---
name: "webpinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwebp"
version: "1.6.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/webpinfo"
---

# webpinfo(1)

print out the chunk level structure of WebP files along with basic integrity checks.

## NAME

webpinfo - print out the chunk level structure of WebP files along with basic integrity checks.

## SYNOPSIS

**webpinfo** *OPTIONS* *INPUT*\
 **webpinfo \[-h\|-help\|-H\|-longhelp\]**\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the **webpinfo** command.

**webpinfo** can be used to print out the chunk level structure and bitstream header information of WebP files. It can also check if the files are of valid WebP format.

## OPTIONS

- **-version**

  Print the version number (as major.minor.revision) and exit.

- **-quiet**

  Do not show chunk parsing information.

- **-diag**

  Show parsing error diagnosis.

- **-summary**

  Show chunk stats summary.

- **-bitstream\_info**

  Parse bitstream header.

- **-h, -help**

  A short usage summary.

- **-H, -longhelp**

  Detailed usage instructions.

## INPUT

Input files in WebP format. Input files must come last, following options (if any). There can be multiple input files.

## EXIT STATUS

If there were no problems during execution, **webpinfo** exits with the value of the C constant **EXIT\_SUCCESS**. This is usually zero.

If an error occurs, **webpinfo** exits with the value of the C constant **EXIT\_FAILURE**. This is usually one.

## EXAMPLES

webpinfo -h\
 webpinfo -diag -summary input\_file.webp\
 webpinfo -bitstream\_info input\_file\_1.webp input\_file\_2.webp\
 webpinfo \*.webp

## AUTHORS

**webpinfo** is a part of libwebp and was written by the WebP team.\
 The latest source tree is available at https://chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libwebp

This manual page was written by Hui Su \<huisu@google.com\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).

## REPORTING BUGS

Please report all bugs to the issue tracker: https://issues.webmproject.org\
 Patches welcome! See this page to get started: https://www.webmproject.org/code/contribute/submitting-patches/

## SEE ALSO

[**webpmux**(1)](/webpmux/1.md)\
 Please refer to https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/ for additional information.