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.
Articles tagged WebP
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Why your screenshots are 2 MB, and how to shrink them 60–90%
A screenshot of a mostly-empty dashboard has no business being 2 MB. Here's why PNG does that to you, and how converting to WebP cuts it 60–90% with nothing visible lost.
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.