File extension WEBP
| File type | WebP Image |
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What is a WEBP file?
Files with the .WEBP extension contain compressed raster images.
This format was developed by Google for transferring images on the Internet in order to reduce their size compared to the JPEG compression standard, while maintaining a comparable image quality. In Windows, it is possible to install the WebP Codec plug-in, which allows the Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer application to read and view images in the WEBP format.
Program(s) that can open the .WEBP file
Mac OS
Linux
How to open WEBP files
If you cannot open the WEBP file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports WEBP among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the WEBP file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the WEBP format files
The inability to open and operate the WEBP file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the WebP Image file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a WEBP file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the WEBP file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the WEBP from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the WEBP format
- The WEBP file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the WEBP file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a WEBP file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the WEBP file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the WEBP file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the WEBP file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
This extension
can be converted to:
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.WEBP) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected WEBP file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the WEBP file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. WEBP) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.