Detailed side-by-side format architecture for Portable Network Graphics (.png) and WebP Image Format (.webp). Every conversion executes strictly within isolated browser memory without network transit.
ParameterInput: PNGOutput: WEBP
Full NamePortable Network GraphicsWebP Image Format
Standard / SpecificationISO/IEC 15948 / RFC 2083RIFF Container / VP8 & VP8L Bitstream
MIME Media Typeimage/pngimage/webp
Magic Header Bytes89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A52 49 46 46 ... 57 45 42 50
Compression / CodecLossless DEFLATE (LZ77 + Huffman)Lossy (VP8 intra-prediction) or Lossless (VP8L)
Color / Audio Depth1 to 48-bit Truecolor with optional Alpha24-bit RGB with optional 8-bit Alpha Channel
Alpha / TransparencyFull 8/16-bit Alpha Channel SupportedFull 8-bit Alpha Channel (Lossy & Lossless)
Browser SupportUniversal (All browsers & operating systems)~98% (Chromium, Firefox, Safari, Edge, WebKit)
Ecosystem ApplicationLossless graphics, transparency, UI elements, screenshotsNext-gen web publishing, responsive images, animated stickers