#3.88 / 8 rate

WebP Please!

163 users

2013-09-09

François Beaufort

This extension is being deprecated because it doesn't follow Chrome extension best practices.

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Description

Attempts to serve WebP images when possible.

This Extension uses the chrome.declarativeWebRequest API to intercept, block, or modify requests in-flight and is not available to Chrome users on the stable channel.
Beta, dev, canary channels are fine.

Learn more about the chrome.declarativeWebRequest API at http://developer.chrome.com/extensions/declarativeWebRequest.html

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The Gavitron

webp is vendor-lockin, and reminds me of how you used to have to struggle to find a GIF viewer too. Why don't operating systems and image viewers natively support webp? Does nobody remember how in July 1999, Unisys quietly posted a new policy on its Web site, requiring any Web developers using GIF who did not have a GIF license to get one for $5,000? JPeG and PNG for me please.

The more WebP, the better. Now if only this could act as a clue-by-four to smack website owners to hurry up and add more support for WebP. Then I'd find some way to give this 10 stars. :P