How to Save an Image as JPG Instead of WebP

You right-click a picture, choose "Save image as", and the file lands on your desktop as a .webp that half your apps will not open. Here are five ways to end up with a real JPG instead, from the quickest to the last resort.

Why you get a WebP in the first place

Most large sites serve WebP to any browser that accepts it, because a WebP is usually noticeably smaller than an equivalent JPG. Your browser displays it perfectly, so you never notice. The problem starts when you save the file: the browser saves exactly what the server sent, and that was a WebP. Plenty of upload forms, email clients, older editors and marketplace listings still want a JPG, which is where the friction comes from.

Way 1: Convert the saved file (best for quality and batches)

Save the image as it is, then drop it into the WebP to JPG converter. It runs in your browser, so the picture is not uploaded anywhere, and you can drop in a whole folder at once. Set the quality to 90 or above if the picture has text or fine edges, and download the JPGs. This is the most reliable method and the only one that handles many files in one go.

Way 2: Copy the image and paste it

Right-click the picture on the web page and choose "Copy image". Open the paste image to JPG tool and press Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac). The picture appears as a JPG preview with its file size, and one click downloads it. No file is saved to your computer in between, which makes this the quickest route for a single image.

Way 3: Add a right-click "Save as JPG" option

If you do this often, a browser extension saves the trip. Our free Chrome extension, Pixel Porter, adds "Save image as" with JPG, PNG and WebP choices to Chrome's right-click menu, so the file arrives in the format you want without a second step.

Way 4: Open it in an editor and export a JPEG

If your image editor opens WebP, use File → Save As or Export and choose JPEG. Recent versions of Paint, Photoshop, GIMP and Preview can open WebP, though older versions cannot, which is the same issue covered in WebP images not opening. Pick a quality of 85 to 92 for photos.

Way 5: Take a screenshot (last resort)

A screenshot of the image works when nothing else does, but it captures at screen resolution and usually saves as PNG, so you then need to convert it. The screenshot to JPG guide covers each device. Expect a lower-resolution result than the original file.

What about renaming .webp to .jpg?

Renaming the extension does not convert anything. The bytes inside are still WebP, so many apps will either refuse the file or open it only because they look at the contents rather than the name. A few sites will serve a real JPG if you change the extension in the image address, but it fails on most. If you are unsure what a file really is, drop it into the file type checker, which reads the signature at the start of the file.

Things to know before you convert

• Transparency is lost. JPG has no transparent pixels, so a transparent WebP gets a solid background. If you need to keep transparency, convert to PNG with the WebP to PNG converter instead.
• Converting re-compresses the picture. WebP to JPG is a second lossy step, so use a high quality setting and keep the original WebP if you may need it again.
• File size can go up. A JPG of the same picture is normally larger than the WebP. If the result is too big for an upload limit, use the compress to size tool.
• Animated WebP. A JPG is a single frame. For an animation, convert to GIF with the WebP to GIF converter.

Which way should you pick?

For one picture, copy and paste it (Way 2). For a folder, convert the files (Way 1). For something you do every day, use the extension (Way 3). If a form still says the file type is not supported after all that, see fix "file type not supported".

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