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RachelCarson
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May 30, 2025

How to change or convert avif to webp for web publishing?

Hi everyone, I'm working on optimizing images for web publishing and recently came across the AVIF image format. While AVIF offers great compression and quality, it's not yet supported universally b...
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Rakkxunsuop
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May 30, 2025

To convert AVIF to WebP format on a Windows computer, you can use various tools, including free command-line utilities and graphical applications. Here's a simple and effective method using free tools:

Option 1: Using 1megeMag1ck (Command Line)
ImageMag1ck is a powerful, free image processing tool that supports both AVIF and WebP formats.

Steps to convert AVIF to WebP

1. Download and Install 1megeMag1ck
During installation, make sure to check the option "Add to PATH" for easy command-line access. Also, ensure that support for AVIF and WebP is included. If not, you might need to install additional delegates or plugins.
2. Open Command Prompt, press Win + R, type cmd, and hit Enter.
3. Convert AVIF to WebP. Use the following command: mag1ck input.avif output.webp
4. Replace input.avif with the path to your AVIF file, and output.webp with your desired output filename.
5. Now, you are able to convert AVIF to WebP.

Option 2: Using Free Image Converters like XnC0nvert
1. Free multi-format batch image converter.
2. Supports AVIF and WebP.
3. Download from its official website.
4. Install, open the program, add your AVIF images, select WebP as output format, and convert.

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