# Convert JPG to WebP

> How and why to convert site images from JPG to WebP for smaller file sizes.

Status: active · Kind: reference · Last verified: 2026-07-12 · Date: 2025-12-01

I have just recently learned about the WebP image format and its benefits
over older formats. I decided to give it a whirl on this site after some
testing locally.

The conversion was done with defaults, no additional flags.

Commands used are as follows:

cwebp file.jpg -o file.webp

gif2webp file.gif -o file.webp


(to my surprise, it kept it as an animated image!)

As you can see, outside of the animated GIF, there is a pretty large size
difference.


557K load.gif
547K load.webp

303K noctua_fans.jpg
122K noctua_fans.webp

267K rosewill_case_fan_wall.jpg
113K rosewill_case_fan_wall.webp

255K rosewill_case_front.jpg
101K rosewill_case_front.webp

307K supermicro_bios_cpu_info.jpg
156K supermicro_bios_cpu_info.webp

348K supermicro_motherboard.jpg
161K supermicro_motherboard.webp