{"id":11001,"date":"2022-06-30T10:12:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T10:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/143.244.150.201\/?p=11001"},"modified":"2022-06-30T10:12:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T10:12:59","slug":"what-are-webp-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/","title":{"rendered":"What are WebP files and how to open them online?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a seamless online experience, companies are spending countless hours developing better technologies. <em>WebP files are one of them.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must already be familiar with PNG and JPG file formats for images, and you must also already know that image optimization is also a crucial factor in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). WebP is a fairly recent file format for images, which will change the quality game for images on websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today you&#8217;ll learn more about WebP files, their benefits, and the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/what-is-online-proofing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online proofing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> platform you can use for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So let&#8217;s dive right into it!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67c583cf83428\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67c583cf83428\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#What_is_a_WebP_file\" title=\"What is a WebP file?\">What is a WebP file?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#What_are_the_benefits_of_using_WebP_files\" title=\"What are the benefits of using WebP files?\">What are the benefits of using WebP files?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#1_It_offers_versatility\" title=\"1. It offers versatility\u00a0\u00a0\">1. It offers versatility\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#2_Compatible_with_most_software_and_applications\" title=\"2. Compatible with most software and applications\u00a0\">2. Compatible with most software and applications\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#3_Easy_file_sharing\" title=\"3. Easy file sharing\u00a0\">3. Easy file sharing\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#4_High_quality\" title=\"4. High quality\u00a0\">4. High quality\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#5_Optimization\" title=\"5. Optimization\u00a0\">5. Optimization\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#WebP_files_and_online_proofing\" title=\"WebP files and online proofing\u00a0\">WebP files and online proofing\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#Online_proofing_for_WebP_files_with_GoVisually\" title=\"Online proofing for WebP files with GoVisually\u00a0\">Online proofing for WebP files with GoVisually\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-are-webp-files\/#Key_takeaway\" title=\"Key takeaway\u00a0\">Key takeaway\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_WebP_file\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a WebP file?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WebP is another file format for images. But a single sentence won&#8217;t be enough to define what this means. <em>So what are WebP files for real?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11015 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"What-is-a-WebP-file\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-WebP-file.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like everything else online, let&#8217;s start with Google. We all know that image optimization is an important factor that affects a website&#8217;s page speed. A problem that most developers face here is that using a high-resolution image will slow the site, but if they use low resolution, it will lead to a poor user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A real paradox we got here. Since Google is the one setting up tricky guidelines, they should also be the one resolving them, and that&#8217;s what they did by introducing the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.webp format<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for images.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With a WebP file format, you won&#8217;t have to sacrifice your image quality for smaller file size. WebP files are designed to make your page speed faster by incorporating high-quality images with a smaller file size on your web pages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_benefits_of_using_WebP_files\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the benefits of using WebP files?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was a simple and short introduction. If you were unaware of WebP files, now you know. And you should start using them as well because they have much more to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, PNG and JPG both have their perks, but you should also know the advantages of using a WebP file.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11018 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5-benefits-of-using-WebP-files.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_It_offers_versatility\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. It offers versatility\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google did not actively come up with the idea of developing WebP files; it was a spontaneous decision they made while testing WebM files &#8211; an open-source video format.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the quality WebP images have over other formats is that it was made by combining the distinct qualities of JPG, PNG, and GIF formats. This means no matter how, where, or why you use them, WebP images will be more versatile than any other format.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Compatible_with_most_software_and_applications\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Compatible with most software and applications\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although, after its initial release, many browsers refused to support WebP files, many of them have already adopted this new image format for their latest versions, including Opera, Firefox, and Chrome (obviously). Safari is still yet to acknowledge this format, but by the looks of it, it might happen any time soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Easy_file_sharing\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Easy file sharing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all understand the importance of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/what-is-file-sharing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">efficient file sharing<\/a> as developers, creators, and business owners<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Nobody wants to see an error popping up or distorted image quality when sending images for their creative or marketing projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With WebP format, an open-source codec, all types of images are accessible within a few seconds, from any browser and in their actual resolution. Since this file format is supposed to be efficient, you can count on it to keep your images safe from distortion and accurate in terms of color and pixel quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_High_quality\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. High quality\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking about accurate colors and high pixel quality, let&#8217;s extend a bit more on that. WebP files offer lossy, lossless, and translucent image compression retaining the image&#8217;s original quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The format uses <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">predictive compression<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to encode an image; it checks the values of neighboring pixels and predicts them in a complete block. After determining the difference, it only encodes and removes the redundant data from the file, reducing its size and ensuring good resolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Optimization\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Optimization\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WebP lossless images compared to PNG and lossy images compared to JPG is between <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/webp\/docs\/webp_lossless_alpha_study#results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 &#8211; 34% smaller in size<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and maintain an equivalent image SSIM quality index. In simpler terms, if you&#8217;re using WebP files, your page will load 3\u00d7 faster and look better simultaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"3538\" class=\"elementor elementor-3538\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09eaa27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09eaa27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de311bb\" data-id=\"de311bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a4219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a4219\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fd1652\" data-id=\"1fd1652\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b77e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b77e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cut design &amp; video review time in half<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d709c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d709c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoVisually is the #1 online proofing software to get visual feedback on Designs, PDFs &amp; Video content.<br>\n\n<strong>Try GoVisually free today!<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709d96c elementor-mobile-button-align-stretch elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"709d96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;button_width_mobile&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Ready to simplify?\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"3538\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"709d96c\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"GoVisually\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-getmail elementor-col-66 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-getmail\" class=\"elementor-field-label elementor-screen-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[getmail]\" id=\"form-field-getmail\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Your Email Address\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-33 e-form__buttons elementor-sm-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Started<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WebP_files_and_online_proofing\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WebP files and online proofing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do already use WebP files or just made up your mind to use them right now, you might find it troubling to collaborate and send feedback on them during your creative projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online proofing has become essential to every creative collaboration project, whether for marketing, blog posts, news and magazine publishing, or website and product design. And while review and approvals have always been part of the process, online proofing software only makes it easier and more effective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, since WebP files are new to many professionals, they usually do not find software that supports WebP files for editing and feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So let&#8217;s find out how you can use the WebP file format for online proofing and collaboration with none other than the best online proofing software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Online_proofing_for_WebP_files_with_GoVisually\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online proofing for WebP files with GoVisually\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoVisually continues to be the leading online proofing software for everything visual. Among the diverse file formats you can upload (PNG, JPG, Video, PDF, and more), the software also supports WebP files with the same functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoVisually<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app to open WebP files and give real-time feedback on them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only does the platform allow you to bring all stakeholders, designers, and creators on the same platform, but it also functions as a project management tool to keep everyone on the same page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8379\" style=\"width: 837px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8379\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GoVisually-3-1024x687.png\" alt=\"Review on GoVisually\" width=\"837\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GoVisually-3-1024x687.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GoVisually-3-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GoVisually-3-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GoVisually-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GoVisually dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use advanced features, such as visual annotations, markups, adding images, and various integrations with other platforms. This will also ensure your team communicates and implements their ideas effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an efficient image format and just as efficient proofing software, your creative projects, web designs, and any other form of visual collaboration are bound to be successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_takeaway\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key takeaway\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This marks the end of our WebP journey to keep you informed and updated. 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