# Precompiled Utilities

## Getting cwebp, dwebp, and the WebP Libraries

`cwebp` encodes images in either JPEG, PNG or TIFF format into WebP, while
`dwebp` decodes them back into PNG. For a quick and easy way to get started
converting your images, the following archives are available on the
[downloads repository](https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/index.html).

- [libwebp-1.6.0-windows-x64.zip](https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/libwebp-1.6.0-windows-x64.zip) :
  64-bit executables and libraries for Windows-x64 platform.

- [libwebp-1.6.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz](https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/libwebp-1.6.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz) :
  64-bit executables and libraries for GNU/Linux-AArch64 platform.

- [libwebp-1.6.0-linux-x86-64.tar.gz](https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/libwebp-1.6.0-linux-x86-64.tar.gz) :
  64-bit executables and libraries for GNU/Linux-x86_64 platform.

- [libwebp-1.6.0-mac-arm64.tar.gz](https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/libwebp-1.6.0-mac-arm64.tar.gz) :
  64-bit executables and libraries for macOS (arm64) platform.

- [libwebp-1.6.0-mac-x86-64.tar.gz](https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/libwebp-1.6.0-mac-x86-64.tar.gz) :
  64-bit executables and libraries for macOS (x86_64) platform.

All these archives contain the full suite of utilities including `cwebp`,
`dwebp` and `gif2webp`, along with the WebP libraries and C headers (the
latter allowing you to add WebP encoding or decoding to your own programs).

Note (for Linux and macOS):

The binaries have been statically linked for compatibility across releases and
distributions. However, if the binaries fail to run on your platform, check the
[Compiling the Utilities page](https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/compiling#unix) for instructions
on how to build your own versions.

## macOS Package Managers

Additionally, the WebP tools are often available for macOS via **[Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)**
and **[MacPorts](https://www.macports.org/)**.

- [Homebrew WebP package](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/webp)
- [Macports WebP package](https://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=library&substr=webp)

## What Next?

Go to [Using WebP](https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/using) for instructions on how to start
converting your images.