{"id":1132,"date":"2026-08-10T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2026-06-27T03:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:01:30","slug":"convert-a-video-to-animated-webp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/convert-a-video-to-animated-webp","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert a Video to Animated WebP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You recorded a 5-second loop \u2014 a UI walkthrough, a reaction clip, a product micro-demo \u2014 and you want it to autoplay on a web page without a video player and without the bloated file size of a GIF. The modern answer is an <strong>animated WebP<\/strong>: it plays like a GIF (silent, looping, no controls) but Google\u2019s own measurements put a lossy animated WebP at <strong>64% smaller than the same GIF<\/strong>. The catch most \u201cconvert video to animated WebP\u201d guides skip: turning a <em>video<\/em> into an <em>animated<\/em> WebP is a two-step job, because a direct MP4\u2192WebP converter usually just grabs a still frame. This guide explains the real path, verified against Google\u2019s WebP docs and caniuse \u2014 and the platforms that still choke on WebP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> To get an <strong>animated<\/strong> WebP from a video, go <strong>video \u2192 animated GIF \u2192 animated WebP<\/strong>. A direct \u201cMP4 to WebP\u201d tool typically extracts a <em>still<\/em> frame, not a moving image. Once you have the animated GIF, convert it to WebP and you keep the motion while cutting the file size \u2014 Google measured <strong>~64% smaller (lossy)<\/strong> \/ <strong>~19% smaller (lossless)<\/strong> than the source GIF. Animated WebP plays in every current browser (~96% global support), but some apps and social platforms (e.g. Discord) still don\u2019t render it reliably \u2014 keep a GIF or MP4 fallback for those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jump to a section<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#why\">Why animated WebP beats GIF<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#still-frame\">The catch: \u201cvideo to WebP\u201d usually means a still frame<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#workflow\">The real workflow: video \u2192 GIF \u2192 animated WebP<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#support\">Where animated WebP plays (and where it doesn\u2019t)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tool\">Convert your video to animated WebP on xconvert<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why\">Why animated WebP beats GIF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GIF is a 1987 format kept alive by inertia. It animates, it loops, it autoplays everywhere \u2014 but it\u2019s technically antiquated, and it shows in the file size. WebP, developed by Google and based on the VP8 video codec, does the same job far more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/webp\/faq\">WebP FAQ<\/a> quantifies it from a corpus of ~7,000 random animated GIFs converted with the <code>gif2webp<\/code> tool at default settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lossy animated WebP: 64% smaller<\/strong> than the source GIF.<\/li><li><strong>Lossless animated WebP: 19% smaller<\/strong> than the source GIF.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The size win comes from real technical advantages, not marketing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Animated GIF<\/th><th>Animated WebP<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Color depth<\/td><td>8-bit (256 colors)<\/td><td><strong>24-bit RGB<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transparency<\/td><td>1-bit (on\/off)<\/td><td><strong>8-bit alpha channel<\/strong> (smooth)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Compression<\/td><td>Lossless only<\/td><td><strong>Lossy or lossless<\/strong> (mixable per frame)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Decode speed<\/td><td>Baseline<\/td><td><strong>~0.57\u00d7 the decode time of GIF<\/strong> (less scroll jank)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So animated WebP isn\u2019t just smaller \u2014 it also renders more colors, supports proper semi-transparency, and decodes faster, which means less stutter when several animations are on a page. The image-side analogue is covered in our sibling post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/convert-png-to-webp\/\">converting PNG to WebP<\/a>; the same efficiency story applies to motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"still-frame\">The catch: \u201cvideo to WebP\u201d usually means a still frame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s the trap. Most online tools labeled \u201cMP4 to WebP\u201d or \u201cvideo to WebP\u201d \u2014 including xconvert\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/convert-video-to-webp\">Video to WebP converter<\/a> \u2014 are <strong>frame extractors<\/strong>. They let you pick a timestamp (or several timestamps) and save each one as a separate still <code>.webp<\/code> image. That\u2019s genuinely useful for grabbing a poster image or a thumbnail, but it does <strong>not<\/strong> produce a moving, looping animation. xconvert\u2019s tool says so plainly in its own FAQ: <em>\u201cThis tool extracts still frames only \u2026 not a single animation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why the split? WebP encoders for video frames and WebP <em>animation<\/em> assembly are different operations. The reliable way to assemble a true animated