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Optimize WebP.

Achieve the best web performance by reducing your WebP file size to the minimum.

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Supports PNG, JPG, WEBP, AVIF, GIF • Max. 50MB (GIF: 10MB)

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Compress WebP Online Free: Optimize Your Images for Web

Optimize your WebP files and reduce their size by up to an additional 30% without losing visual quality. Although WebP is already an efficient format, our compressor removes unnecessary metadata and optimizes encoding to achieve even lighter images. Improve your website's loading speed, boost your SEO with better Core Web Vitals (LCP), and deliver a superior user experience.

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How to reduce WebP image size?

1. Upload WebP

Drag and drop or select the WebP files you want to optimize.

2. Configure quality

Adjust the compression to find the best balance for your needs.

3. Download

Get your optimized WebP images ready to use instantly.

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What Can You Use WebP Optimization For?

Although WebP is already efficient, optimizing it further has concrete benefits for different uses.

Websites & SEO

Improve your Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID) and Google ranking with images that load faster without losing quality.

Mobile Apps

Reduce your users' mobile data consumption and improve experience on slow or limited connections.

E-commerce & Catalogs

Catalogs with hundreds of products load much faster, reducing abandonment and increasing conversions.

Blogs & Media

Articles with optimized images have better time on page and lower bounce rate, improving SEO metrics.

Frequently Asked Questions: WebP Optimization for Web

Isn't WebP already a lightweight format? Why compress it more?
Yes, WebP is more efficient than JPG and PNG, but WebP images often come with extra data and unnecessary metadata (EXIF information, embedded thumbnails, color profiles). Our tool applies additional optimization that can reduce an extra 10% to 30% without affecting visual quality, further improving your website's load speed.
Does compressing WebP images help my website's SEO?
Yes, definitely. Google uses metrics like LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) as a ranking factor in Core Web Vitals. Lighter images mean faster loading pages, better user experience, lower bounce rate, and better Google ranking. It's a direct and measurable SEO optimization.
Is WebP compatible with all browsers?
Yes, in 2026 more than 98% of browsers support WebP natively, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and all modern mobile browsers. Only very old discontinued browsers (Internet Explorer) don't support it. It's completely safe to use WebP in production without compatibility concerns.
How does this WebP compressor work?
WebP uses advanced predictive compression developed by Google that analyzes patterns in the image to achieve smaller files. Our tool optimizes these internal parameters, adjusts encoding, and removes unnecessary metadata (EXIF data, embedded thumbnails, redundant color profiles) to achieve an additional 10-30% reduction without visual loss.
Does WebP support transparency like PNG?
Yes, WebP supports full alpha channel (transparency), just like PNG, but with significantly smaller files (up to 50% reduction). This makes it ideal for logos, icons, and graphics with transparent backgrounds on modern websites. You get PNG quality with JPG file size.
What's the difference between WebP and AVIF?
AVIF is a newer format that offers better compression than WebP (up to 20-30% more efficient), but requires more CPU processing. WebP has better universal compatibility (98% vs 95% of browsers) and balance between compression and decoding speed. Recommendation for 2026: use WebP for maximum compatibility and performance; consider AVIF if your audience exclusively uses modern browsers.
How much can I reduce the size of a WebP file?
You can achieve an additional reduction of 10% to 30% over the original WebP. Best results are obtained with WebP images exported from graphic editors (Photoshop, Figma, Canva) that often include heavy metadata. Already optimized WebP images will have less room for improvement, but there's always something to optimize without affecting visual quality.
Should I use WebP or JPG for my website photos?
WebP is better for websites. It offers the same visual quality as JPG but with files 25-35% smaller, improving load speed and SEO. Use WebP for all your site images (photos, banners, galleries). Reserve JPG only for sharing on social media, mass emails, or legacy systems. Many modern CMS (WordPress, Shopify) already support WebP automatically.

How Does WebP Image Compression Work?

The WebP format was developed by Google using advanced predictive compression based on VP8 (for lossy) and predictive filters (for lossless). This technology analyzes patterns in the image to predict neighboring pixel values, achieving files significantly smaller than JPG and PNG.

Our tool goes further: we optimize the internal encoding parameters, adjust block segmentation, and remove unnecessary metadata (EXIF, redundant ICC profiles, embedded thumbnails) to achieve an additional 10-30% reduction over existing WebP files.

WebP supports both lossy compression (ideal for photos) and lossless compression (ideal for graphics), plus alpha transparency and animations, combining the best of JPG, PNG, and GIF in a single format optimized for the modern web.

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