what are .webp files and why has my online experience been plagued by them?
I don't know what a .webp file is but I don't like it. They're like a filthy prank version of the image/gif you're looking for. They make you jump through all these hoops to find the original versions of the files that you can actually do anything with.
Edit: honestly I assumed it had something to do with Google protecting themselves from image piracy shit
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Why do so few apps (besides browsers) seem to support it? E.g. Win10 photo viewer and seemingly all my messaging apps
The format itself sounds good, and I see it everywhere online, but is there some reason it's unsupported?
Works great in Ubuntu.
My guess is Microsoft doesn't like it because Google came up with it. Ms has had some issues with recognizing open formats before. Could be you are using old versions of apps too.
Oddly enough I had a hard time getting webp files to work as desktop backgrounds on Ubuntu even if it opened it fine in the viewer. Had to use a converter
Photoshop couldn't open it which is absolutely hilarious for an expensive app... while Paint.net can.
Paint.net is one of the first apps I install on every new computer. It's just excellent for quick and dirty image manipulations.
.webp was developed Google so of course Microsoft hates it and tried to hinder it's adoption.
They also don’t, by default, support HEVC and charge you to open them now… it used to be a free app on the Microsoft store.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-now-charging-hevc-video-extensions
That's not on Microsoft. HEVC is not royalty free standard, so Microsoft had no chocie.
I can recommend qimgv for an image viewer.
Because Google bad, even when they make the rare good thing