mikev/32/34985_2.png) [@MikeV](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MikeV)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/5 "2026-02-18T09:51:21Z")

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I love squash! 😃

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**Author:** ![WeaverPixel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaverpixel/32/25453_2.png) [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/6 "2026-02-18T10:04:15Z")

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Hi @sweetmemories  
I am using for my pictures always [https://tinypng.com/](https://tinypng.com/). It supports automatic conversion to webp and has high compression rates. There is not one picture on my websites which did not run through TinyPNG.

And it is a free service.

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**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/7 "2026-02-18T10:09:23Z")

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Is WebP now supported on a wide basis also for some legacy browsers? Or should we wait until we are going to use it for commercial clients?

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**Author:** ![WeaverPixel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaverpixel/32/25453_2.png) [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/8 "2026-02-18T10:15:29Z")

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Safari 14 from 2020 was according to my knowledge the last browser supporting webp. Others like Chrome supports it since 2012. see table below.

| Browser | WebP-Unterstützung ab Version |
| --- | --- |
| **Chrome** | 23 (2012) |
| **Firefox** | 65 (2019) |
| **Safari** | 14 (2020, macOS Big Sur / iOS 14) |
| **Edge** | 18 (2018, legacy) / Chromium-Edge ab 79 (2020) |
| **Opera** | 12.1 (2012) |
| **Samsung Internet** | 4 (2016) |
| **Chrome Android** | 25 (2013) |
| **Safari iOS** | 14 (2020) |

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**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/9 "2026-02-18T10:41:53Z")

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Tinypng has a good free service to check your photos and images on a page - [TinyPNG – Web Page Image Analyzer](https://tinify.com/analyzer)

Don’t miss this! It’s very helpful. @MichaelDroste

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**Author:** ![sweetmemories](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@sweetmemories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sweetmemories)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/10 "2026-02-18T11:48:32Z")

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Thanks everyone for your ideas.

I had another website builder on Mac that directly exported JPG to WebP, and even at different resolutions (you had to select them in the options), and I thought that was a default feature without needing another program.

@dan Perhaps a future feature ?

Have a good day 🙂

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**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/jpg-to-webp/54473/11 "2026-02-18T12:33:57Z")

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Squash user here… really good
