Convert image to Webp using javascript / jquery without executing the exe

[Mari Raj]

Hi all, 

Im trying to convert image to webp using javascript / jquery. 

Is there any tool / plugin equivalent to cwebp converter. 

[James Zern]

Hi,

A wasm / js version of libwebp can be built. Though our sample only shows decoding, it could be extended to support encoding. This or using <canvas> can work if you can provide the decoded image, which might require more libraries pulled in for decoding or reading back the decoded <img>s.

Squoosh [2] might be a good reference for this.

[1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libwebp/+/refs/tags/v1.3.0/webp_js/

[2] https://squoosh.app/