# Will there eventually be support for WEBP

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/will-there-eventually-be-support-for-webp/45836>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Elements\
**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/will-there-eventually-be-support-for-webp/45836 "2025-01-06T20:57:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/will-there-eventually-be-support-for-webp/45836/1 "2025-01-06T20:57:25Z")

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Is there a plan to support WEBP image files any time soon?

Most of my existing image assets are in WEBP format, so to use them in Elements I have been converting them to JPG. It would be good to have to support for WEBP.

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**Author:** ![anon68150607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/will-there-eventually-be-support-for-webp/45836/2 "2025-01-06T21:10:23Z")

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I just tried using webp images in the latest Elements beta and it appears to work. AVIF sort of works, but the sizing/aspect ratio is wrong (it’s squished).

 ![CleanShot 2025-01-06 at 16.09.47@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/c/6/c6f6fe1328041440917fd1061f0350c1b7c26417.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/will-there-eventually-be-support-for-webp/45836/3 "2025-01-07T03:24:37Z")

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Interesting I had tried it a few weeks back and it didn’t work. Just tried it again and it appears to work.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/will-there-eventually-be-support-for-webp/45836/4 "2025-01-07T11:59:04Z")

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AVIF and WebP are not supported in the [Image Component](https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/elements-docs/elements-app/components/built-in-components/image) (yet).

However, we will add support, either in the Image Component or as separate Component(s) depending on what options they require.

Might be worth [posting a feature request](https://elements.nolt.io) to get others voting on it 😉

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**Author:** ![anon68150607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/will-there-eventually-be-support-for-webp/45836/5 "2025-01-07T12:48:09Z")

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I’ve added [a feature request for this](https://elements.nolt.io/33) _(along with a couple of stretch goals)_ on the [elements.nolt.io](http://elements.nolt.io) site.