[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":3399},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-how-to-convert-raw-to-jpeg":3,"guide":225},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":211,"extension":212,"meta":213,"name":214,"navigation":215,"path":216,"seo":217,"sitemap":218,"source":220,"stem":221,"target":222,"type":223,"__hash__":224},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-raw-to-jpeg.md","How To Convert Raw To Jpeg",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":195},"minimal",[9,14,24,27,31,34,37,41,46,64,67,71,78,135,142,149,153,156,159,163,166,170,174,177,181,184,188,191],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"which-raw-formats-work","Which RAW formats work?",[15,16,17,18,23],"p",{},"Kompressor reads the RAW formats that macOS supports. These include Canon (CR2, CR3), Nikon (NEF), Sony (ARW), Fujifilm (RAF), Panasonic (RW2), Olympus (ORF), Pentax (PEF), Leica (RWL), Hasselblad (3FR, FFF), Phase One (IIQ) and Adobe DNG. The homepage has the ",[19,20,22],"a",{"href":21},"/","full list of input formats",".",[15,25,26],{},"Apple adds new cameras with macOS updates, and Kompressor supports them automatically. If macOS does not know your camera yet, Kompressor cannot read its RAW files.",[10,28,30],{"id":29},"when-this-method-is-the-correct-one","When this method is the correct one",[15,32,33],{},"A RAW file contains the data from the camera sensor. A RAW editor such as Lightroom, Capture One or Apple Photos lets you change exposure, white balance and colors before you export.",[15,35,36],{},"Kompressor is not a RAW editor. It converts the RAW file with the standard rendering of macOS, without adjustments. Use it when you want JPG files fast: to send a shoot to a client for selection, to share photos with friends, or to make small previews of an archive. Use a RAW editor for the photos that you want to develop.",[10,38,40],{"id":39},"other-ways-to-convert-raw-to-jpg-on-mac","Other ways to convert RAW to JPG on Mac",[42,43,45],"h3",{"id":44},"preview","Preview",[47,48,49,53,61],"ol",{},[50,51,52],"li",{},"Select the images in Finder and open them with Preview. They open in one window.",[50,54,55,56,60],{},"Click a thumbnail in the sidebar and press ",[57,58,59],"kbd",{},"⌘A"," to select all.",[50,62,63],{},"Choose File > Export Selected Images, click Options and select JPEG.",[15,65,66],{},"Preview is free and already on your Mac. It applies one setting to all images without a preview of the result.",[42,68,70],{"id":69},"terminal-sips","Terminal (sips)",[15,72,73,77],{},[74,75,76],"code",{},"sips"," is part of macOS and converts a whole folder with one command:",[79,80,85],"pre",{"className":81,"code":82,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"language-bash shiki shiki-themes one-dark-pro","mkdir converted\nsips -s format jpeg -s formatOptions 80 *.CR3 --out converted\n","bash","",[74,86,87,100],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,89,92,96],"span",{"class":90,"line":91},"line",1,[88,93,95],{"class":94},"sVbv2","mkdir",[88,97,99],{"class":98},"subq3"," converted\n",[88,101,103,105,109,112,115,117,120,123,127,130,133],{"class":90,"line":102},2,[88,104,76],{"class":94},[88,106,108],{"class":107},"sVC51"," -s",[88,110,111],{"class":98}," format",[88,113,114],{"class":98}," jpeg",[88,116,108],{"class":107},[88,118,119],{"class":98}," formatOptions",[88,121,122],{"class":107}," 80",[88,124,126],{"class":125},"sU0A5"," *",[88,128,129],{"class":98},".CR3",[88,131,132],{"class":107}," --out",[88,134,99],{"class":98},[15,136,137,138,141],{},"The number after ",[74,139,140],{},"formatOptions"," is the quality from 0 to 100. There is no preview, so you must open the results to check them.",[15,143,144,145,148],{},"Replace ",[74,146,147],{},"CR3"," with the extension of your camera.",[42,150,152],{"id":151},"when-kompressor-is-the-better-tool","When Kompressor is the better tool",[15,154,155],{},"RAW files are large, and a shoot has hundreds of them. Kompressor converts whole folders on all processor cores and can resize the photos in the same step, for example to a long edge of 3000 pixels.",[15,157,158],{},"Set Metadata to Keep if you want to keep the date and the camera data of your photos. Kompressor removes metadata by default.",[10,160,162],{"id":161},"which-quality-setting-to-use","Which quality setting to use",[164,165],"quality-setting",{},[10,167,169],{"id":168},"questions","Questions",[42,171,173],{"id":172},"does-the-jpg-look-like-the-preview-on-the-camera","Does the JPG look like the preview on the camera?",[15,175,176],{},"Not exactly. The camera applies its own picture style. Kompressor uses the standard RAW rendering of macOS, which is the rendering that you also see in Preview and Finder.",[42,178,180],{"id":179},"can-i-convert-raw-to-other-formats","Can I convert RAW to other formats?",[15,182,183],{},"Yes. Select HEIC or AVIF for smaller files, or TIFF for a lossless file that you can edit.",[42,185,187],{"id":186},"is-jpg-the-same-as-jpeg","Is JPG the same as JPEG?",[15,189,190],{},"Yes. JPG and JPEG are two names for the same format. Kompressor calls it JPEG.",[192,193,194],"style",{},"html pre.shiki code .sVbv2, html code.shiki .sVbv2{--shiki-default:#61AFEF}html pre.shiki code .subq3, html code.shiki .subq3{--shiki-default:#98C379}html pre.shiki code .sVC51, html code.shiki .sVC51{--shiki-default:#D19A66}html pre.shiki code .sU0A5, html code.shiki .sU0A5{--shiki-default:#E5C07B}html .default .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}",{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":196},[197,198,199,205,206],{"id":12,"depth":102,"text":13},{"id":29,"depth":102,"text":30},{"id":39,"depth":102,"text":40,"children":200},[201,203,204],{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},3,{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":207},[208,209,210],{"id":172,"depth":202,"text":173},{"id":179,"depth":202,"text":180},{"id":186,"depth":202,"text":187},"Convert camera RAW files such as CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF and DNG to JPG on a Mac, one photo or a whole folder, with Kompressor, Preview or the Terminal.","md",{},"How to Convert RAW Photos to JPG on Mac",true,"/guide/how-to-convert-raw-to-jpeg",{"title":5,"description":211},{"loc":216,"lastmod":219},"2026-11-10","RAW","guide/how-to-convert-raw-to-jpeg","JPEG",null,"suvcGR8IMfwhanA0pqBOFhDKklEhHH67zY63DCkZAF8",[226,455,680,804,967,1226,1376,1619,1829,2055,2289,2489,2643,2892,3017,3138,3254],{"id":227,"title":228,"body":229,"description":446,"extension":212,"meta":447,"name":448,"navigation":215,"path":449,"seo":450,"sitemap":451,"source":223,"stem":453,"target":223,"type":223,"__hash__":454},"guide/guide/how-to-batch-resize-images-on-mac.md","How To Batch Resize Images On Mac",{"type":7,"value":230,"toc":431},[231,235,273,276,280,306,309,313,315,329,332,336,339,341,372,388,390,402,404,408,411,415,422,426,429],[10,232,234],{"id":233},"steps","Steps",[47,236,237,251,254,257,260,263,266],{},[50,238,239,245,246],{},[19,240,244],{"href":241,"rel":242},"https://api.amore.computer/v1/apps/com.lucas-fischer.kompressor/download",[243],"nofollow","Download Kompressor for Mac"," or get it on the ",[19,247,250],{"href":248,"rel":249},"https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6468196574?pt=123127751&ct=kompressor.app&mt=8",[243],"Mac App Store",[50,252,253],{},"Open the Kompressor app",[50,255,256],{},"Drag and drop your images or folders into Kompressor",[50,258,259],{},"Select the output format. This can be the format that the images already have.",[50,261,262],{},"Select what to limit: the width, the height, the long edge or the short edge",[50,264,265],{},"Select the size: a percentage of the original, or a value in pixels",[50,267,268,269,272],{},"Click on the ",[57,270,271],{},"▷"," (play) button to resize your images offline",[15,274,275],{},"Kompressor is free to try: you get 3 conversions, and each conversion can include as many images as you want.",[10,277,279],{"id":278},"which-resize-mode-to-use","Which resize mode to use",[281,282,283,290,296],"ul",{},[50,284,285,289],{},[286,287,288],"strong",{},"Max Long Edge"," is the best choice for a mix of landscape and portrait photos. Each image fits into a square of the size that you set. This is the default.",[50,291,292,295],{},[286,293,294],{},"Max Width"," is the best choice for websites, where the layout has a fixed width.",[50,297,298,301,302,305],{},[286,299,300],{},"Max Height"," and ",[286,303,304],{},"Max Short Edge"," help with special layouts, for example image rows with the same height.",[15,307,308],{},"For the size you can select a percentage (25%, 33%, 50%, 66% or 75%) or enter a value in pixels. Kompressor keeps the aspect ratio, and it never makes an image larger than the original.",[10,310,312],{"id":311},"other-ways-to-batch-resize-images-on-mac","Other ways to batch resize images on Mac",[42,314,45],{"id":44},[47,316,317,319,323,326],{},[50,318,52],{},[50,320,55,321,60],{},[57,322,59],{},[50,324,325],{},"Choose Tools > Adjust Size, enter the new size and click OK.",[50,327,328],{},"Choose File > Save.",[15,330,331],{},"Be careful: Preview changes your original files. Work on copies.",[42,333,335],{"id":334},"finder-quick-action","Finder Quick Action",[15,337,338],{},"Select the images in Finder, right-click and choose Quick Actions > Convert Image. Select a format and one of the sizes: Small, Medium, Large or Actual Size. You cannot enter an exact pixel size.",[42,340,70],{"id":69},[79,342,344],{"className":81,"code":343,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir resized\nsips -Z 2000 *.jpg --out resized\n",[74,345,346,353],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,347,348,350],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,349,95],{"class":94},[88,351,352],{"class":98}," resized\n",[88,354,355,357,360,363,365,368,370],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,356,76],{"class":94},[88,358,359],{"class":107}," -Z",[88,361,362],{"class":107}," 2000",[88,364,126],{"class":125},[88,366,367],{"class":98},".jpg",[88,369,132],{"class":107},[88,371,352],{"class":98},[15,373,374,377,378,380,381,384,385,387],{},[74,375,376],{},"-Z 2000"," sets the long edge to 2000 pixels and keeps the aspect ratio. Be careful: ",[74,379,76],{}," also enlarges images that are smaller than 2000 pixels, and without ",[74,382,383],{},"--out",", ",[74,386,76],{}," writes over your original files.",[42,389,152],{"id":151},[15,391,392,393,397,398,23],{},"Kompressor writes new files. Select a different output folder to keep the originals and the resized images apart. If a file with the same name is already there, Kompressor asks before it replaces the file. It resizes whole folders, and it converts and compresses in the same step. To get the same folder structure in a different output folder, turn on Preserve folder structure in the settings. A resize and a conversion to ",[19,394,396],{"href":395},"/guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-webp","WebP"," together often make images for a website ten times smaller. For presets, watermarks and watch folders, see ",[19,399,401],{"href":400},"/compare/kompressor-vs-xnconvert","Kompressor vs XnConvert",[10,403,169],{"id":168},[42,405,407],{"id":406},"which-size-do-i-need-for-a-website","Which size do I need for a website?",[15,409,410],{},"Most