WebP is to start from a format that already carries the full sequence of frames with timing \u2014 and the most universally supported such format is the animated GIF. That\u2019s why the dependable route is to make the GIF first, then convert the whole GIF to WebP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your end goal was actually a <em>video<\/em> file (smaller MP4\/WebM) rather than an image, an animated WebP is the wrong target \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/gif-vs-mp4-file-size\/\">GIF vs MP4 file size<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/convert-gif-to-webm-stop-using-gifs\/\">convert GIF to WebM<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"workflow\">The real workflow: video \u2192 GIF \u2192 animated WebP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two conversions, both of which preserve motion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Video \u2192 animated GIF.<\/strong> Trim to the clip you want, set a frame rate (10 fps is plenty for most loops), and pick a resolution. This produces a looping animated GIF.<\/li><li><strong>Animated GIF \u2192 animated WebP.<\/strong> Convert the whole GIF. A WebP encoder reads every frame and its per-frame delay, re-compresses them, and writes a single animated <code>.webp<\/code> \u2014 keeping the loop and timing while dropping ~64% of the bytes at lossy quality.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason this works where a direct converter doesn\u2019t: the GIF is a complete, ordered, timed frame sequence. The WebP encoder (<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/webp\/docs\/gif2webp\">gif2webp<\/a> under the hood) ingests that sequence wholesale and emits a true animation. For tuning the first step \u2014 frame rate, dithering, palette \u2014 our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-mp4-to-gif-high-quality\/\">high-quality MP4 to GIF guide<\/a> covers the settings that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"support\">Where animated WebP plays (and where it doesn\u2019t)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Browser support is no longer the blocker it once was. Per Google\u2019s WebP FAQ, animated WebP is supported in <strong>Chrome 32+, Edge 18+, Firefox 65+, Opera 19+, and Safari 14+<\/strong> (iOS). <a href=\"https:\/\/caniuse.com\/webp\">caniuse<\/a> puts overall WebP support at roughly <strong>96% of global browser usage<\/strong> \u2014 Safari was the last holdout and has supported it for years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The real gotchas are <em>apps and platforms<\/em>, not browsers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Context<\/th><th>Animated WebP?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Chrome \/ Edge \/ Firefox \/ Opera \/ Safari (current)<\/td><td><strong>Plays<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><code>&lt;img src=&quot;...webp&quot;&gt;<\/code> on a web page<\/td><td><strong>Plays and autoplays<\/strong> (no player needed)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Discord (uploads \/ emoji)<\/td><td><strong>Unreliable<\/strong> \u2014 community-reported failures; animation often stripped on upload<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Older social platforms \/ some chat apps<\/td><td><strong>Hit or miss<\/strong> \u2014 many still expect GIF or MP4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Legacy software \/ older OS image viewers<\/td><td>May show a static frame or nothing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bottom line: for <strong>your own website or web app<\/strong>, animated WebP is the right call today \u2014 small, sharp, and broadly supported. For <strong>uploading to a third-party platform you don\u2019t control<\/strong>, verify it accepts WebP first; if you hit problems on Discord or a social network, fall back to the GIF (or an MP4\/WebM) you already made in step 1. The brief rule: <em>animated WebP for pages you own; GIF or video for places you upload to.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tool\">Convert your video to animated WebP on xconvert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do it in two passes. First make the animated GIF, then convert that GIF to an animated WebP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 1 \u2014 Video to animated GIF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/step-01-control-80.png\" alt=\"Leave Lossless on No (Recommended) for the big ~64% size cut over the GIF\" class=\"wp-image-1396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/step-01-control-80.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/step-01-control-80-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/step-01-control-80-1024x800.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/step-01-control-80-768x600.png 768w, https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/step-01-control-80-1536x1200.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/convert-mp4-to-gif\">xconvert MP4 to GIF converter<\/a> and click <strong>Upload<\/strong> to add your clip (from your computer, Google Drive, or Dropbox).<\/li><li>Open <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> and set the <strong>Frame Rate<\/strong> (the default <strong>10 FPS (Recommended)<\/strong> suits most loops) and a <strong>Resolution<\/strong> (smaller dimensions = smaller file).<\/li><li>Adjust <strong>Image quality (%)<\/strong> and the color <strong>Palette<\/strong> if needed, then run the conversion and download your animated GIF.