# WebP

URL: https://xodia.ai/glossary/webp
Description: What WebP is, when to use it, and how Xodia converts your images to WebP in one click in your browser, showing how much smaller each new file is.
Last updated: 2026-11-08

WebP is an image format for the web that stores photos and graphics in much smaller files than JPEG or PNG at similar quality, with support for transparency and animation.

How Xodia converts images to WebP: one click in the Assets panel, right in your browser, with how much smaller each new file is, and heavy images marked so you know which to convert first.

Updated November 8, 2026

## What it is

Every current browser shows WebP. Converting large JPEGs and PNGs to WebP is one of the quickest ways to make pages load faster, especially on phones, because images are often the heaviest part of a page.

WebP has lossy and lossless modes, so it suits both photos and flat graphics with sharp edges. For icons and logos, SVG is often smaller still, and stays sharp at every size.

## In Xodia

The Assets panel's image compressor converts an image to WebP in one click, in your browser, and shows how much smaller the new file is. Images over 200 KB are marked so you know which to convert first.

Xodia's image optimiser skill has your AI find heavy images, point you to the converter and give every image the right size and loading attributes.

## Read more

- [Free WebP converter](https://xodia.ai/tools/image-compressor)
- [Image compressor](https://xodia.ai/product/assets)
- [SEO and speed](https://xodia.ai/product/seo)

## Related terms

- [AVIF AVIF is a modern image format, based on the AV1 video codec, that often makes photos even smaller than WebP at the same visual quality.](https://xodia.ai/glossary/avif)
- [Alt text Alt text is a short written description of an image, set in its alt attribute, that screen readers read aloud and that shows when the image can't load.](https://xodia.ai/glossary/alt-text)
- [Responsive design Responsive design is building one website that adapts its layout, images and type to every screen size, instead of making separate sites for phones and desktops.](https://xodia.ai/glossary/responsive-design)

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