How to convert images to webp format in Ubuntu
Webp is a new image format for the web. It can be used on websites for the fast and efficient loading of images. Webp is an open-source image format created by Google and quickly getting adopted by web developers.
If you use Ubuntu or Debain, you can install webp from the official repository with the command
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sudo apt-get install webp |
To convert an image to webp format, open the terminal and run
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cwebp FILE.png -o FILE.webp |
If you want to specify the quality of the converted webp image, you can use -q option.
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cwebp -q 60 FILE.png -o FILE.webp |
Image viewer comes with Ubuntu won’t display webp images. To view webp images, you can open them in the GIMP image editor or drag and drop them in a web browser. Another way is to use the command-line tool that comes with webp package.
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vwebp FILE.webp |