What happens when you convert WebP to AVIF
- ImageMagick, the open-source image toolkit, reads the WebP on our conversion server and saves it as an AVIF at quality 70.
- AVIF is written here without transparency, so transparent areas are filled with white.
- AVIF often comes out at half the size of a JPG of the same quality or less. Current browsers show it, but many desktop programs, older phones and upload forms cannot open it yet.
- Photos are turned upright using the rotation stored in them, so the result is always the right way up.
- This conversion runs on our server: the file is uploaded, converted, and deleted together with the result as soon as the result has been sent back to you. Nothing is kept. Files up to 25 MB are accepted.
How to convert WebP to AVIF online
- Press "Choose WebP files" and select one or more files, or drag them onto the box. Files up to 25 MB each can be converted.
- There are no settings to choose: the converter keeps everything the target format can hold.
- Press "Convert to AVIF". The file is uploaded to our conversion server, converted in a few seconds, and deleted together with the result as soon as the result is sent back.
- Save each AVIF with its download button. Our server has already deleted both your WebP and the AVIF by then.
Why convert WebP to AVIF?
WebP files usually come from images served by websites to save bandwidth. People convert them to AVIF because AVIF makes images far smaller than JPG at the same quality, which speeds up websites.
In short, WebP is good at what it was made for, and AVIF is the more practical choice when the file has to open, upload or print somewhere else. WebP opens in all current browsers; older Photoshop and Windows Photo versions cannot open it, while AVIF opens in current Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge.
How to convert WebP to AVIF on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android
On Windows
Open this page in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, drag your WebP files in from File Explorer, and press Convert. Each AVIF is saved to your Downloads folder.
On a Mac
Safari, Chrome and Firefox all work. Drag the WebP files from Finder onto the drop zone and the AVIF files land in Downloads.
On iPhone and iPad
Open the page in Safari and tap Choose WebP files. You can pick from Photos or from the Files app. The converted AVIF appears in Files, in the Downloads folder; to put it in your photo library, open it there, tap Share and choose Save Image.
On Android
Open the page in Chrome, tap Choose WebP files and pick them from Files or your gallery. The AVIF is saved to the Download folder, where any file manager can find it.
Best settings for WebP to AVIF
There are no settings: the image keeps its full size and is saved at quality 70.
Keep the WebP as your original, and convert from it again if you need another format.
WebP vs AVIF: the differences
| WebP | AVIF | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | WebP image | AV1 Image File Format |
| Type | image | image |
| Created by | the Alliance for Open Media | |
| First released | 2010 | 2019 |
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossy or lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | Yes | Yes |
| Vector or raster | Raster | Raster |
| Colour | 24-bit colour plus an 8-bit alpha channel | up to 12 bits per channel, including HDR |
| In a browser | opens in all current browsers; older Photoshop and Windows Photo versions cannot open it | opens in current Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge |
| Common uses | images served by websites to save bandwidth | images served by modern websites and CDNs |
| MIME type | image/webp | image/avif |
About WebP and AVIF files
What is a WebP file?
WebP can be lossy or lossless and still keep transparency, and at the same visual quality it usually lands 25 to 35 percent smaller than JPG. It is the reason so many images saved from websites turn out not to be JPGs.
What is an AVIF file?
AVIF uses the AV1 video codec to compress still images and often beats WebP by another 20 percent. Encoding it is slow and many desktop programs cannot open it yet.
WebP to AVIF not working? Common problems
- "Files up to 25 MB can be converted." Server conversions have a size limit. Save the image at a smaller size first.
- "The conversion took too long and was stopped." Very long or complex files can pass the 90 second limit. Split the file and convert the parts.
- "This file is not really in WebP format." The converter checks every file before it runs anything, so a file of another format renamed to .webp is refused. Choose the page for its real format.
Convert WebP to AVIF from the command line
ImageMagick does the same on your own computer:
magick input.webp -background white -flatten -quality 70 output.avifConverting on your own computer keeps the file entirely local, which is worth it for very large or very sensitive documents. For everything else, the converter on this page does it without installing anything.
WebP to AVIF converter FAQ
Will I lose quality converting WebP to AVIF?
A little, because AVIF is lossy. At this quality the difference is hard to see, and the file is much smaller.
Why is the AVIF a different size from the WebP?
Usually far smaller than the WebP, because lossy compression discards detail the eye hardly notices.
Are my WebP files uploaded?
Yes, for this conversion. A faithful WebP to AVIF conversion needs ImageMagick, the open-source image toolkit, which cannot run in a browser. The file travels over an encrypted connection, is converted in a private temporary folder, and is deleted together with the AVIF as soon as the result has been sent back to you. We do not keep, read or share it.
Can I convert several WebP files to AVIF at once?
Yes. Select or drop as many files as you like; they are converted one after another and each gets its own download button.
How do I open an AVIF file?
AVIF opens in current Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. AVIF is common for images served by modern websites and CDNs.
Is this WebP to AVIF converter free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no watermark. Because this conversion uses our server, there is a fair-use limit of 25 MB per file and a number of files per hour, which stops the service being overloaded.
Can I convert WebP to AVIF on my phone?
Yes. It works in Safari on iPhone and iPad and in Chrome on Android. The conversion happens on our server, so it is as fast on a phone as on a computer; the AVIF is saved to your Downloads folder.