Compress WebP
Even lighter WebP images so your website loads sooner.
Compress your WebP images so your website loads faster: the ones many programs or plugins export at very high quality can be much smaller without it showing. Choose the quality, we keep the transparency, and you download lighter images, with no sign-up and no watermarks.
How to compress a WebP
- Select your WebP images (up to 20 at once).
- Adjust the quality if you need to: the recommended one works for most images.
- Click “Compress WebP”.
- Download the compressed image, or a ZIP if you compressed several. You will see how much you saved.
Why compress an image that is already WebP
WebP is one of the most efficient formats for the web, but that doesn’t mean every WebP is optimised: many programs, WordPress plugins and converters save it at very high quality or even lossless. We compress it again at the quality you choose, with WebP’s most effective compression method, the slowest but the one that saves the most.
With images saved at high quality, the result is usually well under half the size. We also remove the metadata (EXIF, GPS location, XMP) and keep the transparency.
We never give you back a larger file: if your image was already well optimised and we can’t make it smaller, you get it as it was, just without its metadata.
Which quality to choose
| Quality | When to use it |
|---|---|
| 65 | Secondary or background images, where size matters more than detail. |
| 75 (recommended) | The usual balance for photos and images on a website. |
| 80 to 92 | Main or product images, or images with fine text. |
Lossless WebP
If your WebP was saved lossless (common for logos and graphics), compressing it turns it into a lossy WebP at the chosen quality, which is much smaller. For graphics with text or very sharp edges, use a high quality (85 or more) so no smudges appear around the letters.
Limitations
- Animated WebPs stay animated, but we only remove their metadata.
- Lossy compression can’t be undone: keep the original if you will need it.
- Up to 20 images at once, 20 MB per image, 100 MB in total and 100 megapixels per image.
Frequently asked questions
Can an image that is already WebP be compressed further?
Yes, if it was saved at high quality or lossless, as many programs and plugins do. If it was already well optimised, you get it as it was, just without metadata: it is never larger.
What WebP quality do you recommend for a website?
75 for most photos and images: they are small and the difference from the original is hard to see. For product images or ones with fine text, between 80 and 92.
Does the compressed WebP keep its transparency?
Yes. Transparent areas are kept, including in the images we compress with loss.
Why does my WebP logo have smudges after compressing it?
Because it was saved lossless and lossy compression affects sharp edges. Compress it again from the original with a quality of 85 or more.