websites show images at a width of 2000 pixels or less. For a full-width photo, 2000 to 2560 pixels is enough. For a photo in a text column, 1200 to 1600 pixels is enough.",[42,412,414],{"id":413},"does-a-resize-reduce-the-file-size","Does a resize reduce the file size?",[15,416,417,418,23],{},"Yes. Half the width and half the height means a quarter of the pixels, and the file size falls by about the same amount. See also ",[19,419,421],{"href":420},"/guide/how-to-compress-images-on-mac","how to compress images on Mac",[42,423,425],{"id":424},"can-i-make-images-larger","Can I make images larger?",[15,427,428],{},"No. Kompressor does not upscale images, because that adds no detail.",[192,430,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":432},[433,434,435,441],{"id":233,"depth":102,"text":234},{"id":278,"depth":102,"text":279},{"id":311,"depth":102,"text":312,"children":436},[437,438,439,440],{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":442},[443,444,445],{"id":406,"depth":202,"text":407},{"id":413,"depth":202,"text":414},{"id":424,"depth":202,"text":425},"Resize many images in one step on a Mac with Kompressor, Preview, the Finder Quick Action or the Terminal, and convert them in the same step if you want.",{},"How to Batch Resize Images on Mac","/guide/how-to-batch-resize-images-on-mac",{"title":228,"description":446},{"loc":449,"lastmod":452},"2026-11-11","guide/how-to-batch-resize-images-on-mac","4d5VkAnNrbMX3Sc1muw_LkXuVk3aojOtkc5skbter4I",{"id":456,"title":457,"body":458,"description":673,"extension":212,"meta":674,"name":675,"navigation":215,"path":420,"seo":676,"sitemap":677,"source":223,"stem":678,"target":223,"type":223,"__hash__":679},"guide/guide/how-to-compress-images-on-mac.md","How To Compress Images On Mac",{"type":7,"value":459,"toc":654},[460,462,494,496,500,504,507,511,514,518,540,544,546,549,551,554,556,597,608,610,625,627,631,638,642,645,649,652],[10,461,234],{"id":233},[47,463,464,472,474,477,480,483,486,489],{},[50,465,466,245,469],{},[19,467,244],{"href":241,"rel":468},[243],[19,470,250],{"href":248,"rel":471},[243],[50,473,253],{},[50,475,476],{},"Drag and drop your image(s) or folders into Kompressor",[50,478,479],{},"Select the output format. Keep the format of your images, or select WebP, AVIF or HEIC for smaller files.",[50,481,482],{},"Set the quality. The default is 80%.",[50,484,485],{},"Optional: set a maximum size, for example a long edge of 2000 pixels",[50,487,488],{},"Open the compare view to check the result and its file size",[50,490,268,491,493],{},[57,492,271],{}," (play) button to compress your image(s) offline",[15,495,275],{},[10,497,499],{"id":498},"three-ways-to-make-an-image-file-smaller","Three ways to make an image file smaller",[42,501,503],{"id":502},"_1-lower-the-quality","1. Lower the quality",[15,505,506],{},"JPEG, HEIC, WebP and AVIF are lossy formats: they remove detail that the eye does not see easily. Lower quality means a smaller file. Between 100% and 80% the file size falls fast and the image looks almost the same. Below 60% most photos start to show artifacts.",[42,508,510],{"id":509},"_2-reduce-the-pixel-size","2. Reduce the pixel size",[15,512,513],{},"A photo from a current iPhone is 4032 pixels wide or more. A website or an email rarely needs more than 2000 pixels. Half the width and half the height means a quarter of the pixels, and the file size falls by about the same amount. Kompressor can limit the width, the height, the long edge or the short edge, and it never makes an image larger.",[42,515,517],{"id":516},"_3-use-a-better-format","3. Use a better format",[15,519,520,521,526,527,531,532,535,536,23],{},"Newer formats need fewer bytes for the same image. Google reports that lossy WebP files are ",[19,522,525],{"href":523,"rel":524},"https://developers.google.com/speed/webp",[243],"25 to 34% smaller than comparable JPEG files",", and AVIF files are usually smaller again at the same visual quality. PNG files with photos in them gain the most: in our test, 30 PNG files became ",[19,528,530],{"href":529},"/guide/how-to-convert-png-to-webp","93% smaller as WebP",". For photos, see how to ",[19,533,534],{"href":395},"convert JPG to WebP"," and how to ",[19,537,539],{"href":538},"/guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-avif","convert JPG to AVIF",[10,541,543],{"id":542},"other-ways-to-compress-images-on-mac","Other ways to compress images on Mac",[42,545,45],{"id":44},[15,547,548],{},"Open the image, choose File > Export, select JPEG or HEIC and move the Quality slider. Preview shows the estimated file size in the export dialog. To change the pixel size, choose Tools > Adjust Size first. This works well for one image. For many images, Preview applies one setting to all of them without a preview of the results.",[42,550,335],{"id":334},[15,552,553],{},"Select the images in Finder, right-click and choose Quick Actions > Convert Image. Select a format and one of the sizes: Small, Medium, Large or Actual Size. This is fast, but there is no quality control and you do not see the result first.",[42,555,70],{"id":69},[79,557,559],{"className":81,"code":558,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir compressed\nsips -s format jpeg -s formatOptions 70 -Z 2000 *.jpg --out compressed\n",[74,560,561,568],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,562,563,565],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,564,95],{"class":94},[88,566,567],{"class":98}," compressed\n",[88,569,570,572,574,576,578,580,582,585,587,589,591,593,595],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,571,76],{"class":94},[88,573,108],{"class":107},[88,575,111],{"class":98},[88,577,114],{"class":98},[88,579,108],{"class":107},[88,581,119],{"class":98},[88,583,584],{"class":107}," 70",[88,586,359],{"class":107},[88,588,362],{"class":107},[88,590,126],{"class":125},[88,592,367],{"class":98},[88,594,132],{"class":107},[88,596,567],{"class":98},[15,598,599,601,602,604,605,607],{},[74,600,376],{}," sets the long edge to 2000 pixels, and ",[74,603,140],{}," is the quality from 0 to 100. Be careful: ",[74,606,76],{}," also enlarges images that are smaller than 2000 pixels, which makes those files larger.",[42,609,152],{"id":151},[15,611,612,613,384,617,301,621,23],{},"Compression is a trade between size and quality, and the correct setting is different for each set of images. Kompressor shows the original and the result side by side with the real file size before you convert, so you do not need to guess. It handles whole folders, and it works offline: your images are not uploaded to a server, which is the main difference from online image compressors. For details, see ",[19,614,616],{"href":615},"/compare/kompressor-vs-imageoptim","Kompressor vs ImageOptim",[19,618,620],{"href":619},"/compare/kompressor-vs-squoosh","Kompressor vs Squoosh",[19,622,624],{"href":623},"/compare/kompressor-vs-preview","Kompressor vs Preview",[10,626,169],{"id":168},[42,628,630],{"id":629},"can-i-compress-images-without-quality-loss","Can I compress images without quality loss?",[15,632,633,634,637],{},"Yes, with limits. PNG and lossless WebP keep each pixel. A change from PNG to lossless WebP made the files in our test 56% smaller with no loss. Kompressor does not write lossless WebP. Use ",[74,635,636],{},"cwebp -lossless"," for that. For photos, a lossy format at 80 to 90% quality is the practical choice: the loss is there, but you do not see it at normal size.",[42,639,641],{"id":640},"which-format-gives-the-smallest-files","Which format gives the smallest files?",[15,643,644],{},"At the same visual quality, AVIF usually gives the smallest files for photos, then HEIC and WebP, then JPEG. The same quality number does not give the same visual quality in each format, so compare the results by eye. Use AVIF or WebP for websites, HEIC for Apple devices and JPEG when the file must open everywhere.",[42,646,648],{"id":647},"how-do-i-compress-images-for-email","How do I compress images for email?",[15,650,651],{},"Set the format to JPEG, the quality to 70 or 80% and the long edge to 2000 pixels. A photo of that size is usually below 1 MB.",[192,653,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":655},[656,657,662,668],{"id":233,"depth":102,"text":234},{"id":498,"depth":102,"text":499,"children":658},[659,660,661],{"id":502,"depth":202,"text":503},{"id":509,"depth":202,"text":510},{"id":516,"depth":202,"text":517},{"id":542,"depth":102,"text":543,"children":663},[664,665,666,667],{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":669},[670,671,672],{"id":629,"depth":202,"text":630},{"id":640,"depth":202,"text":641},{"id":647,"depth":202,"text":648},"Three things make an image file smaller: lower quality, fewer pixels and a better format. This is how to compress one image or a whole folder on a Mac.",{},"How to Compress Images on Mac",{"title":457,"description":673},{"loc":420,"lastmod":452},"guide/how-to-compress-images-on-mac","gAyyQ9EB0rovbgKNlS3jhP0yU0uYrw60BfjTnZ0wVo8",{"id":681,"title":682,"body":683,"description":795,"extension":212,"meta":796,"name":797,"navigation":215,"path":798,"seo":799,"sitemap":800,"source":801,"stem":802,"target":222,"type":223,"__hash__":803},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-avif-to-jpeg.md","How To Convert Avif To Jpeg",{"type":7,"value":684,"toc":781},[685,689,696,700,702,705,707,711,746,750,752,755,757,759,761,765,768,772,775,777,779],[10,686,688],{"id":687},"why-convert-avif-to-jpg","Why convert AVIF to JPG?",[15,690,691,692,695],{},"More and more websites serve images as AVIF because the files are small. When you save such an image, you get an ",[74,693,694],{},".avif"," file. Browsers display it, but many apps, upload forms and older systems do not. JPG opens everywhere.",[10,697,699],{"id":698},"other-ways-to-convert-avif-to-jpg-on-mac","Other ways to convert AVIF to JPG on Mac",[42,701,45],{"id":44},[15,703,704],{},"On macOS 13 or later, Preview opens AVIF files. Open the image, choose File > Export and select JPEG. For many files, open them in one window, select all thumbnails in the sidebar and choose File > Export Selected Images.",[42,706,70],{"id":69},[15,708,709,77],{},[74,710,76],{},[79,712,714],{"className":81,"code":713,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format jpeg -s formatOptions 80 *.avif --out converted\n",[74,715,716,722],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,717,718,720],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,719,95],{"class":94},[88,721,99],{"class":98},[88,723,724,726,728,730,732,734,736,738,740,742,744],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,725,76],{"class":94},[88,727,108],{"class":107},[88,729,111],{"class":98},[88,731,114],{"class":98},[88,733,108],{"class":107},[88,735,119],{"class":98},[88,737,122],{"class":107},[88,739,126],{"class":125},[88,741,694],{"class":98},[88,743,132],{"class":107},[88,745,99],{"class":98},[15,747,137,748,141],{},[74,749,140],{},[42,751,152],{"id":151},[15,753,754],{},"Kompressor converts a folder of AVIF files in one step, shows the JPG file size before you convert, and can resize the images at the same time.",[10,756,162],{"id":161},[164,758],{},[10,760,169],{"id":168},[42,762,764],{"id":763},"why-is-the-jpg-larger-than-the-avif-file","Why is the JPG larger than the AVIF file?",[15,766,767],{},"AVIF compresses much better than JPEG. A JPG with the same