{"id":626,"date":"2022-03-10T09:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T10:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niceexcept.com\/?p=626"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:56:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:56:29","slug":"how-to-open-webp-files-in-photoshop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niceexcept.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/10\/how-to-open-webp-files-in-photoshop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open .WebP Files in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/webp-guide\/\" rel=\"noopener\">WebP<\/a> is a new image file format developed by Google. The main feature of this format is that it gives you a smaller file size compared to the conventional formats like JPG, PNG, and GIF.<\/p>\n<p>The WebP format is good for its small size, however, when working on Photoshop, you won\u2019t be able to open files with .webp extension, and you will be shown this error message shall you attempt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/save-webp-images-as-jpg-or-png\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: How to Save .WEBP Images as JPG and PNG\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Save .WEBP Images as JPG and PNG<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img=\"{ &quot;src&quot; : &quot;https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/save-webp-images-as-jpg-or-png.jpg&quot; }\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-43077 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/save-webp-images-as-jpg-or-png.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<p><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">How to Save .WEBP Images as JPG and PNG<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGoogle&#8217;s proprietary image format WEBP is arguably better than the standard JPG or PNG format. It creates a&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"photoshop .webp error\" width=\"1317\" height=\"655\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/niceexcept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/error-opening-webp-photoshop-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>But every problem has a solution, and this one isn\u2019t any different. With a simple workaround, you can enable your Photoshop to open, edit and even save images in .webp format. So, let\u2019s take a look at the following easy steps to do just that.<\/p>\n<h2>How to open .webp images in Photoshop<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/webmproject\/WebPShop\/releases\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the WebPShop plugin<\/a> for your particular operating system.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\".webp plugin for photoshop\" width=\"1010\" height=\"462\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/niceexcept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/download-for-your-os-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<li>Unzip the package.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the extracted file into <a href=\"#ps_plugin_folder\">Photoshop\u2019s plugin folder<\/a>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"move files into folder\" width=\"854\" height=\"441\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/niceexcept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/moving-into-folder-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<li>Quit or close and then re-open your Photoshop app. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"ps_plugin_folder\">Where is Photoshop\u2019s Plugin folder?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Windows user<\/strong> \u2013 Copy <code>WebPShop.8bi<\/code> (in <code>binWebPShop_0_3_2_Win_x64<\/code>) into <code>C:Program FilesAdobeAdobe PhotoshopPlug-ins<\/code> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Mac user<\/strong> \u2013 Copy the <code>WebPShop.plugin<\/code> file (in <code>bin\/WebPShop_0_3_2_Mac_x64<\/code>) into <code>Applications\/Adobe Photoshop\/Plug-ins<\/code>. Enter your Mac\u2019s password to verify if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s it. You should now be able to open, edit, and save images as .webp in Photoshop.<\/p>\n<h2>Troubleshoots for macOS users <\/h2>\n<p>If you encounter the message \u201c<em>WebPShop.plugin can\u2019t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.<\/em>\u201c, here\u2019s a simple fix to it:<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"mac permission error\" width=\"1710\" height=\"821\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/niceexcept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/macos-error-opening-webp-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the Apple logo on the top left of the menubar.<\/li>\n<li>Select System Preferences, then click Security &#038; Privacy.<\/li>\n<li>Under the \u2018General\u2019 tab, click <em>Allow Anyway<\/em> to allow running of WebPShop.plugin.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"macOS allow anyways\" width=\"1315\" height=\"1162\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/niceexcept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/macos-allow-anyway-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/open-webp-in-photoshop\/\">How to Open .WebP Files in Photoshop<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\">Hongkiat<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WebP is a new image file format developed by Google. The main feature of this format is that it gives you a smaller file size compared to the conventional formats like JPG, PNG, and GIF. 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