https://github.com/designengineered/png-to-webp

This is a Python script that converts PNG images to WebP format in bulk. The user selects a directory, and the script converts all PNG images in that directory.
https://github.com/designengineered/png-to-webp

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This is a Python script that converts PNG images to WebP format in bulk. The user selects a directory, and the script converts all PNG images in that directory.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/designengineered/png-to-webp
• Owner: designengineered
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-01-24T14:43:10.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-24T18:36:00.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-13T11:05:54.589Z (12 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 8.24 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# PNG to WebP Converter

This is a Python script that converts PNG images to WebP format in bulk. The user selects a directory, and the script converts all PNG images in that directory. The converted images are saved in a `converted` subdirectory within the selected directory. After the conversion process, the `converted` subdirectory is automatically opened in the default file explorer.

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.x

- Pillow library

## Installation

For all these code snippets use your terminal of choice. You can honestly copy and paste in the presented order and it should work.

1. Clone the repository:

    ```bash

    git clone https://github.com/laztaxon/png-to-webp.git

    ```

2. Install Python:

   - For Windows and macOS, download and install Python from the official website: https://www.python.org/downloads/

   - For macOS, you can also use Homebrew: `brew install python` or 

   - For Linux, use your package manager, e.g., `sudo apt install python3`

3. Set up the virtual environment:

   - For Windows, use: `python -m venv venv`

   - For Unix or MacOS, use: `python3 -m venv venv`

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   - For Windows, use: `venv\Scripts\activate`

   - For Unix or MacOS, use: `source venv/bin/activate`

5. Install the required dependencies from the `requirements.txt` file:

   ```bash

   pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Running the script

After installing the dependencies, you can run the main.py script:

   ```python

   python main.py

7. Deactivating the Virtual Environment

   After you're done running the script, you can deactivate the virtual environment:

   ```bash

   deactivate