visual quality is often about twice the size.",[42,769,771],{"id":770},"does-the-image-have-transparency","Does the image have transparency?",[15,773,774],{},"JPG does not support transparency. If the AVIF image has transparent areas, convert it to PNG.",[42,776,187],{"id":186},[15,778,190],{},[192,780,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":782},[783,784,789,790],{"id":687,"depth":102,"text":688},{"id":698,"depth":102,"text":699,"children":785},[786,787,788],{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":791},[792,793,794],{"id":763,"depth":202,"text":764},{"id":770,"depth":202,"text":771},{"id":186,"depth":202,"text":187},"You downloaded an image and it is an AVIF file that your app does not open. This is how to convert AVIF to JPG on a Mac with Kompressor, Preview or the Terminal.",{},"How to Convert AVIF to JPG on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-avif-to-jpeg",{"title":682,"description":795},{"loc":798,"lastmod":219},"AVIF","guide/how-to-convert-avif-to-jpeg","52brN5iGBIx3lP89V8-6FaQDRXOnvX0_rUa1uPMQd1s",{"id":805,"title":806,"body":807,"description":957,"extension":212,"meta":958,"name":959,"navigation":215,"path":960,"seo":961,"sitemap":962,"source":963,"stem":964,"target":801,"type":965,"__hash__":966},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-avif.md","How To Convert Heic To Avif",{"type":7,"value":808,"toc":942},[809,813,816,819,823,826,829,833,835,839,876,886,899,901,904,906,909,911,913,915,919,922,926,933,937,940],[10,810,812],{"id":811},"why-convert-heic-to-avif","Why convert HEIC to AVIF?",[15,814,815],{},"HEIC and AVIF are close relatives. Both use a modern video codec to compress photos, and both make much smaller files than JPEG. The difference is where they work: HEIC is an Apple format that Chrome and Firefox do not display, and AVIF is an open format that all current browsers display.",[15,817,818],{},"Convert to AVIF when your iPhone photos go on the web and you want the smallest files. If the photos stay in your Apple devices, keep them as HEIC: a conversion gives you no benefit and loses a little quality.",[10,820,822],{"id":821},"how-much-smaller-is-avif-our-test","How much smaller is AVIF? Our test",[15,824,825],{},"We converted 32 iPhone photos (HEIC, most of them 12 megapixels, 56.5 MB in total) to AVIF at the default quality of 80%. The AVIF files had a total size of 42.0 MB, which is 26% smaller than the HEIC originals. The conversion of all 32 photos took 4.2 seconds.",[15,827,828],{},"Tested in November 2026 with the conversion engine of Kompressor on a MacBook Pro (M3 Max, 14 cores) with macOS 27. Your results depend on the images.",[10,830,832],{"id":831},"other-ways-to-convert-heic-to-avif-on-mac","Other ways to convert HEIC to AVIF on Mac",[42,834,70],{"id":69},[15,836,837,77],{},[74,838,76],{},[79,840,842],{"className":81,"code":841,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format avif -s formatOptions 80 *.heic --out converted\n",[74,843,844,850],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,845,846,848],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,847,95],{"class":94},[88,849,99],{"class":98},[88,851,852,854,856,858,861,863,865,867,869,872,874],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,853,76],{"class":94},[88,855,108],{"class":107},[88,857,111],{"class":98},[88,859,860],{"class":98}," avif",[88,862,108],{"class":107},[88,864,119],{"class":98},[88,866,122],{"class":107},[88,868,126],{"class":125},[88,870,871],{"class":98},".heic",[88,873,132],{"class":107},[88,875,99],{"class":98},[15,877,878,879,882,883,23],{},"The file name pattern is case-sensitive. If the names of your files end in ",[74,880,881],{},".HEIC",", write ",[74,884,885],{},"*.HEIC",[15,887,137,888,890,891,894,895,898],{},[74,889,140],{}," is the quality from 0 to 100. AVIF output needs a recent macOS version. Run ",[74,892,893],{},"sips --formats"," and look for \"Writable\" in the ",[74,896,897],{},"avif"," row. There is no preview, so you must open the results to check them.",[42,900,335],{"id":334},[15,902,903],{},"The Convert Image Quick Action in Finder offers only JPEG, PNG and HEIF. It cannot write AVIF.",[42,905,152],{"id":151},[15,907,908],{},"AVIF quality numbers do not match JPEG quality numbers, so it is hard to guess the correct setting. In Kompressor you see the result and its file size before you convert, and you can convert a folder of photos in one step.",[10,910,162],{"id":161},[164,912],{},[10,914,169],{"id":168},[42,916,918],{"id":917},"which-browsers-support-avif","Which browsers support AVIF?",[15,920,921],{},"Current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge display AVIF. Safari supports it from version 16.1 on Mac and from version 16 on iPhone.",[42,923,925],{"id":924},"is-avif-better-than-webp","Is AVIF better than WebP?",[15,927,928,929,23],{},"AVIF usually makes smaller files than WebP at the same visual quality. WebP encodes faster and works in older browsers. For photos on a modern website, AVIF is the better choice. See also ",[19,930,932],{"href":931},"/guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-webp","how to convert HEIC to WebP",[42,934,936],{"id":935},"is-avif-slow-to-encode","Is AVIF slow to encode?",[15,938,939],{},"AVIF takes more time to encode than JPEG or WebP. This is normal for the format.",[192,941,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":943},[944,945,946,951,952],{"id":811,"depth":102,"text":812},{"id":821,"depth":102,"text":822},{"id":831,"depth":102,"text":832,"children":947},[948,949,950],{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":953},[954,955,956],{"id":917,"depth":202,"text":918},{"id":924,"depth":202,"text":925},{"id":935,"depth":202,"text":936},"To convert iPhone HEIC photos to AVIF on macOS, use Kompressor or sips. AVIF gives you HEIC-like file sizes in a format that all browsers display.",{},"How to Convert HEIC to AVIF on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-avif",{"title":806,"description":957},{"loc":960,"lastmod":452},"HEIC","guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-avif","how-to-convert","A0qi8PrXFOdgd4Lx-vJkpGPrsC6iuP6Sxv0K7MNBwI8",{"id":968,"title":969,"body":970,"description":1218,"extension":212,"meta":1219,"name":1220,"navigation":215,"path":1221,"seo":1222,"sitemap":1223,"source":963,"stem":1224,"target":222,"type":965,"__hash__":1225},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-jpeg.md","How To Convert Heic To Jpeg",{"type":7,"value":971,"toc":1202},[972,976,979,985,988,992,995,1072,1078,1080,1084,1086,1089,1091,1101,1106,1108,1112,1147,1153,1157,1159,1162,1176,1178,1180,1182,1184,1186,1190,1193,1197,1200],[10,973,975],{"id":974},"should-you-convert-heic-to-jpg","Should you convert HEIC to JPG?",[15,977,978],{},"iPhones save photos as HEIC because a HEIC file is about half the size of a JPEG with the same quality. The problem is compatibility: many websites, upload forms, Windows PCs and older apps do not open HEIC files. JPG opens everywhere.",[15,980,981,982,984],{},"Convert when you must send or upload photos to a place that does not accept HEIC. Keep the HEIC originals, because each conversion to JPG loses a little quality and makes the file larger. For photos on a website, ",[19,983,801],{"href":960}," gives much smaller files than JPG.",[15,986,987],{},"If you never want HEIC files, change the camera setting on your iPhone: Settings > Camera > Formats > Most Compatible.",[10,989,991],{"id":990},"how-large-are-the-jpg-files-our-test","How large are the JPG files? Our test",[15,993,994],{},"We converted 32 iPhone photos (HEIC, most of them 12 megapixels, 56.5 MB in total) to JPEG at four quality settings.",[996,997,998,1014],"table",{},[999,1000,1001],"thead",{},[1002,1003,1004,1008,1011],"tr",{},[1005,1006,1007],"th",{},"Format",[1005,1009,1010],{},"Total size",[1005,1012,1013],{},"Change",[1015,1016,1017,1028,1039,1050,1061],"tbody",{},[1002,1018,1019,1023,1026],{},[1020,1021,1022],"td",{},"HEIC (original)",[1020,1024,1025],{},"56.5 MB",[1020,1027],{},[1002,1029,1030,1033,1036],{},[1020,1031,1032],{},"JPEG, quality 100%",[1020,1034,1035],{},"171.8 MB",[1020,1037,1038],{},"204% larger",[1002,1040,1041,1044,1047],{},[1020,1042,1043],{},"JPEG, quality 90%",[1020,1045,1046],{},"95.5 MB",[1020,1048,1049],{},"69% larger",[1002,1051,1052,1055,1058],{},[1020,1053,1054],{},"JPEG, quality 80% (default)",[1020,1056,1057],{},"75.8 MB",[1020,1059,1060],{},"34% larger",[1002,1062,1063,1066,1069],{},[1020,1064,1065],{},"JPEG, quality 60%",[1020,1067,1068],{},"47.2 MB",[1020,1070,1071],{},"16% smaller",[15,1073,1074,1075,1077],{},"At the default quality of 80%, the JPG files need about a third more space than the HEIC originals. At 100% they need three times the space, and you do not see the difference. Kompressor converted all 32 photos in 0.3 seconds. ",[74,1076,76],{}," needed 1.1 seconds for the same photos.",[15,1079,828],{},[10,1081,1083],{"id":1082},"other-ways-to-convert-heic-to-jpg-on-mac","Other ways to convert HEIC to JPG on Mac",[42,1085,335],{"id":334},[15,1087,1088],{},"Select the images in Finder, right-click and choose Quick Actions > Convert Image. Select JPEG and a size. This is the fastest built-in method. It offers only JPEG, PNG and HEIF, and it has no quality control.",[42,1090,45],{"id":44},[47,1092,1093,1095,1099],{},[50,1094,52],{},[50,1096,55,1097,60],{},[57,1098,59],{},[50,1100,63],{},[15,1102,1103,1104,23],{},"Preview is free and already on your Mac. It shows no file size before you export, and it applies one quality setting to all images without a preview of the result. See also ",[19,1105,624],{"href":623},[42,1107,70],{"id":69},[15,1109,1110,77],{},[74,1111,76],{},[79,1113,1115],{"className":81,"code":1114,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format jpeg -s formatOptions 80 *.heic --out converted\n",[74,1116,1117,1123],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,1118,1119,1121],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,1120,95],{"class":94},[88,1122,99],{"class":98},[88,1124,1125,1127,1129,1131,1133,1135,1137,1139,1141,1143,1145],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,1126,76],{"class":94},[88,1128,108],{"class":107},[88,1130,111],{"class":98},[88,1132,114],{"class":98},[88,1134,108],{"class":107},[88,1136,119],{"class":98},[88,1138,122],{"class":107},[88,1140,126],{"class":125},[88,1142,871],{"class":98},[88,1144,132],{"class":107},[88,1146,99],{"class":98},[15,1148,878,1149,882,1151,23],{},[74,1150,881],{},[74,1152,885],{},[15,1154,137,1155,141],{},[74,1156,140],{},[42,1158,152],{"id":151},[15,1160,1161],{},"The built-in tools are fine for a few photos. Kompressor helps when you have many photos or when the file size matters:",[281,1163,1164,1167,1170,1173],{},[50,1165,1166],{},"You see the result and its file size before you convert.",[50,1168,1169],{},"You can convert whole folders. With the Preserve folder structure setting, a different output folder gets the same folder structure.",[50,1171,1172],{},"You can resize in the same step, for example to a long edge of 2000 pixels.",[50,1174,1175],{},"Location data and other metadata are removed by default, which is useful before you publish photos.",[10,1177,162],{"id":161},[164,1179],{},[10,1181,169],{"id":168},[42,1183,187],{"id":186},[15,1185,190],{},[42,1187,1189],{"id":1188},"does-the-conversion-need-an-internet-connection","Does