Should I use 24-bit or 32-bit TGA?

32-bit (the default when your source likely has transparency) carries the WebP's alpha channel through untouched. 24-bit flattens any transparent pixels onto a white background instead, the same convention used for JPG output.

Is TGA output compressed?

No. This tool writes an uncompressed true-color TGA (image type 2), so expect the file to be larger than the compressed WebP source.

What happens if my source WebP is animated?

Only the first frame becomes the TGA. TGA output here is always a single static image, so extract frames first if a pipeline needs per-frame textures from an animated WebP.

Are my files uploaded?

No. Conversion runs locally in your browser and does not upload your file to Looty Tools servers.

What is validated before conversion?

The file must actually be a WebP — the tool checks the RIFF/WEBP signature bytes, not just the filename or extension, before decoding.

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WebP to TGA Converter

Convert WebP images to TGA directly in your browser — a format used in game development, textures, and older graphics software.

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WebP to TGA processes files locally in your browser.

What WebP to TGA conversion does

Convert a WebP image to TGA directly in your browser, with a choice of 24-bit (no alpha) or 32-bit (with alpha) output. TGA is the working format many game engines and texture pipelines expect, and — unlike BMP or PPM — it can carry WebP's alpha channel straight through when you choose the 32-bit option.

How to convert WebP to TGA

Choose a WebP file.
Choose whether to include the alpha channel (32-bit) or not (24-bit).
Select Convert & download.
Save the .tga file from your browser downloads.

Why use this conversion

Game engines and texture-authoring tools frequently expect TGA specifically as an import format, including for textures that need a real alpha channel for masking or transparency effects — WebP's own alpha support maps cleanly onto TGA's 32-bit mode.

Transparency and output quality

Choose 32-bit (the default when the source likely has alpha) to carry the WebP source's alpha channel through untouched, or 24-bit to flatten transparent pixels onto a white background instead, the same convention used for JPG output. This tool writes an uncompressed true-color TGA (image type 2) rather than using TGA's optional RLE compression, so — like most uncompressed conversions from a compressed WebP source — expect the output to be noticeably larger than the source.

Privacy and local processing

Processing occurs locally in the browser.
Files are not uploaded to Looty Tools for conversion.
Converted files remain on your device.

Limits and known issues

Input: WebP (.webp) only, up to 25.0 MB and 8,192 px per side.
Support is strongest inside game engines and texture/graphics tools; many everyday OS photo viewers don't open TGA natively without an extension or plugin.
If the source WebP is animated, only its first frame becomes the TGA texture; extract frames beforehand if a pipeline needs per-frame textures.
Metadata is not preserved in the downloaded file.

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WebP to TGA FAQ

Why convert WebP to TGA?: Game engines and texture-authoring pipelines commonly import TGA specifically, including for textures that need a real alpha channel — WebP already supports alpha, but the engine or tool expects a .tga file, not a .webp one.
Should I use 24-bit or 32-bit TGA?: 32-bit (the default when your source likely has transparency) carries the WebP's alpha channel through untouched. 24-bit flattens any transparent pixels onto a white background instead, the same convention used for JPG output.
Is TGA output compressed?: No. This tool writes an uncompressed true-color TGA (image type 2), so expect the file to be larger than the compressed WebP source.
What happens if my source WebP is animated?: Only the first frame becomes the TGA. TGA output here is always a single static image, so extract frames first if a pipeline needs per-frame textures from an animated WebP.
Are my files uploaded?: No. Conversion runs locally in your browser and does not upload your file to Looty Tools servers.
What is validated before conversion?: The file must actually be a WebP — the tool checks the RIFF/WEBP signature bytes, not just the filename or extension, before decoding.