WebP is an image format for web by Google. The size of webp images are much smaller compared with other image formats, so better to use webp images on websites for faster site load speed.
To install webp on Ubuntu/Debian, run
sudo apt install webp
To convert an image to webp format, run
cwebp image.png -o image.webp
With the above command, image.png file gets converted to image.webp
You can specify quality with -q option
-q ............. quality factor (0:small..100:big), default=75
To view a webp image, run
vwebp image.webp