the conversion need an internet connection?",[15,1191,1192],{},"No. Kompressor converts on your Mac. Your photos are not uploaded anywhere.",[42,1194,1196],{"id":1195},"why-are-my-jpg-files-larger-than-the-heic-files","Why are my JPG files larger than the HEIC files?",[15,1198,1199],{},"HEIC compresses better than JPEG. A JPG with the same visual quality is about twice the size. Lower the quality one or two steps or resize the images if you need smaller files.",[192,1201,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":1203},[1204,1205,1206,1212,1213],{"id":974,"depth":102,"text":975},{"id":990,"depth":102,"text":991},{"id":1082,"depth":102,"text":1083,"children":1207},[1208,1209,1210,1211],{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":1214},[1215,1216,1217],{"id":186,"depth":202,"text":187},{"id":1188,"depth":202,"text":1189},{"id":1195,"depth":202,"text":1196},"Four ways to convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG on a Mac: Kompressor, Finder Quick Actions, Preview and the Terminal, with the limits of each method.",{},"How to Convert HEIC to JPG on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-jpeg",{"title":969,"description":1218},{"loc":1221,"lastmod":452},"guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-jpeg","XEJ0rtySFE919rRQrUuXR90zvVJHGn-bPbC2zNelfgg",{"id":1227,"title":1228,"body":1229,"description":1367,"extension":212,"meta":1368,"name":1369,"navigation":215,"path":1370,"seo":1371,"sitemap":1372,"source":963,"stem":1373,"target":1374,"type":223,"__hash__":1375},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-png.md","How To Convert Heic To Png",{"type":7,"value":1230,"toc":1353},[1231,1235,1241,1244,1252,1256,1259,1261,1265,1267,1270,1272,1283,1285,1287,1291,1321,1327,1330,1332,1335,1337,1341,1344,1348,1351],[10,1232,1234],{"id":1233},"should-you-convert-heic-to-png","Should you convert HEIC to PNG?",[15,1236,1237,1238,23],{},"Usually not. PNG is a lossless format for graphics, and it makes very large files from photos. If you need a photo that opens everywhere, ",[19,1239,1240],{"href":1221},"convert HEIC to JPG",[15,1242,1243],{},"PNG is the correct choice in a few cases:",[281,1245,1246,1249],{},[50,1247,1248],{},"An app or a form accepts only PNG.",[50,1250,1251],{},"You want to edit the photo many times and do not want a quality loss each time you save.",[10,1253,1255],{"id":1254},"how-large-are-the-png-files-our-test","How large are the PNG files? Our test",[15,1257,1258],{},"We converted 32 iPhone photos (HEIC, most of them 12 megapixels, 56.5 MB in total) to PNG. The PNG files had a total size of 378.8 MB, which is 6.7 times the size of the originals. The same photos as JPEG at 80% quality needed 75.8 MB.",[15,1260,828],{},[10,1262,1264],{"id":1263},"other-ways-to-convert-heic-to-png-on-mac","Other ways to convert HEIC to PNG on Mac",[42,1266,335],{"id":334},[15,1268,1269],{},"Select the images in Finder, right-click and choose Quick Actions > Convert Image. Select PNG and a size. This is the fastest built-in method. It offers only JPEG, PNG and HEIF, and it has no quality control.",[42,1271,45],{"id":44},[47,1273,1274,1276,1280],{},[50,1275,52],{},[50,1277,55,1278,60],{},[57,1279,59],{},[50,1281,1282],{},"Choose File > Export Selected Images, click Options and select PNG.",[15,1284,66],{},[42,1286,70],{"id":69},[15,1288,1289,77],{},[74,1290,76],{},[79,1292,1294],{"className":81,"code":1293,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format png *.heic --out converted\n",[74,1295,1296,1302],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,1297,1298,1300],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,1299,95],{"class":94},[88,1301,99],{"class":98},[88,1303,1304,1306,1308,1310,1313,1315,1317,1319],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,1305,76],{"class":94},[88,1307,108],{"class":107},[88,1309,111],{"class":98},[88,1311,1312],{"class":98}," png",[88,1314,126],{"class":125},[88,1316,871],{"class":98},[88,1318,132],{"class":107},[88,1320,99],{"class":98},[15,1322,878,1323,882,1325,23],{},[74,1324,881],{},[74,1326,885],{},[15,1328,1329],{},"There is no preview, so you must open the results to check them.",[42,1331,152],{"id":151},[15,1333,1334],{},"Kompressor shows the size of the PNG result before you convert, so there are no surprises on your disk. It can resize the photos in the same step, which is the best way to keep PNG files of photos small.",[10,1336,169],{"id":168},[42,1338,1340],{"id":1339},"does-png-have-a-quality-setting","Does PNG have a quality setting?",[15,1342,1343],{},"No. PNG is always lossless. To get smaller PNG files, reduce the pixel size of the images.",[42,1345,1347],{"id":1346},"is-the-location-of-my-photos-removed","Is the location of my photos removed?",[15,1349,1350],{},"Kompressor removes metadata by default. Set Metadata to Keep if you want to keep it.",[192,1352,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":1354},[1355,1356,1357,1363],{"id":1233,"depth":102,"text":1234},{"id":1254,"depth":102,"text":1255},{"id":1263,"depth":102,"text":1264,"children":1358},[1359,1360,1361,1362],{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":1364},[1365,1366],{"id":1339,"depth":202,"text":1340},{"id":1346,"depth":202,"text":1347},"Convert iPhone HEIC photos to PNG on a Mac with Kompressor, the Finder Quick Action, Preview or the Terminal. In our test the PNG files were 6.7 times larger.",{},"How to Convert HEIC to PNG on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-png",{"title":1228,"description":1367},{"loc":1370,"lastmod":219},"guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-png","PNG","__EYjO5q9_IpsBYadJ6IzribB9j-GJtCjR4QQf0loWk",{"id":1377,"title":1378,"body":1379,"description":1612,"extension":212,"meta":1613,"name":1614,"navigation":215,"path":931,"seo":1615,"sitemap":1616,"source":963,"stem":1617,"target":396,"type":965,"__hash__":1618},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-webp.md","How To Convert Heic To Webp",{"type":7,"value":1380,"toc":1598},[1381,1385,1395,1398,1402,1406,1419,1423,1439,1554,1560,1565,1567,1570,1572,1574,1576,1580,1583,1587,1590,1592,1595],[10,1382,1384],{"id":1383},"why-convert-heic-to-webp","Why convert HEIC to WebP?",[15,1386,1387,1388,1391,1392,23],{},"HEIC is a good format for the photo library on your iPhone, but not for websites: Chrome and Firefox do not display HEIC images. WebP works in all current browsers and makes smaller files than JPEG. Google reports that lossy WebP files are ",[19,1389,525],{"href":523,"rel":1390},[243],". For the smallest files, see ",[19,1393,1394],{"href":960},"how to convert HEIC to AVIF",[15,1396,1397],{},"That makes WebP a good target when your iPhone photos go on a website, a blog or an online shop.",[10,1399,1401],{"id":1400},"other-ways-to-convert-heic-to-webp-on-mac","Other ways to convert HEIC to WebP on Mac",[42,1403,1405],{"id":1404},"preview-finder-and-sips-cannot-write-webp","Preview, Finder and sips cannot write WebP",[15,1407,1408,1409,1411,1412,1414,1415,1418],{},"The image encoder in macOS reads WebP, but it does not write it. For that reason Preview has no WebP option in its export dialog, the Finder Quick Action offers only JPEG, PNG and HEIF, and ",[74,1410,76],{}," fails with WebP as the output format. You can check this on your Mac: run ",[74,1413,893],{}," in Terminal and look for the word \"Writable\" in the ",[74,1416,1417],{},"webp"," row.",[42,1420,1422],{"id":1421},"terminal-cwebp","Terminal (cwebp)",[15,1424,1425,1426,1431,1432,1435,1436,1438],{},"Google's WebP tools are available through ",[19,1427,1430],{"href":1428,"rel":1429},"https://brew.sh",[243],"Homebrew",". 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You do not need the Terminal, and you see the result and its file size before you convert.",[10,1571,162],{"id":161},[164,1573],{},[10,1575,169],{"id":168},[42,1577,1579],{"id":1578},"do-all-browsers-support-webp","Do all browsers support WebP?",[15,1581,1582],{},"All current versions of Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Edge display WebP. Safari supports it from version 14 (macOS Big Sur).",[42,1584,1586],{"id":1585},"should-i-resize-the-photos-too","Should I resize the photos too?",[15,1588,1589],{},"For websites, yes. An iPhone photo is 4032 pixels wide or more, and most websites show images at 2000 pixels or less. Set a maximum long edge in Kompressor to resize and convert in one step.",[42,1591,1347],{"id":1346},[15,1593,1594],{},"Yes. Kompressor does not write the location or other metadata into WebP files.",[192,1596,1597],{},"html pre.shiki code .sVbv2, html code.shiki .sVbv2{--shiki-default:#61AFEF}html pre.shiki code .subq3, html code.shiki .subq3{--shiki-default:#98C379}html pre.shiki code .sVC51, html code.shiki .sVC51{--shiki-default:#D19A66}html pre.shiki code .sU0A5, html code.shiki .sU0A5{--shiki-default:#E5C07B}html pre.shiki code .seHd6, html code.shiki .seHd6{--shiki-default:#C678DD}html pre.shiki code .sVyAn, html code.shiki .sVyAn{--shiki-default:#E06C75}html pre.shiki code .sn6KH, html code.shiki .sn6KH{--shiki-default:#ABB2BF}html .default .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}",{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":1599},[1600,1601,1606,1607],{"id":1383,"depth":102,"text":1384},{"id":1400,"depth":102,"text":1401,"children":1602},[1603,1604,1605],{"id":1404,"depth":202,"text":1405},{"id":1421,"depth":202,"text":1422},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":1608},[1609,1610,1611],{"id":1578,"depth":202,"text":1579},{"id":1585,"depth":202,"text":1586},{"id":1346,"depth":202,"text":1347},"macOS cannot write WebP files, so Preview and Finder do not help. This is how to convert iPhone HEIC photos to WebP on a Mac with Kompressor or cwebp.",{},"How to Convert HEIC to WebP on Mac",{"title":1378,"description":1612},{"loc":931,"lastmod":452},"guide/how-to-convert-heic-to-webp","zKH_PF8bZmJnTfGQHDNslyr8e0_6bWIWfQ2S92BEAfs",{"id":1620,"title":1621,"body":1622,"description":1822,"extension":212,"meta":1823,"name":1824,"navigation":215,"path":538,"seo":1825,"sitemap":1826,"source":222,"stem":1827,"target":801,"type":965,"__hash__":1828},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-avif.md","How To Convert Jpeg To Avif",{"type":7,"value":1623,"toc":1807},[1624,1628,1631,1634,1637,1639,1642,1713,1716,1718,1722,1724,1728,1763,1771,1773,1775,1777,1780,1782,1784,1786,1788,1790,1794,1801,1803,1805],[10,1625,1627],{"id":1626},"why-convert-jpg-to-avif","Why convert JPG to AVIF?",[15,1629,1630],{},"AVIF is based on the AV1 video codec. At the same visual quality, an AVIF file is often about half the size of a JPEG. AVIF also supports transparency, HDR and more than 8 bits per channel, which JPEG does not.",[15,1632,1633],{},"AVIF is a good choice for photos on websites. All current browsers display it. It is a poor choice for files that you send to other people, because many apps outside the browser do not open AVIF yet.",[15,1635,1636],{},"JPEG and AVIF are both lossy. Always convert from the best original that you have.",[10,1638,822],{"id":821},[15,1640,1641],{},"We saved 32 iPhone photos (most of them 12 megapixels) as JPG at 90% quality, which gave 95.5 MB in total. Then we converted these JPG files to three modern formats at the default quality of 80%.",[996,1643,1644,1658],{},[999,1645,1646],{},[1002,1647,1648,1650,1652,1655],{},[1005,1649,1007],{},[1005,1651,1010],{},[1005,1653,1654],{},"Saving",[1005,1656,1657],{},"Time