Associating .webp files with apps

Blade0817 wrote:

Have a problem with the new .webp image formats, by default they are only associated with Preview and I can't even assign any other defaults or even selections for them. If I right click on a .jpg or .png file I get a long list of apps I can select from but for the .webp files I only get Preview, even when web browsers like Safari and Firefox can also open them. The big problem is I can't even assign default apps for them, even if I use OpenWith -> Other and select the app I want these to be open by default and even checking 'Always open with' it only sets it for that one single file but any other .webp again only have Preview in their selection. How can I permanently associate a list of apps for these file types? Thank you!

I have the lates OS: 11.5.1

web file format WebP is an image file format which contains image data with both lossless and lossy compression. Developed by Google,

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ref: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252402813

3 Methods to Batch Convert WebP to JPG on Mac or Windows

https://itselectable.com/convert-webp-to-jpg/

Apple added WebP Image Support in Safari 14

Blade0817 wrote:

If I right click on a .jpg or .png file I get a long list of apps I can select from but for the .webp files I only get Preview, even when web browsers like Safari and Firefox can also open them.

Apps are required to specific which document types they can open if they want to be listed in that context menu. I have a fairly long list of apps that can open webp files. However, Firefox and Safari aren't on the list because they don't have the appropriate metadata. Chrome is on the list.

The big problem is I can't even assign default apps for them, even if I use OpenWith -> Other and select the app I want these to be open by default and even checking 'Always open with' it only sets it for that one single file but any other .webp again only have Preview in their selection. How can I permanently associate a list of apps for these file types?

Are you doing this via Finder > Get info on a webp file? I tried this and I can't reproduce what you are seeing. I can assign all webp files to Pixelmator Pro (for example) and any newly downloaded files open with Pixelmator Pro by default.

Maybe just try this again.

Make sure to click the "Change all…" button after setting "Open with:".

You're welcome.