--- title: Optimize Images X now supports WEBP and drag and drop description: Optimize Images X version 2.1.0 has been released, bringing drag-and-drop support (via optional TkinterDnD2), WebP and AVIF format conversion, a new image info... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/optimize-images-x-now-supports-webp-and-drag-and-drop-eejntkrv2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Optimize Images X now supports WEBP and drag and drop | daily.dev og:description: Optimize Images X version 2.1.0 has been released, bringing drag-and-drop support (via optional TkinterDnD2), WebP and AVIF format conversion, a new image info... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/optimize-images-x-now-supports-webp-and-drag-and-drop-eejntkrv2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eEjNTkrV2.png og:image:alt: Optimize Images X now supports WEBP and drag and drop og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Optimize Images X now supports WEBP and drag and drop **[Planet Python](https://daily.dev/sources/planetpython)** · 3 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Optimize Images X version 2.1.0 has been released, bringing drag-and-drop support (via optional TkinterDnD2), WebP and AVIF format conversion, a new image info window with readable EXIF metadata, and a PyInstaller spec file for building standalone macOS executables. The conversion tab now supports any output format available in the Pillow build, keeping converted files only when smaller than the original. Install via pip with optional drag-and-drop support. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in Optimize Images X version 2.1.0? Version 2.1.0 of Optimize Images X adds drag-and-drop support for images and folders (requiring the optional TkinterDnD2 package), full WebP support with a dedicated settings tab, a generalized Conversion tab supporting any Pillow-available output format such as JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and JPEG2000, a new image info window with readable EXIF metadata, and a PyInstaller spec file for building a standalone macOS executable. _Developers tracking desktop tool updates can follow release notes like these on daily.dev._ ### Does Optimize Images X support converting images to WebP and AVIF? Yes, as of version 2.1.0, a new Conversion tab lets you convert images to any output format available in your Pillow build, typically including JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and JPEG 2000. The converted file is only kept if it turns out smaller than the original, unless size comparison is disabled, and WebP now has its own dedicated settings tab with quality, lossless and compression method options. _daily.dev helps developers evaluating image conversion tools stay current on format support changes._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Just updated - both Optimize Images and Optimize Images X](https://daily.dev/posts/just-updated---both-optimize-images-and-optimize-images-x-fgocgthl4) · Planet Python · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Optimize Images X adds internationalization](https://daily.dev/posts/optimize-images-x-adds-internationalization-o0gawqdrk) · Planet Python · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Just updated - Optimize Images v2.1.0](https://daily.dev/posts/just-updated---optimize-images-v2-1-0-weqrnchcm) · Planet Python · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [WordPress Image Optimization No Longer Needs a Second Plugin](https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-image-optimization-no-longer-needs-a-second-plugin-7arp7ckse) · WP Mayor · 4 upvotes · 1 comments - 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