libwebp-static v1.0.1

static libwebp binaries

Static libwebp binaries for macOS, Linux, Windows.

Provides precompiled static binaries for all tools of the libwebp library.

anim_diff, anim_dump, cwebp, dwebp, get_disto, gif2webp, img2webp, vwebp, webpinfo, webpmux, webp_quality

Supports macOS (64-bit and arm64), Linux (64-bit, arm64), Windows (64-bit).

Sources of the binaries

The binaries download script downloads binaries from these locations:

• Official WebP releases

The script extracts build information and (when possible) the license file from the downloaded package or the distribution server. Please consult the official WebP project for exact source versions.

Installation

Install via npm:

npm install libwebp-static

Usage

This package provides paths to the static cwebp and dwebp binaries, so they can be used in your Node.js applications:

const { cwebp, dwebp } = require("libwebp-static");
const { execFileSync } = require("child_process");

execFileSync(cwebp, ["input.png", "-o", "output.webp"]);
console.log("Image converted to WebP!");

Building the project

The unzip, tar CLI executables need to be installed. On macOS, use brew install gnu-tar xz.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.

The included WebP binaries are provided by Google and are subject to their own licensing terms. For more details, see the WebP licensing information.