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# WebP

> Google's web image format with efficient lossy and lossless compression and transparency.

Category: 360, 3D and output formats.

WebP is an image format developed by Google that supports both lossy and lossless compression as well as transparency. It typically produces smaller files than JPEG at comparable visual quality and is supported by all modern browsers.

## How PhotoRobot uses it

PhotoRobot recommends WebP over JPG for export because it needs fewer bits per pixel for the same SSIM quality index, and PhotoRobot hosting serves JPEG, PNG and WebP with real-time scaling.

## Related terms

- [JPEG](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/jpeg): The most common lossy image format for photographs; small files, no transparency.
- [PNG](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/png): A lossless image format that supports transparency; larger files than JPEG.
- [Image compression](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/image-compression): Reducing the file size of an image, either without loss of data (lossless) or by discarding detail (lossy).
- [Image hosting](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/image-hosting): Storing images on a server and delivering them to websites on request.

## Where this term appears on photorobot.com

Mentioned on 17 pages. Most relevant:

- [Item Export - PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/item-export): For each output, select which file format to download images in: JPG, PNG, WebP, or TIFF.
- [eCommerce Photography - How to Optimize Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/ecommerce-photography): Automation then enables real-time image scaling with support for JPEG and WebP image formats.
- [360-Degree Product Viewers for E-Commerce Businesses](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/product-viewers-for-e-commerce-businesses): The most reliable format now is WebP, which employs both lossy and lossless compression.
- [360° Product Photography - Content Formats and Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/360-product-photography): APNG Animated WebP, for example, allows for better quality and smaller file size, but remains problematic for SEO.
- [PhotoRobot’s Light, Fast and Free Online Image Viewer](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/light-and-fast-online-360deg-image-viewer-for-free): And now to the point - why is this viewer lightning fast? This is because we use a WebP file format - introduced by Google in 2010 - which drastically reduces the size of data downloaded to the viewer…
- [Digital Asset Management](https://www.photorobot.com/software/management): There is full support for JPEG, PNG, WebP, as well as RAW files, camera downloads, and naming conventions.
- [Image Hosting With Spin Viewer](https://www.photorobot.com/software/image-hosting): JPEG, PNG, WebP supported.
- [PhotoRobot Viewer](https://www.photorobot.com/software/360-product-viewer): There’s no need for duplicate files with real-time image scaling and support JPEG & WebP image formats.
- [Getting Started - A PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/getting-started): For each output, select which file format to download images in: JPG, PNG, WEBP, or TIFF.
- [PhotoRobot Controls Software Solution Overview & Pricing](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/software-overview-and-pricing): Supported file formats include: JPEG, WEBP, and PNG (for images with a transparent background).