Managing a hybrid database of legacy and modern web formats requires a structured approach to prevent database bloat and performance lag.
Go to the top menu in ThumbsPlus. Click on and then select File Mask . 2. Add the WebP Extension thumbsplus webp
: It supports transparency (like PNG) and animation (like GIF), all while maintaining efficient compression. Managing a hybrid database of legacy and modern
If you try to open a WebP file in an older version of ThumbsPlus, you might only see a generic file icon rather than a thumbnail preview. How to Work with WebP in ThumbsPlus (Workarounds) How to Work with WebP in ThumbsPlus (Workarounds)
ThumbsPlus is incredibly memory efficient. While IrfanView is slightly faster at raw conversion, ThumbsPlus wins on database management —you can tag, rate, and search WebP images via IPTC metadata, which IrfanView cannot do natively.
Open ThumbsPlus, navigate to your target folder, and select the images you want to convert.