webP Support Safari on macOS Mojave

Will Apple Safari on macOS Mojave ever fully integrate webP and webM support?

It's a pity! You can use webP in an outdated Firefox Version and it renders great. Why does Apple still keep users away using webP. I do not want to switch to Firefox/Chrome. More websites starting to serve webp files and Safari won't show any images.

Posted on Aug 4, 2021 5:23 AM

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Aug 4, 2021 10:17 AM in response to Tom Binroth


Isn't the webP webM Google? This may explain your conundrum as the battle continues.


WebP is a modern image format that provides lossless & lossy compression for images on the web.

You can convert these if necessary.



You can open a WEBM file with most modern web browsers, like Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and Edge.


If you want to play WEBM files in the Safari web browser on a Mac, you can do so through  VLC for Mac OS X plugin. If your web browser isn't opening the WEBM file, make sure it's fully updated.


or search the app store:



you can submit your user feedback: https://www.apple.com/feedback/macos.html

Aug 4, 2021 12:41 PM in response to leroydouglas

Right, most modern web browsers show webP files, except Safari.


I am looking for native webP/webM support in Safari and macOS Mojave Safari. Apple already implemented webP/webM support to Safari for iOS and macOS Big Sur. webP and webM is getting a wide spread standard which exist around 10 years.


I do not want to convert images. I would like to view website.

Aug 4, 2021 12:47 PM in response to Tom Binroth

Tom Binroth wrote:

Right, most modern web browsers show webP files, except Safari.

I am looking for native webP/webM support in Safari and macOS Mojave Safari.

Apple already implemented webP/webM support to Safari for iOS and macOS Big Sur.
I do not want to convert images. I would like to view website.


Right. Update your software, the current is macOS 11.5.1

Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support




you can submit your user feedback: https://www.apple.com/feedback/macos.html


Aug 4, 2021 1:10 PM in response to Tom Binroth

Tom Binroth wrote:


leroydouglas wrote:

Right. Update your software, the current is macOS 11.5.1
Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support


you can submit your user feedback: https://www.apple.com/feedback/macos.html

Too bad. Unfortunately MacPro5,1 does not support Big Sur.



Your alternative is to upgrade your hardware.

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It never pays to get too far behind in the hardware or software, as you are experiencing now.

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