Articles tagged performance

2 articles

July 14, 2026

Why I convert PNG to WebP (and the one time I don't)

PNG is a brilliant format to edit in and a wasteful one to ship. Here's what WebP actually saves you, where it saves you nothing, and the single rule I never break.

WebPPNGimage formatsperformance

June 3, 2026

AVIF vs WebP — the smaller file isn't always the right one

AVIF usually beats WebP on size, sometimes by 20% or more. Here's what that extra compression costs you in encode time and edge cases, and when I still reach for WebP.

AVIFWebPcompressionperformance