How Do I Open a WebP File in Photoshop?

Google announced WebP in 2010 as a new image format that provides superior lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. WebP lossless images are 26% smaller in size compared to PNGs.WebP lossy images are 25-34% smaller in size compared to JPEG images at equivalent SSIM index.

How do I open a WebP file in Photoshop?

There are a few ways to open a WebP file in Photoshop:

  • Open the file in Google Chrome or another web browser that supports the WebP format.
  • Download a WebP plugin for Photoshop, such as the one from Adobe.
  • Convert the WebP file to another format, such as JPEG or PNG, using an online converter tool.

Once you have the WebP file open in Photoshop, you can edit it like any other image file. When you're finished, you can save it as a WebP or export it to another format.

While there are a few different ways to open a WebP file in Photoshop, the most common method is to simply download a plugin that allows Photoshop to read the file type. Once the plugin is installed, you can open and edit WebP files like any other image format.

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