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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. 8ctopus/webp8 ActiveApplication 8ctopus/webp8 ============= command line tool to convert images to webp 1.2.0(5mo ago)7184MITPHPCI failing Since Jul 9Pushed 5mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/8ctopus/webp8)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/8ctopus/webp8)[ Docs](https://github.com/8ctopus/webp8)[ RSS](/packages/8ctopus-webp8/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (2)Versions (16)Used By (0) webp8 ===== [](#webp8) [![license](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/70d06c91e214e01a888403e71a8fa60cba58089651a812c02a447078fe84a041/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f3863746f7075732f77656270382f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/8ctopus/webp8)[![lines of code](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/8ctopus/webp8/image-data/lines.svg)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/8ctopus/webp8/image-data/lines.svg) webp8 is a command line tool to convert images to webp format how to install -------------- [](#how-to-install) You have the choice between: - composer install `composer require 8ctopus/webp8` - download the phar - or build it yourself ``` curl -LO https://github.com/8ctopus/webp8/releases/download/1.2.0/webp8.phar # check hash against the one published under releases sha256sum webp8.phar # make phar executable chmod +x webp8.phar # rename phar (from here on optional) mv webp8.phar webp8 # move phar to /usr/local/bin/ (optional) mv webp8 /usr/local/bin/ ``` ### Windows only [](#windows-only) - download and extract cwebp.exe from [libwebp](https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/libwebp-1.2.0-windows-x64.zip) - add `cwebp.exe` to PATH (`sysdm.cpl` -> `Advanced` -> `Environment Variables`) - download webp8 ``` curl -LO https://github.com/8ctopus/webp8/releases/download/1.2.0/webp8.phar ``` - check hash against the one published under releases convert images to webp ---------------------- [](#convert-images-to-webp) ``` ./webp8 convert [--cwebp_m] [-cwebp_q] [--cwebp_z] [--multithreading] directory [▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓] 15843/15843 (100%) - 1 hr/1 hr - 6.0 MiB [OK] ------- ----------- --------- ------------- ------- --------------- ----------- total converted skipped webp bigger time size original size webp ------- ----------- --------- ------------- ------- --------------- ----------- 15843 15843 0 235 64:20 1.2 GB 150.3 MB ------- ----------- --------- ------------- ------- --------------- ----------- ``` *NOTE*: converted images that are bigger in webp format are automatically deleted since the whole point is to get smaller images. You can see the bigger images in the `webp bigger` column. delete existing webp images --------------------------- [](#delete-existing-webp-images) ``` ./webp8 cleanup [--dry-run] [-v] directory ``` htaccess code to show webp instead of png/jpg when browser supports =================================================================== [](#htaccess-code-to-show-webp-instead-of-pngjpg-when-browser-supports) Code adapted from [webp-express](https://github.com/rosell-dk/webp-express) ``` RewriteEngine On # redirect images to webp when possible # check if browser accepts webp RewriteCond %{HTTP_ACCEPT} image/webp # check if requested file is jpg or png RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} \.(jpe?g|png)$ # check if webp for image exists RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.webp -f # serve webp image instead RewriteRule . %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.webp [T=image/webp,E=EXISTING:1,E=ADDVARY:1,L] # make sure that browsers which do not support webp also get the Vary:Accept header # when requesting images that would be redirected to existing webp on browsers that does. SetEnvIf Request_URI "\.(jpe?g|png)$" ADDVARY # Apache appends "REDIRECT_" in front of the environment variables defined in mod_rewrite, but LiteSpeed does not. # So, the next lines are for Apache, in order to set environment variables without "REDIRECT_" SetEnvIf REDIRECT_EXISTING 1 EXISTING=1 SetEnvIf REDIRECT_ADDVARY 1 ADDVARY=1 # Set Vary:Accept header for the image types handled by WebP Express. # The purpose is to make proxies and CDNs aware that the response varies with the Accept header. Header append "Vary" "Accept" env=ADDVARY ``` for development --------------- [](#for-development) ### build bin [](#build-bin) - bump version - run `./build.sh` ### debug code [](#debug-code) ``` php src/EntryPoint.php convert -- images # cleanup test dir git clean -xfd images ``` improvement ideas ----------------- [](#improvement-ideas) ### Health Score 43 — FairBetter than 91% of packages Maintenance71 Regular maintenance activity Popularity15 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity63 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 98.3% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~141 days Recently: every ~222 days Total 15 Last Release 162d ago Major Versions 0.1.8 → 1.0.02023-06-28 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4dafd5f7ef8134a5c9b231686c5da3d6416db09139b45aac0b26952178dffb8a?d=identicon)[8ctopus](/maintainers/8ctopus) --- Top Contributors [![8ctopus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13252042?v=4)](https://github.com/8ctopus "8ctopus (169 commits)")[![accountuse](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/82091298?v=4)](https://github.com/accountuse "accountuse (2 commits)")[![mstraczkowski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1781892?v=4)](https://github.com/mstraczkowski "mstraczkowski (1 commits)") --- Tags command-line-toolphpwebpWebpcwebpimage-conversion ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/8ctopus-webp8/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/8ctopus-webp8/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/8ctopus-webp8) ``` ### Alternatives [rosell-dk/webp-convert Convert JPEG & PNG to WebP with PHP 6038.1M54](/packages/rosell-dk-webp-convert)[rosell-dk/webp-convert-cloud-service Cloud service for converting JPEG & PNG to WebP 545.6k3](/packages/rosell-dk-webp-convert-cloud-service)[buglinjo/laravel-webp Laravel package for WebP image formatting. 179236.1k2](/packages/buglinjo-laravel-webp)[codeblog/conveter-php-webp Easy WebP conversion library for PHP 124.1k1](/packages/codeblog-conveter-php-webp)[choowx/rasterize-svg A PHP library for converting SVG to JPEG, PNG, and WEBP 2261.7k](/packages/choowx-rasterize-svg)[christianbarkowsky/contao-tiny-compress-images This plugin automatically optimizes your images (JPG, PNG, WebP) by integrating with the popular image compression services TinyJPG and TinyPNG. 2719.0k](/packages/christianbarkowsky-contao-tiny-compress-images) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)