for 32 photos",[1015,1659,1660,1671,1685,1699],{},[1002,1661,1662,1665,1667,1669],{},[1020,1663,1664],{},"JPG (original)",[1020,1666,1046],{},[1020,1668],{},[1020,1670],{},[1002,1672,1673,1676,1679,1682],{},[1020,1674,1675],{},"WebP, quality 80%",[1020,1677,1678],{},"26.1 MB",[1020,1680,1681],{},"73%",[1020,1683,1684],{},"2.1 s",[1002,1686,1687,1690,1693,1696],{},[1020,1688,1689],{},"AVIF, quality 80%",[1020,1691,1692],{},"41.3 MB",[1020,1694,1695],{},"57%",[1020,1697,1698],{},"3.9 s",[1002,1700,1701,1704,1707,1710],{},[1020,1702,1703],{},"HEIC, quality 80%",[1020,1705,1706],{},"48.8 MB",[1020,1708,1709],{},"49%",[1020,1711,1712],{},"1.4 s",[15,1714,1715],{},"The same quality number does not give the same visual quality in each format. In this test, AVIF at 80% kept more detail than WebP at 80% and made larger files. Use the compare view to find the setting that looks good to you, and then compare the file sizes.",[15,1717,828],{},[10,1719,1721],{"id":1720},"other-ways-to-convert-jpg-to-avif-on-mac","Other ways to convert JPG to AVIF on Mac",[42,1723,70],{"id":69},[15,1725,1726,77],{},[74,1727,76],{},[79,1729,1731],{"className":81,"code":1730,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format avif -s formatOptions 80 *.jpg --out converted\n",[74,1732,1733,1739],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,1734,1735,1737],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,1736,95],{"class":94},[88,1738,99],{"class":98},[88,1740,1741,1743,1745,1747,1749,1751,1753,1755,1757,1759,1761],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,1742,76],{"class":94},[88,1744,108],{"class":107},[88,1746,111],{"class":98},[88,1748,860],{"class":98},[88,1750,108],{"class":107},[88,1752,119],{"class":98},[88,1754,122],{"class":107},[88,1756,126],{"class":125},[88,1758,367],{"class":98},[88,1760,132],{"class":107},[88,1762,99],{"class":98},[15,1764,137,1765,890,1767,894,1769,898],{},[74,1766,140],{},[74,1768,893],{},[74,1770,897],{},[42,1772,335],{"id":334},[15,1774,903],{},[42,1776,152],{"id":151},[15,1778,1779],{},"AVIF quality numbers do not match JPEG quality numbers. A quality of 80% in AVIF does not look like a quality of 80% in JPEG, so it is hard to guess the correct setting. Kompressor shows you the AVIF result next to the JPG original with the real file size before you convert. It also converts whole folders in one step.",[10,1781,162],{"id":161},[164,1783],{},[10,1785,169],{"id":168},[42,1787,918],{"id":917},[15,1789,921],{},[42,1791,1793],{"id":1792},"should-i-keep-a-jpg-fallback-on-my-website","Should I keep a JPG fallback on my website?",[15,1795,1796,1797,1800],{},"For visitors with old browsers, yes. The HTML ",[74,1798,1799],{},"picture"," element lets the browser select AVIF when it can and JPG when it cannot.",[42,1802,936],{"id":935},[15,1804,939],{},[192,1806,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":1808},[1809,1810,1811,1816,1817],{"id":1626,"depth":102,"text":1627},{"id":821,"depth":102,"text":822},{"id":1720,"depth":102,"text":1721,"children":1812},[1813,1814,1815],{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":1818},[1819,1820,1821],{"id":917,"depth":202,"text":918},{"id":1792,"depth":202,"text":1793},{"id":935,"depth":202,"text":936},"To convert JPG to AVIF on macOS, use Kompressor or the sips command in Terminal. In our test, 32 JPG photos became 57% smaller as AVIF.",{},"How to Convert JPG to AVIF on Mac",{"title":1621,"description":1822},{"loc":538,"lastmod":452},"guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-avif","XI2rp0xS_B1gDxyvBikEwkAL-mmbPoiRPR6RoXIYv9Q",{"id":1830,"title":1831,"body":1832,"description":2047,"extension":212,"meta":2048,"name":2049,"navigation":215,"path":2050,"seo":2051,"sitemap":2052,"source":222,"stem":2053,"target":963,"type":965,"__hash__":2054},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-heic.md","How To Convert Jpeg To Heic",{"type":7,"value":1833,"toc":2032},[1834,1838,1841,1844,1852,1856,1858,1914,1916,1918,1922,1924,1927,1929,1940,1943,1945,1949,1985,1989,1991,1994,2003,2006,2008,2010,2012,2016,2019,2023,2030],[10,1835,1837],{"id":1836},"should-you-convert-jpg-to-heic","Should you convert JPG to HEIC?",[15,1839,1840],{},"HEIC is the format that iPhones use for photos. A HEIC file is about half the size of a JPEG with the same quality, so a conversion can free a lot of disk space in a large photo archive.",[15,1842,1843],{},"Be careful with two things:",[281,1845,1846,1849],{},[50,1847,1848],{},"JPEG and HEIC are both lossy. The conversion compresses the photo a second time and loses a little quality. Keep the JPG originals of photos that are important to you.",[50,1850,1851],{},"HEIC works well on Apple devices. Many websites, Windows PCs and older apps do not open it. For photos that you share, JPG is the safer format.",[10,1853,1855],{"id":1854},"how-much-space-do-you-save-our-test","How much space do you save? Our test",[15,1857,1641],{},[996,1859,1860,1872],{},[999,1861,1862],{},[1002,1863,1864,1866,1868,1870],{},[1005,1865,1007],{},[1005,1867,1010],{},[1005,1869,1654],{},[1005,1871,1657],{},[1015,1873,1874,1884,1894,1904],{},[1002,1875,1876,1878,1880,1882],{},[1020,1877,1664],{},[1020,1879,1046],{},[1020,1881],{},[1020,1883],{},[1002,1885,1886,1888,1890,1892],{},[1020,1887,1675],{},[1020,1889,1678],{},[1020,1891,1681],{},[1020,1893,1684],{},[1002,1895,1896,1898,1900,1902],{},[1020,1897,1689],{},[1020,1899,1692],{},[1020,1901,1695],{},[1020,1903,1698],{},[1002,1905,1906,1908,1910,1912],{},[1020,1907,1703],{},[1020,1909,1706],{},[1020,1911,1709],{},[1020,1913,1712],{},[15,1915,1715],{},[15,1917,828],{},[10,1919,1921],{"id":1920},"other-ways-to-convert-jpg-to-heic-on-mac","Other ways to convert JPG to HEIC on Mac",[42,1923,335],{"id":334},[15,1925,1926],{},"Select the images in Finder, right-click and choose Quick Actions > Convert Image. Select HEIF and a size. This is the fastest built-in method. It offers only JPEG, PNG and HEIF, and it has no quality control.",[42,1928,45],{"id":44},[47,1930,1931,1933,1937],{},[50,1932,52],{},[50,1934,55,1935,60],{},[57,1936,59],{},[50,1938,1939],{},"Choose File > Export Selected Images, click Options and select HEIC.",[15,1941,1942],{},"Preview is free and already on your Mac. It shows no file size before you export, and it applies one quality setting to all images without a preview of the result.",[42,1944,70],{"id":69},[15,1946,1947,77],{},[74,1948,76],{},[79,1950,1952],{"className":81,"code":1951,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format heic -s formatOptions 80 *.jpg --out converted\n",[74,1953,1954,1960],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,1955,1956,1958],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,1957,95],{"class":94},[88,1959,99],{"class":98},[88,1961,1962,1964,1966,1968,1971,1973,1975,1977,1979,1981,1983],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,1963,76],{"class":94},[88,1965,108],{"class":107},[88,1967,111],{"class":98},[88,1969,1970],{"class":98}," heic",[88,1972,108],{"class":107},[88,1974,119],{"class":98},[88,1976,122],{"class":107},[88,1978,126],{"class":125},[88,1980,367],{"class":98},[88,1982,132],{"class":107},[88,1984,99],{"class":98},[15,1986,137,1987,141],{},[74,1988,140],{},[42,1990,152],{"id":151},[15,1992,1993],{},"When the goal is to save space, you want to know how much space you save. Kompressor shows the size of the HEIC result next to the JPG original before you convert. It converts whole folders and writes each HEIC file next to its JPG original, which helps with a photo archive.",[15,1995,1996,1997,1999,2000,2002],{},"For images on a website, ",[19,1998,801],{"href":538}," or ",[19,2001,396],{"href":395}," is the better target, because Chrome and Firefox do not display HEIC.",[15,2004,2005],{},"Set Metadata to Keep if you want to keep the date, camera and location data of your photos. Kompressor removes metadata by default.",[10,2007,162],{"id":161},[164,2009],{},[10,2011,169],{"id":168},[42,2013,2015],{"id":2014},"what-is-the-difference-between-heic-and-heif","What is the difference between HEIC and HEIF?",[15,2017,2018],{},"HEIF is the name of the container format. HEIC is a HEIF file with an image that is compressed with the HEVC codec. On Apple devices the two names mean the same thing in practice.",[42,2020,2022],{"id":2021},"can-i-convert-the-heic-files-back-to-jpg","Can I convert the HEIC files back to JPG?",[15,2024,2025,2026,2029],{},"Yes. See ",[19,2027,2028],{"href":1221},"how to convert HEIC to JPG",". Each conversion loses a little quality.",[192,2031,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":2033},[2034,2035,2036,2042,2043],{"id":1836,"depth":102,"text":1837},{"id":1854,"depth":102,"text":1855},{"id":1920,"depth":102,"text":1921,"children":2037},[2038,2039,2040,2041],{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":2044},[2045,2046],{"id":2014,"depth":202,"text":2015},{"id":2021,"depth":202,"text":2022},"Convert JPG photos to HEIC on a Mac to save disk space. Use Kompressor, the Finder Quick Action, Preview or the Terminal, and know when not to convert.",{},"How to Convert JPG to HEIC on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-heic",{"title":1831,"description":2047},{"loc":2050,"lastmod":452},"guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-heic","c0OsxV7vMtTWwMEahKTB9g6ifP6Fz7mAAIlf9BiR9ig",{"id":2056,"title":2057,"body":2058,"description":2282,"extension":212,"meta":2283,"name":2284,"navigation":215,"path":395,"seo":2285,"sitemap":2286,"source":222,"stem":2287,"target":396,"type":965,"__hash__":2288},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-webp.md","How To Convert Jpeg To Webp",{"type":7,"value":2059,"toc":2267},[2060,2064,2071,2074,2078,2080,2136,2138,2140,2144,2146,2154,2156,2162,2228,2232,2234,2237,2239,2241,2243,2245,2247,2251,2254,2258,2264],[10,2061,2063],{"id":2062},"why-convert-jpg-to-webp","Why convert JPG to WebP?",[15,2065,2066,2067,2070],{},"WebP makes smaller files than JPEG at the same visual quality. Google reports that lossy WebP files are ",[19,2068,525],{"href":523,"rel":2069},[243],". Smaller images make web pages load faster, which is why tools such as PageSpeed Insights tell you to \"serve images in next-gen formats\".",[15,2072,2073],{},"One warning: JPEG and WebP are both lossy. A conversion from JPG to WebP compresses the image a second time, so always convert from the best original that you have, and do not convert the same image again and again.",[10,2075,2077],{"id":2076},"how-much-smaller-is-webp-our-test","How much smaller is WebP? Our test",[15,2079,1641],{},[996,2081,2082,2094],{},[999,2083,2084],{},[1002,2085,2086,2088,2090,2092],{},[1005,2087,1007],{},[1005,2089,1010],{},[1005,2091,1654],{},[1005,2093,1657],{},[1015,2095,2096,2106,2116,2126],{},[1002,2097,2098,2100,2102,2104],{},[1020,2099,1664],{},[1020,2101,1046],{},[1020,2103],{},[1020,2105],{},[1002,2107,2108,2110,2112,2114],{},[1020,2109,1675],{},[1020,2111,1678],{},[1020,2113,1681],{},[1020,2115,1684],{},[1002,2117,2118,2120,2122,2124],{},[1020,2119,1689],{},[1020,2121,1692],{},[1020,2123,1695],{},[1020,2125,1698],{},[1002,2127,2128,2130,2132,2134],{},[1020,2129,1703],{},[1020,2131,1706],{},[1020,2133,1709],{},[1020,2135,1712],{},[15,2137,1715],{},[15,2139,828],{},[10,2141,2143],{"id":2142},"other-ways-to-convert-jpg-to-webp-on-mac","Other ways to convert JPG to WebP on Mac",[42,2145,1405],{"id":1404},[15,2147,1408,2148,1411,2150,1414,2152,1418],{},[74,2149,76],{},[74,2151,893],{},[74,2153,1417],{},[42,2155,1422],{"id":1421},[15,2157,1425,2158,2161],{},[19,2159,1430],{"href":1428,"rel":2160},[243],":",[79,2163,2165],{"className":81,"code":2164,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"brew install webp\nmkdir converted\nfor f in *.jpg; do cwebp -q 80 \"$f\" -o \"converted/${f%.