Using GUI tool to convert WebP to JPEG/PNGįor this purpose, we will use XnConvert which is a free but not open source application.Imagine you've just returned from vacation and are sitting down to look at pictures from your trip. The command format is:Īn example of this command could be: dwebp example.webp -o example.png 2. To convert WebP images to JPEG or PNG, we’ll use dwebp command. The command format is like:Ĭwebp -q -o įor example, you can use the following command: cwebp -q 90 example.jpeg -o example.webp Convert WebP to JPEG/PNG We’ll use cwebp command (does it mean compress to WebP?) to convert JPEG or PNG files to WebP. Open a terminal and use the following command: sudo apt-get install webp Convert JPEG/PNG to WebP Using command line to convert WebP images in Linux There are two ways to convert WebP images in Linux:ġ. Since you are dealing with WebP images, you may want to learn about converting WebP to regular images. Make gThumb the default application for WebP images in Ubuntu Method 3: Convert WebP images to PNG and JPEG in Linux You’ll see that the WebP images are now displayed with thumbnails: Once it is installed, you don’t have to do anything else. On Arch Linux, use: sudo pacman -S webp-pixbuf-loader On Fedora, use: sudo dnf install webp-pixbuf-loader In other distributions like Fedora and SUSE, you should be able to use the package manager and install it from the distribution’s repositories. Use the following commands one by one: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:helkaluin/webp-pixbuf-loader On Ubuntu-based Linux distributions, you can install this library using a PPA. Not only it allows you to open WebP files in GNOME Image Viewer, it also displays thumbnails for WebP files in the file explorer. However, you can add WebP support by installing webp-pixbuf-loader library. Method 1: Add WebP support to GNOME Image Viewer in Ubuntu and Other Linux (Recommended)īy default, the photo viewer does not support WebP images files.

How to convert WebP images to PNG or JPEG.

How to use other tools for opening WebP files.

How to add WebP support to GNOME’s Image Viewer (recommended).

There are ways to get rid of this annoyance. GNOME Image Viewer doesn’t support WebP files by default

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