convert_to_webp.sh

convert_to_webp.sh

alias webpconvert='convert_to_webp'

convert_to_webp() {
  original_path="$1"
  output_path="${original_path%.*}.webp"
  extension="${original_path##*.}"
  extension_lower=$(echo "$extension" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')

  if [[ "$extension_lower" == "heic" || "$extension_lower" == "heif" ]]; then
    # Convert HEIC/HEIF to temporary JPEG first, then to WebP
    temp_file=$(mktemp /tmp/webp_convert.XXXXXX.jpg)
    sips -s format jpeg "$original_path" --out "$temp_file" >/dev/null 2>&1
    cwebp -q 70 "$temp_file" -o "$output_path"
    rm "$temp_file"
  else
    cwebp -q 70 "$original_path" -o "$output_path"
  fi
}