*}.webp\"; done\n",[74,2166,2167,2175,2181],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,2168,2169,2171,2173],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,2170,1448],{"class":94},[88,2172,1451],{"class":98},[88,2174,1454],{"class":98},[88,2176,2177,2179],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,2178,95],{"class":94},[88,2180,99],{"class":98},[88,2182,2183,2185,2187,2189,2192,2194,2196,2198,2200,2202,2204,2206,2208,2210,2213,2215,2217,2219,2221,2224,2226],{"class":90,"line":202},[88,2184,1488],{"class":1487},[88,2186,1492],{"class":1491},[88,2188,1495],{"class":1487},[88,2190,2191],{"class":98}," *.jpg",[88,2193,1502],{"class":1501},[88,2195,1505],{"class":1487},[88,2197,1508],{"class":94},[88,2199,1511],{"class":107},[88,2201,122],{"class":107},[88,2203,1516],{"class":98},[88,2205,1519],{"class":1491},[88,2207,1522],{"class":98},[88,2209,1525],{"class":107},[88,2211,2212],{"class":98}," \"converted/${",[88,2214,1537],{"class":1491},[88,2216,1540],{"class":1501},[88,2218,23],{"class":98},[88,2220,1545],{"class":1501},[88,2222,2223],{"class":98},"}.webp\"",[88,2225,1502],{"class":1501},[88,2227,1553],{"class":1487},[15,2229,2230,1564],{},[74,2231,1434],{},[42,2233,152],{"id":151},[15,2235,2236],{},"Kompressor converts single images or whole folders to WebP with drag and drop. The compare view shows the WebP result next to the JPG original with the real file size, so you can find the lowest quality that still looks good.",[10,2238,162],{"id":161},[164,2240],{},[10,2242,169],{"id":168},[42,2244,1579],{"id":1578},[15,2246,1582],{},[42,2248,2250],{"id":2249},"my-webp-file-is-larger-than-the-jpg-why","My WebP file is larger than the JPG. Why?",[15,2252,2253],{},"This happens when the JPG was already compressed hard and the WebP quality is high. Lower the WebP quality until the file is smaller. If the image does not look good at that size, keep the JPG.",[42,2255,2257],{"id":2256},"webp-or-avif","WebP or AVIF?",[15,2259,2260,2261,23],{},"AVIF usually makes smaller files at the same visual quality, and WebP encodes faster and works in older browsers. See ",[19,2262,2263],{"href":538},"how to convert JPG to AVIF",[192,2265,2266],{},"html pre.shiki code .sVbv2, html code.shiki .sVbv2{--shiki-default:#61AFEF}html pre.shiki code .subq3, html code.shiki .subq3{--shiki-default:#98C379}html pre.shiki code .seHd6, html code.shiki .seHd6{--shiki-default:#C678DD}html pre.shiki code .sVyAn, html code.shiki .sVyAn{--shiki-default:#E06C75}html pre.shiki code .sn6KH, html code.shiki .sn6KH{--shiki-default:#ABB2BF}html pre.shiki code .sVC51, html code.shiki .sVC51{--shiki-default:#D19A66}html .default .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}",{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":2268},[2269,2270,2271,2276,2277],{"id":2062,"depth":102,"text":2063},{"id":2076,"depth":102,"text":2077},{"id":2142,"depth":102,"text":2143,"children":2272},[2273,2274,2275],{"id":1404,"depth":202,"text":1405},{"id":1421,"depth":202,"text":1422},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":2278},[2279,2280,2281],{"id":1578,"depth":202,"text":1579},{"id":2249,"depth":202,"text":2250},{"id":2256,"depth":202,"text":2257},"To convert JPG to WebP on macOS, use Kompressor or Google's cwebp: Preview and Finder cannot save WebP. In our test, 32 JPG photos became 73% smaller.",{},"How to Convert JPG to WebP on Mac",{"title":2057,"description":2282},{"loc":395,"lastmod":452},"guide/how-to-convert-jpeg-to-webp","ngvK0YxopVAz1_kzXo4TgIpJULNHgfVv-NZ0JB4THr0",{"id":2290,"title":2291,"body":2292,"description":2481,"extension":212,"meta":2482,"name":2483,"navigation":215,"path":2484,"seo":2485,"sitemap":2486,"source":1374,"stem":2487,"target":801,"type":965,"__hash__":2488},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-png-to-avif.md","How To Convert Png To Avif",{"type":7,"value":2293,"toc":2466},[2294,2298,2301,2304,2320,2323,2325,2328,2372,2375,2377,2381,2383,2387,2423,2431,2433,2435,2437,2442,2444,2447,2449,2453,2456,2458,2460,2462,2464],[10,2295,2297],{"id":2296},"should-you-convert-png-to-avif","Should you convert PNG to AVIF?",[15,2299,2300],{},"PNG is lossless and makes large files. AVIF is based on the AV1 video codec, supports transparency and makes very small files. All current browsers display it.",[15,2302,2303],{},"The result depends on what is in the image:",[281,2305,2306,2312],{},[50,2307,2308,2311],{},[286,2309,2310],{},"Photos and artwork saved as PNG:"," AVIF is an excellent choice. The files become much smaller, and transparency stays.",[50,2313,2314,2317,2318,23],{},[286,2315,2316],{},"Screenshots, logos and text:"," be careful. Lossy compression can make sharp edges and small text soft. Use a high quality and check the result, or use ",[19,2319,396],{"href":529},[15,2321,2322],{},"Keep the PNG originals. A lossy AVIF file cannot give you the original pixels back.",[10,2324,822],{"id":821},[15,2326,2327],{},"We converted 30 PNG files (48.7 MB in total, 25 of them with transparency) at the default quality of 80%.",[996,2329,2330,2340],{},[999,2331,2332],{},[1002,2333,2334,2336,2338],{},[1005,2335,1007],{},[1005,2337,1010],{},[1005,2339,1654],{},[1015,2341,2342,2352,2362],{},[1002,2343,2344,2347,2350],{},[1020,2345,2346],{},"PNG (original)",[1020,2348,2349],{},"48.7 MB",[1020,2351],{},[1002,2353,2354,2356,2359],{},[1020,2355,1689],{},[1020,2357,2358],{},"4.4 MB",[1020,2360,2361],{},"91%",[1002,2363,2364,2366,2369],{},[1020,2365,1675],{},[1020,2367,2368],{},"3.6 MB",[1020,2370,2371],{},"93%",[15,2373,2374],{},"The median file became 92% smaller as AVIF, and no AVIF file was larger than its PNG original. The conversion of all 30 files took 1.6 seconds. The same quality number does not give the same visual quality in AVIF and WebP, so compare the results by eye.",[15,2376,828],{},[10,2378,2380],{"id":2379},"other-ways-to-convert-png-to-avif-on-mac","Other ways to convert PNG to AVIF on Mac",[42,2382,70],{"id":69},[15,2384,2385,77],{},[74,2386,76],{},[79,2388,2390],{"className":81,"code":2389,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format avif -s formatOptions 80 *.png --out converted\n",[74,2391,2392,2398],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,2393,2394,2396],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,2395,95],{"class":94},[88,2397,99],{"class":98},[88,2399,2400,2402,2404,2406,2408,2410,2412,2414,2416,2419,2421],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,2401,76],{"class":94},[88,2403,108],{"class":107},[88,2405,111],{"class":98},[88,2407,860],{"class":98},[88,2409,108],{"class":107},[88,2411,119],{"class":98},[88,2413,122],{"class":107},[88,2415,126],{"class":125},[88,2417,2418],{"class":98},".png",[88,2420,132],{"class":107},[88,2422,99],{"class":98},[15,2424,137,2425,890,2427,894,2429,898],{},[74,2426,140],{},[74,2428,893],{},[74,2430,897],{},[42,2432,335],{"id":334},[15,2434,903],{},[42,2436,152],{"id":151},[15,2438,2439,2440,23],{},"With PNG sources you must look at the result, because text and sharp lines show compression artifacts early. Kompressor shows the AVIF result next to the PNG original with the real file size before you convert, and it converts whole folders in one step. For photos that are JPG files, see ",[19,2441,2263],{"href":538},[10,2443,162],{"id":161},[15,2445,2446],{},"Kompressor shows quality as a bar with ten steps, from 10% to 100%. The default is 80%. For photos, 80% is a good start. For screenshots and graphics with text, start at 90% and look at the text edges in the compare view.",[10,2448,169],{"id":168},[42,2450,2452],{"id":2451},"does-avif-keep-transparency","Does AVIF keep transparency?",[15,2454,2455],{},"Yes. AVIF supports an alpha channel.",[42,2457,918],{"id":917},[15,2459,921],{},[42,2461,936],{"id":935},[15,2463,939],{},[192,2465,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":2467},[2468,2469,2470,2475,2476],{"id":2296,"depth":102,"text":2297},{"id":821,"depth":102,"text":822},{"id":2379,"depth":102,"text":2380,"children":2471},[2472,2473,2474],{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":2477},[2478,2479,2480],{"id":2451,"depth":202,"text":2452},{"id":917,"depth":202,"text":918},{"id":935,"depth":202,"text":936},"Convert PNG images to AVIF on a Mac with Kompressor or the Terminal. AVIF keeps transparency and makes much smaller files, with some limits for screenshots.",{},"How to Convert PNG to AVIF on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-png-to-avif",{"title":2291,"description":2481},{"loc":2484,"lastmod":452},"guide/how-to-convert-png-to-avif","pCAGqg65LrIQ-O3sx-6Of_8Za_gnwvttZkxhGArTWOE",{"id":2490,"title":2491,"body":2492,"description":2635,"extension":212,"meta":2636,"name":2637,"navigation":215,"path":2638,"seo":2639,"sitemap":2640,"source":1374,"stem":2641,"target":222,"type":223,"__hash__":2642},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-png-to-jpeg.md","How To Convert Png To Jpeg",{"type":7,"value":2493,"toc":2620},[2494,2498,2501,2504,2520,2524,2527,2529,2533,2535,2537,2539,2549,2551,2553,2557,2592,2596,2598,2601,2603,2605,2607,2609,2611,2615,2618],[10,2495,2497],{"id":2496},"should-you-convert-png-to-jpg","Should you convert PNG to JPG?",[15,2499,2500],{},"PNG is lossless and makes large files. JPG is lossy, makes much smaller files and opens everywhere. For photos that were saved as PNG, a conversion to JPG saves a lot of space with almost no visible change.",[15,2502,2503],{},"Do not convert these images to JPG:",[281,2505,2506,2512],{},[50,2507,2508,2511],{},[286,2509,2510],{},"Images with transparency."," JPG does not support transparency, so transparent areas get a solid background.",[50,2513,2514,2517,2518,23],{},[286,2515,2516],{},"Screenshots, logos and text."," JPG compression makes sharp edges and small text soft. Keep these as PNG, or use ",[19,2519,396],{"href":529},[10,2521,2523],{"id":2522},"how-much-smaller-is-jpg-our-test","How much smaller is JPG? Our test",[15,2525,2526],{},"We converted 30 PNG files (48.7 MB in total) to JPEG at the default quality of 80%. The JPEG files had a total size of 11.1 MB, which is 77% smaller. The result depends very much on the image: the median file became 77% smaller, but one file became only 4% smaller. For comparison, the same files as WebP at 80% had a total size of 3.6 MB.",[15,2528,828],{},[10,2530,2532],{"id":2531},"other-ways-to-convert-png-to-jpg-on-mac","Other ways to convert PNG to JPG on Mac",[42,2534,335],{"id":334},[15,2536,1088],{},[42,2538,45],{"id":44},[47,2540,2541,2543,2547],{},[50,2542,52],{},[50,2544,55,2545,60],{},[57,2546,59],{},[50,2548,63],{},[15,2550,66],{},[42,2552,70],{"id":69},[15,2554,2555,77],{},[74,2556,76],{},[79,2558,2560],{"className":81,"code":2559,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format jpeg -s formatOptions 80 *.png --out