Convert Canon CR2 to WebP — in your browser, no upload

Turn Canon CR2 RAW files into WebP — modern, smaller than JPG — all at once. Files never leave your device; everything is decoded right here in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark, no limits.

What is a CR2 file?

CR2 is Canon's classic RAW format, used across EOS DSLRs from the 350D in the mid-2000s through to the final DSLR bodies before Canon's mirrorless switch. The name stands for "Canon Raw version 2", and the file is a TIFF-based container holding the sensor's untouched mosaic data plus an embedded JPEG preview. Because it stores unprocessed data, most image viewers, web uploads and messaging apps can't open or preview a CR2 — it has to be developed into a standard format like JPG first.

What is WebP, and why convert CR2 to it?

WebP is a modern image format developed by Google that delivers smaller files than JPG at comparable quality. It is supported by all current browsers and is widely used to speed up websites. For RAW conversion it is a good middle ground: noticeably smaller than JPG, while still a normal, shareable image.

Convert Canon CR2 to WebP when you want the smallest practical file for the web — product photos, galleries, blog images — without a visible quality drop. At the same perceived quality a WebP is typically 25–35% smaller than a JPG, which means faster page loads. Pixadel develops the CR2 fully and encodes WebP at the quality you choose (default 92). For maximum compatibility with older software, JPG is still the safer pick.

Why convert CR2 with Pixadel

Canon's own Digital Photo Professional (DPP) and Adobe Lightroom can open CR2, but both are heavy desktop installs built for detailed editing — overkill when you simply need shareable JPGs. Pixadel does the one job you actually want in that moment: it converts a whole shoot to JPG locally, in seconds, with nothing to install and no account. Drop a folder of CR2s, pick a quality, and download a ZIP. Every file is decoded on your own machine — it never leaves your browser.

How CR2 → WebP conversion works

Under the hood, each CR2 is fully demosaiced with the camera's white balance and colour space before it's encoded to JPG, so the result matches what the camera itself would have produced — not a quick thumbnail. You control the JPEG quality (default 92) and can halve the output size for faster, lighter exports. A worker pool processes several files at once while keeping memory in check, so even a card full of 30-megapixel CR2s converts smoothly without freezing the tab.

Frequently asked questions

Is WebP supported everywhere?
All current browsers and most modern apps support WebP. Some older desktop software does not — if you need universal compatibility, convert CR2 to JPG instead.
How much smaller is WebP than JPG?
At equivalent visual quality, WebP files are usually 25–35% smaller than JPG, which is why it is popular for web performance. You still control the quality (default 92).
Can I batch-convert a full CR2 shoot?
Yes — drop the entire folder. Pixadel queues every CR2 and zips the JPGs when done, with no file-count limit.
Will I lose image quality?
You set the JPEG quality (default 92). Pixadel fully decodes the raw data before encoding, so the JPG matches the camera’s own rendering.
Do my photos get uploaded?
Never. CR2 files are decoded in-browser with libraw compiled to WebAssembly. Nothing touches a server, and a refresh clears everything.
What about newer CR3 files?
Those work too — Canon’s mirrorless bodies write CR3. Use the CR3 → JPG page, or just drop mixed Canon files here and Pixadel detects each one.
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