# Snap.as support for .webp images? **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Tags:** troubleshooting, snapas\ **Created:** [May 30, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/snap-as-support-for-webp-images/1464 "2020-05-30T16:59:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pbeliveau](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@pbeliveau](https://discuss.write.as/u/pbeliveau)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/snap-as-support-for-webp-images/1464/1 "2020-05-30T16:59:37Z")
Is it possible to add support for .webp file-type in snap.as ? I recently wrote a post about optimizing my web page performance and found out that snap.as converts webp upload to png automatically: [https://pbeliveau.ca/easily-optimize-your-blog-performance](https://pbeliveau.ca/easily-optimize-your-blog-performance) ---
**Author:** ![kxra](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/kxra/32/958_2.png) [@kxra](https://discuss.write.as/u/kxra)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/snap-as-support-for-webp-images/1464/2 "2023-03-21T02:55:20Z")
This would be great to offer for files originally in png, but AVIF would be better for Jpeg/RAW files. > **[Using Modern Image Formats: AVIF And WebP — Smashing Magazine](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/09/modern-image-formats-avif-webp/)** > > In this article, we’ll highlight how modern image formats (AVIF or WebP) can improve compression by up to 50% and deliver better quality per-byte while still looking visually appealing. We’ll compare what’s possible at high-quality, low-quality and... Also opened a ticket on github > > > The times are a changin'! > > Snap.as/SnapFreely could offer higher quality for t…he same file sizes if adopting newer formats. > > \* PNG / BMP → WebP > \* Photos (Jpeg / RAW / etc) → AVIF > > Discussion on forums: https://discuss.write.as/t/snap-as-support-for-webp-images/1464/2