webp
brew install webp
v1.6.0
BSD-3-Clause
Image encoding/decoding library and command-line tools for WebP format with lossy and lossless compression.
Why you might care
WebP offers superior compression compared to JPEG and PNG, reducing image file sizes by 25–35% while maintaining quality. Use libwebp to decode WebP in applications, or the `cwebp` and `dwebp` command-line tools to convert images to/from WebP in build pipelines and shell scripts. It's a primary runtime dependency for image processing libraries and web servers.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/
- Brew formula source: Formula/w/webp.rb
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