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 2 \u2014 Animated GIF to animated WebP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/convert-gif-to-webp\">xconvert GIF to WebP converter<\/a> and <strong>Upload<\/strong> the GIF you just made. This tool preserves all frames, per-frame timing, and loop count \u2014 the output is a <em>moving<\/em> WebP, not a still.<\/li><li>In <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong>, leave <strong>Lossless?<\/strong> on <strong>No (Recommended)<\/strong> for the big size saving, or switch it to <strong>Yes<\/strong> if you need pixel-perfect frames. Optionally set a <strong>Quality Preset<\/strong> or a <strong>Specific file size<\/strong> target.<\/li><li>Convert and download your animated <code>.webp<\/code>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each file uploads over an encrypted connection, is processed on our servers, and is automatically deleted a few hours later. Nothing stays around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you start from a non-MP4 source, the same two-step path works with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/convert-video-to-gif\">video to GIF<\/a> converter for step 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I convert a video directly to an animated WebP?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not in one click with most tools. A direct \u201cvideo to WebP\u201d converter \u2014 including xconvert\u2019s \u2014 <strong>extracts still frames<\/strong>, giving you one <code>.webp<\/code> image per timestamp, not a moving animation. To get a true animated WebP, convert the <strong>video to an animated GIF first, then the GIF to WebP<\/strong>, which preserves all frames and timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is an animated WebP smaller than a GIF?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yes, substantially.<\/strong> Google\u2019s measurements (a ~7,000-GIF corpus converted with <code>gif2webp<\/code>) put a <strong>lossy<\/strong> animated WebP at <strong>64% smaller<\/strong> and a <strong>lossless<\/strong> one at <strong>19% smaller<\/strong> than the source GIF, with better color (24-bit vs 8-bit) and smoother transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does animated WebP work in all browsers?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effectively yes for current browsers \u2014 <strong>Chrome 32+, Edge 18+, Firefox 65+, Opera 19+, and Safari 14+<\/strong> all support it, and caniuse reports roughly <strong>96% global support<\/strong>. The remaining risk is older browsers and certain <strong>apps\/platforms<\/strong> (e.g. Discord) that still don\u2019t render WebP animation reliably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why won\u2019t my animated WebP play on Discord or a social platform?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some platforms don\u2019t fully support animated WebP even though browsers do. Discord users have <strong>reported<\/strong> uploads that lose their animation or fail to render. There\u2019s no fix on your end beyond using a format the platform accepts \u2014 upload the <strong>GIF or an MP4\/WebM<\/strong> instead for those destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I use lossy or lossless for the WebP?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>lossy<\/strong> (the recommended default) for the dramatic size cut \u2014 it\u2019s ideal for screen recordings, reactions, and most web loops. Choose <strong>lossless<\/strong> only when you need exact, artifact-free frames (e.g. flat-color UI animations with crisp text); it\u2019s still smaller than GIF, just by less (~19%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What frame rate and length should I use?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep it short and modest. <strong>10 fps<\/strong> looks smooth for most loops and keeps the file small; only push to 15\u201324 fps for genuinely fast motion. Trim to the few seconds that matter \u2014 every extra second and every extra frame adds bytes to both the GIF and the resulting WebP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last verified 2026-06-25.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/webp\/faq\">Google WebP FAQ<\/a> \u2014 animated GIF\u2192WebP savings (64% lossy \/ 19% lossless, ~7,000-GIF <code>gif2webp<\/code> corpus), 24-bit color vs GIF\u2019s 8-bit, 8-bit alpha, ~0.57\u00d7 GIF decode time.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/webp\">Google WebP overview<\/a> \u2014 WebP is based on VP8; lossy\/lossless\/transparency supported in animated WebP; lossy 25\u201334% smaller than JPEG, lossless 26% smaller than PNG.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/webp\/docs\/gif2webp\">Google gif2webp documentation<\/a> \u2014 the GIF\u2192animated-WebP conversion tool behind the workflow.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/caniuse.com\/webp\">caniuse \u2014 WebP image format<\/a> \u2014 ~96% global browser support; Chrome 32+, Firefox 65+, Edge 18+, Safari (desktop 16 \/ iOS 14)+.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.discord.com\/hc\/en-us\/community\/posts\/360034605072-Add-support-for-WEBP-Animated-Images-and-Emojis\">Discord support \u2014 animated WebP requests\/issues<\/a> \u2014 community-reported gaps in animated-WebP handling on a platform that browsers support.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn a video into an animated WebP: go video to GIF, then GIF to WebP for a looping animation ~64% smaller than the source 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