png2webp-cli

Fast PNG/JPG/JPEG to WebP converter for the command line. Built with sharp for maximum performance.

Installation

npm install -g png2webp-cli

Or use directly with npx:

npx png2webp-cli image.png

Usage

png2webp <input> [options]

Arguments

| Argument | Description | |----------|-------------| | input | PNG/JPG/JPEG file or directory to convert |

Options

| Option | Description | Default | |--------|-------------|---------| | -q, --quality <number> | WebP quality (1-100) | 80 | | -o, --output <path> | Output file or directory | same as input | | -r, --recursive | Process directories recursively | false | | -d, --delete | Delete original file after conversion | false | | -v, --verbose | Show per-file details | false | | -V, --version | Show version | | | -h, --help | Show help | |

Examples

# Convert a single PNG
png2webp image.png

# Convert a single JPG
png2webp photo.jpg

# Convert with custom quality
png2webp image.png --quality 90

# Convert all images in a directory
png2webp ./assets/

# Recursive conversion
png2webp ./assets/ --recursive

# Output to specific directory
png2webp ./assets/ --output ./optimized/

# Delete originals after conversion
png2webp ./assets/ --recursive --delete

Supported formats

• PNG
• JPG / JPEG

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18.0.0

License

MIT © Raul Camacho