converted\n",[74,2561,2562,2568],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,2563,2564,2566],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,2565,95],{"class":94},[88,2567,99],{"class":98},[88,2569,2570,2572,2574,2576,2578,2580,2582,2584,2586,2588,2590],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,2571,76],{"class":94},[88,2573,108],{"class":107},[88,2575,111],{"class":98},[88,2577,114],{"class":98},[88,2579,108],{"class":107},[88,2581,119],{"class":98},[88,2583,122],{"class":107},[88,2585,126],{"class":125},[88,2587,2418],{"class":98},[88,2589,132],{"class":107},[88,2591,99],{"class":98},[15,2593,137,2594,141],{},[74,2595,140],{},[42,2597,152],{"id":151},[15,2599,2600],{},"Kompressor shows the JPG result next to the PNG original with the real file size before you convert. This shows you at once if an image is a bad candidate for JPG. It also converts whole folders and can resize the images in the same step.",[10,2602,162],{"id":161},[164,2604],{},[10,2606,169],{"id":168},[42,2608,187],{"id":186},[15,2610,190],{},[42,2612,2614],{"id":2613},"can-i-get-the-png-quality-back-later","Can I get the PNG quality back later?",[15,2616,2617],{},"No. JPG removes detail, and a conversion back to PNG does not restore it. Keep the PNG originals of images that you want to edit again.",[192,2619,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":2621},[2622,2623,2624,2630,2631],{"id":2496,"depth":102,"text":2497},{"id":2522,"depth":102,"text":2523},{"id":2531,"depth":102,"text":2532,"children":2625},[2626,2627,2628,2629],{"id":334,"depth":202,"text":335},{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":2632},[2633,2634],{"id":186,"depth":202,"text":187},{"id":2613,"depth":202,"text":2614},"Convert PNG images to JPG on a Mac with Kompressor, the Finder Quick Action, Preview or the Terminal. In our test, 30 PNG files became 77% smaller as JPG.",{},"How to Convert PNG to JPG on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-png-to-jpeg",{"title":2491,"description":2635},{"loc":2638,"lastmod":219},"guide/how-to-convert-png-to-jpeg","bpiN2IXOKhb5NBqgxkuXVjFw6SE0r5qjgCpFNCVvVgw",{"id":2644,"title":2645,"body":2646,"description":2885,"extension":212,"meta":2886,"name":2887,"navigation":215,"path":529,"seo":2888,"sitemap":2889,"source":1374,"stem":2890,"target":396,"type":965,"__hash__":2891},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-png-to-webp.md","How To Convert Png To Webp",{"type":7,"value":2647,"toc":2870},[2648,2652,2655,2657,2660,2713,2718,2720,2728,2732,2734,2742,2744,2749,2813,2826,2828,2831,2841,2843,2845,2847,2851,2854,2856,2858,2862,2868],[10,2649,2651],{"id":2650},"why-convert-png-to-webp","Why convert PNG to WebP?",[15,2653,2654],{},"PNG is lossless, which makes it the usual format for screenshots, logos and graphics with transparency. It is also the reason why PNG files are large. WebP supports transparency too, works in all current browsers and makes much smaller files.",[10,2656,2077],{"id":2076},[15,2658,2659],{},"We converted 30 PNG files with Kompressor. The files were between 0.3 MB and 15 MB (1.6 MB on average), and 25 of them had transparency.",[996,2661,2662,2672],{},[999,2663,2664],{},[1002,2665,2666,2668,2670],{},[1005,2667,1007],{},[1005,2669,1010],{},[1005,2671,1654],{},[1015,2673,2674,2682,2693,2704],{},[1002,2675,2676,2678,2680],{},[1020,2677,2346],{},[1020,2679,2349],{},[1020,2681],{},[1002,2683,2684,2687,2690],{},[1020,2685,2686],{},"WebP, lossless (cwebp)",[1020,2688,2689],{},"21.3 MB",[1020,2691,2692],{},"56%",[1002,2694,2695,2698,2701],{},[1020,2696,2697],{},"WebP, quality 90%",[1020,2699,2700],{},"5.2 MB",[1020,2702,2703],{},"89%",[1002,2705,2706,2709,2711],{},[1020,2707,2708],{},"WebP, quality 80% (default)",[1020,2710,2368],{},[1020,2712,2371],{},[15,2714,2715,2716,23],{},"At quality 80%, the median file became 94% smaller, and the file with the smallest saving still became 68% smaller. No WebP file was larger than its PNG original. Kompressor converted all 30 files in 1.4 seconds. The lossless row comes from ",[74,2717,636],{},[15,2719,828],{},[15,2721,2722,2723,2727],{},"Google reports that lossless WebP files are on average ",[19,2724,2726],{"href":523,"rel":2725},[243],"26% smaller than PNG files",". Photos saved as PNG gain the most from lossy WebP.",[10,2729,2731],{"id":2730},"other-ways-to-convert-png-to-webp-on-mac","Other ways to convert PNG to WebP on Mac",[42,2733,1405],{"id":1404},[15,2735,1408,2736,1411,2738,1414,2740,1418],{},[74,2737,76],{},[74,2739,893],{},[74,2741,1417],{},[42,2743,1422],{"id":1421},[15,2745,1425,2746,2161],{},[19,2747,1430],{"href":1428,"rel":2748},[243],[79,2750,2752],{"className":81,"code":2751,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"brew install webp\nmkdir converted\nfor f in *.png; do cwebp -q 80 \"$f\" -o \"converted/${f%.*}.webp\"; done\n",[74,2753,2754,2762,2768],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,2755,2756,2758,2760],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,2757,1448],{"class":94},[88,2759,1451],{"class":98},[88,2761,1454],{"class":98},[88,2763,2764,2766],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,2765,95],{"class":94},[88,2767,99],{"class":98},[88,2769,2770,2772,2774,2776,2779,2781,2783,2785,2787,2789,2791,2793,2795,2797,2799,2801,2803,2805,2807,2809,2811],{"class":90,"line":202},[88,2771,1488],{"class":1487},[88,2773,1492],{"class":1491},[88,2775,1495],{"class":1487},[88,2777,2778],{"class":98}," *.png",[88,2780,1502],{"class":1501},[88,2782,1505],{"class":1487},[88,2784,1508],{"class":94},[88,2786,1511],{"class":107},[88,2788,122],{"class":107},[88,2790,1516],{"class":98},[88,2792,1519],{"class":1491},[88,2794,1522],{"class":98},[88,2796,1525],{"class":107},[88,2798,2212],{"class":98},[88,2800,1537],{"class":1491},[88,2802,1540],{"class":1501},[88,2804,23],{"class":98},[88,2806,1545],{"class":1501},[88,2808,2223],{"class":98},[88,2810,1502],{"class":1501},[88,2812,1553],{"class":1487},[15,2814,2815,2817,2818,2821,2822,2825],{},[74,2816,1434],{}," gives you full control, but it converts one file at a time and has no preview. Add ",[74,2819,2820],{},"-lossless"," in place of ",[74,2823,2824],{},"-q 80"," for lossless WebP.",[42,2827,152],{"id":151},[15,2829,2830],{},"Kompressor converts single PNG files or whole folders to WebP with drag and drop, without the Terminal. The compare view shows the WebP result next to the PNG original with the real file size. This is important for screenshots: text and sharp lines show compression artifacts earlier than photos do, and you see that before you convert.",[15,2832,2833,2834,2837,2838,23],{},"If your files must stay PNG, ",[19,2835,2836],{"href":615},"ImageOptim"," makes them smaller without a format change. For photos that are JPG files, see ",[19,2839,2840],{"href":395},"how to convert JPG to WebP",[10,2842,162],{"id":161},[15,2844,2446],{},[10,2846,169],{"id":168},[42,2848,2850],{"id":2849},"does-webp-keep-transparency","Does WebP keep transparency?",[15,2852,2853],{},"Yes. WebP supports an alpha channel, in lossy and in lossless mode.",[42,2855,1579],{"id":1578},[15,2857,1582],{},[42,2859,2861],{"id":2860},"webp-or-avif-for-png-files","WebP or AVIF for PNG files?",[15,2863,2864,2865,23],{},"At the same visual quality, AVIF can make even smaller files for photos. For screenshots and graphics, WebP is the safer choice. See ",[19,2866,2867],{"href":2484},"how to convert PNG to AVIF",[192,2869,2266],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":2871},[2872,2873,2874,2879,2880],{"id":2650,"depth":102,"text":2651},{"id":2076,"depth":102,"text":2077},{"id":2730,"depth":102,"text":2731,"children":2875},[2876,2877,2878],{"id":1404,"depth":202,"text":1405},{"id":1421,"depth":202,"text":1422},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":2881},[2882,2883,2884],{"id":2849,"depth":202,"text":2850},{"id":1578,"depth":202,"text":1579},{"id":2860,"depth":202,"text":2861},"To convert PNG to WebP on macOS, use Kompressor or Google's cwebp: Preview and Finder cannot save WebP. In our test, 30 PNG files became 93% smaller.",{},"How to Convert PNG to WebP on Mac",{"title":2645,"description":2885},{"loc":529,"lastmod":452},"guide/how-to-convert-png-to-webp","m7qVbf8j2A8d5vylXIiNfJigmXROfFJn9gbpGf2Tg-k",{"id":4,"title":5,"body":2893,"description":211,"extension":212,"meta":3014,"name":214,"navigation":215,"path":216,"seo":3015,"sitemap":3016,"source":220,"stem":221,"target":222,"type":223,"__hash__":224},{"type":7,"value":2894,"toc":2999},[2895,2897,2901,2903,2905,2907,2909,2911,2913,2923,2925,2927,2931,2965,2969,2973,2975,2977,2979,2981,2983,2985,2987,2989,2991,2993,2995,2997],[10,2896,13],{"id":12},[15,2898,17,2899,23],{},[19,2900,22],{"href":21},[15,2902,26],{},[10,2904,30],{"id":29},[15,2906,33],{},[15,2908,36],{},[10,2910,40],{"id":39},[42,2912,45],{"id":44},[47,2914,2915,2917,2921],{},[50,2916,52],{},[50,2918,55,2919,60],{},[57,2920,59],{},[50,2922,63],{},[15,2924,66],{},[42,2926,70],{"id":69},[15,2928,2929,77],{},[74,2930,76],{},[79,2932,2933],{"className":81,"code":82,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},[74,2934,2935,2941],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,2936,2937,2939],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,2938,95],{"class":94},[88,2940,99],{"class":98},[88,2942,2943,2945,2947,2949,2951,2953,2955,2957,2959,2961,2963],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,2944,76],{"class":94},[88,2946,108],{"class":107},[88,2948,111],{"class":98},[88,2950,114],{"class":98},[88,2952,108],{"class":107},[88,2954,119],{"class":98},[88,2956,122],{"class":107},[88,2958,126],{"class":125},[88,2960,129],{"class":98},[88,2962,132],{"class":107},[88,2964,99],{"class":98},[15,2966,137,2967,141],{},[74,2968,140],{},[15,2970,144,2971,148],{},[74,2972,147],{},[42,2974,152],{"id":151},[15,2976,155],{},[15,2978,158],{},[10,2980,162],{"id":161},[164,2982],{},[10,2984,169],{"id":168},[42,2986,173],{"id":172},[15,2988,176],{},[42,2990,180],{"id":179},[15,2992,183],{},[42,2994,187],{"id":186},[15,2996,190],{},[192,2998,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":3000},[3001,3002,3003,3008,3009],{"id":12,"depth":102,"text":13},{"id":29,"depth":102,"text":30},{"id":39,"depth":102,"text":40,"children":3004},[3005,3006,3007],{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":3010},[3011,3012,3013],{"id":172,"depth":202,"text":173},{"id":179,"depth":202,"text":180},{"id":186,"depth":202,"text":187},{},{"title":5,"description":211},{"loc":216,"lastmod":219},{"id":3018,"title":3019,"body":3020,"description":3130,"extension":212,"meta":3131,"name":3132,"navigation":215,"path":3133,"seo":3134,"sitemap":3135,"source":396,"stem":3136,"target":222,"type":223,"__hash__":3137},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-webp-to-jpeg.md","How To Convert Webp To Jpeg",{"type":7,"value":3021,"toc":3116},[3022,3026,3033,3037,3039,3042,3044,3048,3083,3087,3089,3092,3094,3096,3098,3100,3103,3107,3110,3112,3114],[10,3023,3025],{"id":3024},"why-convert-webp-to-jpg","Why convert WebP to JPG?",[15,3027,3028,3029,3032],{},"Many websites serve images as WebP because the files are small. When you save such an image, you get a ",[74,3030,3031],{},".webp"," file. Browsers display it, but some apps, upload forms and older systems do not accept it. JPG opens everywhere.",[10,3034,3036],{"id":3035},"other-ways-to-convert-webp-to-jpg-on-mac","Other ways to convert WebP to JPG on Mac",[42,3038,45],{"id":44},[15,3040,3041],{},"On macOS 11 or later, Preview opens WebP files. Open the image, choose File > Export and select JPEG. For many files, open them in one window, select all thumbnails in the sidebar and choose File > Export Selected Images.",[42,3043,70],{"id":69},[15,3045,3046,77],{},[74,3047,76],{},[79,3049,3051],{"className":81,"code":3050,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format jpeg -s formatOptions 80 *.webp --out converted\n",[74,3052,3053,3059],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,3054,3055,3057],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,3056,95],{"class":94},[88,3058,99],{"class":98},[88,3060,3061,3063,3065,3067,3069,3071,3073,3075,3077,3079,3081],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,3062,76],{"class":94},[88,3064,108],{"class":107},[88,3066,111],{"class":98},[88,3068,114],{"class":98},[88,3070,108],{"class":107},[88,3072,119],{"class":98},[88,3074,122],{"class":107},[88,3076,126],{"class":125},[88,3078,3031],{"class":98},[88,3080,132],{"class":107},[88,3082,99],{"class":98},[15,3084,137,3085,141],{},[74,3086,140],{},[42,3088,152],{"id":151},[15,3090,3091],{},"Kompressor converts a folder of WebP files in one step, shows the JPG file size before you convert, and can resize the images at the same time.",[10,3093,162],{"id":161},[164,3095],{},[10,3097,169],{"id":168},[42,3099,771],{"id":770},[15,3101,3102],{},"JPG does not support transparency. If the WebP image has transparent areas, convert it to PNG. PNG keeps them.",[42,3104,3106],{"id":3105},"does-the-conversion-lose-quality","Does the conversion lose quality?",[15,3108,3109],{},"A little. WebP images from websites are usually lossy, and JPG is lossy too. Use a quality of 80% or more to keep the loss small.",[42,3111,187],{"id":186},[15,3113,190],{},[192,3115,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":3117},[3118,3119,3124,3125],{"id":3024,"depth":102,"text":3025},{"id":3035,"depth":102,"text":3036,"children":3120},[3121,3122,3123],{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":161,"depth":102,"text":162},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":3126},[3127,3128,3129],{"id":770,"depth":202,"text":771},{"id":3105,"depth":202,"text":3106},{"id":186,"depth":202,"text":187},"You saved an image from a website and it is a WebP file. This is how to convert WebP to JPG on a Mac with Kompressor, Preview or the Terminal.",{},"How to Convert WebP to JPG on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-webp-to-jpeg",{"title":3019,"description":3130},{"loc":3133,"lastmod":219},"guide/how-to-convert-webp-to-jpeg","xg-KiU8UqwK7m2mqKoHMBTlL-XR-9wDgABzP4mv2AYg",{"id":3139,"title":3140,"body":3141,"description":3246,"extension":212,"meta":3247,"name":3248,"navigation":215,"path":3249,"seo":3250,"sitemap":3251,"source":396,"stem":3252,"target":1374,"type":223,"__hash__":3253},"guide/guide/how-to-convert-webp-to-png.md","How To Convert Webp To Png",{"type":7,"value":3142,"toc":3233},[3143,3147,3150,3157,3161,3163,3166,3168,3172,3201,3203,3205,3208,3210,3214,3217,3221,3224,3228,3231],[10,3144,3146],{"id":3145},"why-convert-webp-to-png","Why convert WebP to PNG?",[15,3148,3149],{},"Many websites serve images as WebP. Some apps and upload forms do not accept that format. PNG opens almost everywhere, and it keeps transparency, which makes it the correct target for logos, icons, stickers and graphics. PNG is lossless, so the conversion adds no new compression artifacts.",[15,3151,3152,3153,3156],{},"For photos without transparency, ",[19,3154,3155],{"href":3133},"JPG"," is the better target: a PNG file of a photo is very large.",[10,3158,3160],{"id":3159},"other-ways-to-convert-webp-to-png-on-mac","Other ways to convert WebP to PNG on Mac",[42,3162,45],{"id":44},[15,3164,3165],{},"On macOS 11 or later, Preview opens WebP files. Open the image, choose File > Export and select PNG. For many files, open them in one window, select all thumbnails in the sidebar and choose File > Export Selected Images.",[42,3167,70],{"id":69},[15,3169,3170,77],{},[74,3171,76],{},[79,3173,3175],{"className":81,"code":3174,"language":83,"meta":84,"style":84},"mkdir converted\nsips -s format png *.webp --out converted\n",[74,3176,3177,3183],{"__ignoreMap":84},[88,3178,3179,3181],{"class":90,"line":91},[88,3180,95],{"class":94},[88,3182,99],{"class":98},[88,3184,3185,3187,3189,3191,3193,3195,3197,3199],{"class":90,"line":102},[88,3186,76],{"class":94},[88,3188,108],{"class":107},[88,3190,111],{"class":98},[88,3192,1312],{"class":98},[88,3194,126],{"class":125},[88,3196,3031],{"class":98},[88,3198,132],{"class":107},[88,3200,99],{"class":98},[15,3202,1329],{},[42,3204,152],{"id":151},[15,3206,3207],{},"Kompressor converts a folder of WebP files in one step. It can resize the images at the same time, for example when you need icons at a fixed size.",[10,3209,169],{"id":168},[42,3211,3213],{"id":3212},"does-png-keep-the-transparency-of-the-webp-image","Does PNG keep the transparency of the WebP image?",[15,3215,3216],{},"Yes. PNG supports an alpha channel.",[42,3218,3220],{"id":3219},"why-is-the-png-file-so-much-larger","Why is the PNG file so much larger?",[15,3222,3223],{},"Most WebP images on websites are lossy, and PNG is lossless. PNG must store each pixel exactly, which needs much more space.",[42,3225,3227],{"id":3226},"does-the-conversion-improve-the-quality","Does the conversion improve the quality?",[15,3229,3230],{},"No. The PNG file is an exact copy of the WebP image, with the compression artifacts that the WebP image already has.",[192,3232,194],{},{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":3234},[3235,3236,3241],{"id":3145,"depth":102,"text":3146},{"id":3159,"depth":102,"text":3160,"children":3237},[3238,3239,3240],{"id":44,"depth":202,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":202,"text":70},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":3242},[3243,3244,3245],{"id":3212,"depth":202,"text":3213},{"id":3219,"depth":202,"text":3220},{"id":3226,"depth":202,"text":3227},"Convert WebP images to PNG on a Mac with Kompressor, Preview or the Terminal. PNG keeps the transparency and opens in apps that do not accept WebP.",{},"How to Convert WebP to PNG on Mac","/guide/how-to-convert-webp-to-png",{"title":3140,"description":3246},{"loc":3249,"lastmod":219},"guide/how-to-convert-webp-to-png","XrznnaCkf_AET0SXejbjxfY2-oq6lwzJ5Q2cMnKiv4I",{"id":3255,"title":3256,"body":3257,"description":3391,"extension":212,"meta":3392,"name":3393,"navigation":215,"path":3394,"seo":3395,"sitemap":3396,"source":223,"stem":3397,"target":223,"type":223,"__hash__":3398},"guide/guide/how-to-remove-exif-metadata.md","How To Remove Exif Metadata",{"type":7,"value":3258,"toc":3376},[3259,3266,3268,3297,3299,3303,3306,3320,3323,3327,3330,3334,3338,3341,3345,3348,3350,3353,3355,3359,3362,3366,3369,3373],[15,3260,3261],{},[3262,3263],"img",{"alt":3264,"src":3265},"A screenshot of Kompressor for macOS that shows how to remove EXIF data from images","/guide/how-to-remove-exif-data.webp",[10,3267,234],{"id":233},[47,3269,3270,3278,3280,3282,3285,3292],{},[50,3271,3272,245,3275],{},[19,3273,244],{"href":241,"rel":3274},[243],[19,3276,250],{"href":248,"rel":3277},[243],[50,3279,253],{},[50,3281,476],{},[50,3283,3284],{},"Select the output format: JPEG, PNG, HEIC or TIFF",[50,3286,3287,3288,3291],{},"In the Metadata section select ",[57,3289,3290],{},"Remove",". This is the default.",[50,3293,268,3294,3296],{},[57,3295,271],{}," (play) button to convert your image(s) offline",[15,3298,275],{},[10,3300,3302],{"id":3301},"what-is-exif-metadata","What is EXIF metadata?",[15,3304,3305],{},"Cameras and phones write extra data into each photo file. This data can include:",[281,3307,3308,3311,3314,3317],{},[50,3309,3310],{},"The GPS location where you took the photo",[50,3312,3313],{},"The date and time",[50,3315,3316],{},"The camera or phone model and the lens",[50,3318,3319],{},"Camera settings such as exposure time and ISO",[15,3321,3322],{},"The location is the sensitive part. A photo that you took at home and posted online can show where you live.",[10,3324,3326],{"id":3325},"what-kompressor-removes","What Kompressor removes",[15,3328,3329],{},"When Metadata is set to Remove, Kompressor writes the new file without the EXIF data, the GPS data, the camera maker notes and the TIFF tags (for example camera make and model). Kompressor writes a new file and asks before it replaces an existing file. It works offline, so your photos stay on your Mac.",[10,3331,3333],{"id":3332},"other-ways-to-remove-exif-data-on-mac","Other ways to remove EXIF data on Mac",[42,3335,3337],{"id":3336},"preview-remove-the-location-of-one-photo","Preview: remove the location of one photo",[15,3339,3340],{},"Open the photo in Preview, choose Tools > Show Inspector, click the (i) tab and then GPS. Click Remove Location Info. This removes the location only. The camera model, the date and the other data stay in the file, and you must do it for each photo.",[42,3342,3344],{"id":3343},"photos-export-without-location","Photos: export without location",[15,3346,3347],{},"When you export from the Photos app with File > Export, clear the Location Information checkbox. The exported files have no GPS data. Other metadata stays in the file.",[42,3349,152],{"id":151},[15,3351,3352],{},"Use Kompressor when you want to remove all metadata, not only the location, or when you have many photos. It cleans a whole folder in one step, and you can resize and compress the photos at the same time.",[10,3354,169],{"id":168},[42,3356,3358],{"id":3357},"do-social-networks-remove-exif-data","Do social networks remove EXIF data?",[15,3360,3361],{},"Many large platforms remove metadata from the public image when you upload it, but the platform itself still receives it. Email, messengers that send files as documents, cloud links and your own website usually keep the metadata. It is safer to remove it before the photo leaves your Mac.",[42,3363,3365],{"id":3364},"does-removal-change-the-image-quality","Does removal change the image quality?",[15,3367,3368],{},"Kompressor writes a new file. With a lossy format such as JPEG or HEIC, the image is compressed again. Use a quality of 90% or more to keep the difference invisible, or select PNG or TIFF for a lossless result.",[42,3370,3372],{"id":3371},"how-do-i-check-that-the-data-is-gone","How do I check that the data is gone?",[15,3374,3375],{},"Open the new file in Preview and choose Tools > Show Inspector. The GPS tab is not there when the file has no location data.",{"title":84,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":3377},[3378,3379,3380,3381,3386],{"id":233,"depth":102,"text":234},{"id":3301,"depth":102,"text":3302},{"id":3325,"depth":102,"text":3326},{"id":3332,"depth":102,"text":3333,"children":3382},[3383,3384,3385],{"id":3336,"depth":202,"text":3337},{"id":3343,"depth":202,"text":3344},{"id":151,"depth":202,"text":152},{"id":168,"depth":102,"text":169,"children":3387},[3388,3389,3390],{"id":3357,"depth":202,"text":3358},{"id":3364,"depth":202,"text":3365},{"id":3371,"depth":202,"text":3372},"Photos can contain the GPS location where you took them. This is how to remove EXIF metadata from one photo or a whole folder on a Mac, offline.",{},"How to Remove EXIF Metadata from Photos on Mac","/guide/how-to-remove-exif-metadata",{"title":3256,"description":3391},{"loc":3394,"lastmod":219},"guide/how-to-remove-exif-metadata","nnS27woTpYpIq7r441AzVV5NBZIFny-6tKdXoVgf0pw",1794363296547]