There is a GitHub repo for webp, but it's an empty facade - perhaps to prevent others from creating a repo under that name? Note also that Safari is notably absent from the list of browsers supporting webp.Īs mentioned, Google has provided a webp library, and they have published the sources for their webp library. This may lead some to speculate that it was a petty motivation - as a Google product, perhaps it's the "not invented here" syndrome? I'll stick my neck out, and speculate that Apple will never support webp. AFAIK, Apple provided no rationale or explanation for this decision (no surprise there). It appears that after briefly supporting webp in a beta release of macOS Sierra, Apple decided against it. A Brief Survey of webp Support in macOS, 5/29/20:Īnswer: Nearly 3 years after the OP's question, it seems the answer remains the same: "webp is not well-supported in macOS".
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