During the early days of the Internet, websites basically used two image formats: GIF and BMP. Over the years, new types were added that prioritize quality or optimize the weight of the photographs. All this until we reach JPG, the most widespread image format on the web and in which we would like to find all the images we come across.
Now, a few years ago a new one emerged that promises to become the most used by web pages. This is WEBP, a format developed by Google that is compatible with both information compression and image preservation without loss.
There is no doubt that this is the format of the future, but unfortunately there are still many image editing programs today that do not support WEBP . Therefore, here we show you a simple way to download images of this format as JPG from the Chrome browser.
How to download WEBP images as JPG in Chrome
There is an easy way to download WEBP images as JPG in Chrome browser. It is an extension that performs the format change instantly with just a click. “Save image as Type” is the name of this extension and here below we leave you the download box so you can install it.
As you may already know, Chrome extensions cannot be installed on the mobile version of the browser, so this tutorial only works if you do it on your PC . Do you want to know the steps to do it? Well, they are the following:
- Install the “Save image as Type” extension (using the box above and clicking Add to Chrome ).
- Now look for the image in WEBP format that you want to download.
- Once you have it, right-click on it and look for the Save image as Type option.
- Finally, you just have to click on Save as JPG and that’s it.
How to do it from the mobile?
Although this and any other extension cannot be installed in the Android version of Chrome, it is still possible to convert WEBP images to JPG easily. For this you can use a website or an application like the ones we leave here below.
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Did you like this Google browser extension? Well, we invite you to take a look at this list of the best Chrome extensions.
