How do I extract text from a WEBP image?

Upload the .webp file here. ReadLoudly runs OCR on it directly, with no need to convert it to JPG or PNG first.

WEBP is Google's image format, now the default output of many websites and web tools. It offers both lossy and lossless compression.

Why can I not open WEBP in my usual image viewer?

Some older desktop viewers still do not support WEBP. Because ReadLoudly runs in the browser — where WEBP is natively supported — it opens the file without any conversion step.

Does lossy WEBP hurt OCR accuracy?

Somewhat, in the same way JPEG does. Lossless WEBP keeps letter edges sharp and OCRs about as well as PNG.

Is the WEBP reader free to use?

Yes. Reading and listening to WEBP files is free, with no account required to start and no watermark on anything. Paid plans — Core at $5/month, Plus at $10/month, Pro at $19/month — raise the upload size limit, unlock all 1200+ AI voices, add MP3 downloads and offline listening, and remove ads.

Does ReadLoudly support WEBP as well as other formats?

Yes — WEBP is fully supported on this page, and it is one of 24 formats ReadLoudly reads aloud: documents (PDF, DOCX, ODT, RTF), ebooks (EPUB, MOBI, AZW, FB2, CHM, LRF, LIT, PDB, RB), text and web files (TXT, HTML), comics (CBR, CBZ), and images (via OCR) (JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, WEBP, TIFF, SVG). Upload a WEBP file here and it opens straight away; any other format on that list has its own reader page.

Can I open WEBP files on my phone or tablet?

Yes. This reader runs in the mobile browser on iOS and Android — nothing to install — so you can open a WEBP file straight from your phone's Files app, an email attachment or a cloud drive. Playback continues in the background, and your position syncs to any other device you sign in on.

What happens to my WEBP file after I upload it?

It is processed for OCR and text extraction, then removed. ReadLoudly does not train models on your files, does not share them with third parties, and does not make them visible to anyone else. Signed-in users can choose to keep a WEBP file in their own private library instead; a guest upload is discarded when the session ends.

What exactly is a WEBP file?

WEBP is Google's WebP image format, now the default export from many web tools. ReadLoudly opens it directly in the browser, so you do not need the original software that created it.

What if my file is not a WEBP?

Every format gets its own reader page rather than being funnelled into one generic uploader, so nothing loses its format-specific handling. Nearest neighbours to WEBP among ReadLoudly's images (via OCR): TIFF, SVG, Image, JPG. The Tools page lists all of them.