# webmproject/WebPShop

Photoshop plug-in for opening and saving WebP images

Repository: https://github.com/webmproject/WebPShop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webpshop
Homepage: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/webpshop
Language: C++
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-10-09T08:31:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 44/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 46, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2653, "days_push": 328, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1626, forks 131 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:13.068489+00:00)

## What it is
WebPShop is a Photoshop plug-in for opening and saving WebP images, including animated WebP, with tunable encoding settings and preview. It is no longer maintained, and Photoshop 23.2+ has partial native WebP support, but the plug-in still adds animation and encoding preview features.

## Use cases
- open webp files in photoshop
- save photoshop documents as webp
- encode animated webp from layered images
- preview compressed webp file size before saving
- tune webp quality and compression effort
- use webp in older photoshop versions without native support

## When to choose
- you need animated WebP support in Photoshop
- you want encoding preview and fine-tuned compression settings
- you run Photoshop 23.1 or earlier without native WebP support

## When to avoid
- you only need basic WebP open/save on Photoshop 23.2 or newer
- you need a maintained tool with ongoing updates
- you need command-line batch conversion with full WebP options

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, file-system
- domain: image-processing, graphics, media, web-development
- platform: windows
- tags: webp, photoshop, adobe-photoshop-plugin, image-format, animation, lossless-compression, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- webmproject/WebPShop (main) score 44

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.068489+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:48:27.971105+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/webmproject/WebPShop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.068489+00:00, sha 3e749badfff8)
  - homepage: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/webpshop (fetched 2026-08-29T11:21:12.492967+00:00, sha a14cb55d8f96)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.