JPG
A WebP that won't open
The site sends WebP and your editor, marketplace or old viewer refuses it. Flick to JPG instead and the file opens everywhere.
Free extension for Chrome
Save any image as JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF in one move
Point at a picture on any website, hold Shift, and a dial opens under your cursor. Flick toward a format and the file is saved in that type. The same dial removes backgrounds, upscales and compresses, all on your device.
Also works in Edge, Brave, Opera and other Chromium browsers.
At a glance
- What it does
- Saves the image under your cursor as JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF, or copies, cuts out, upscales, compresses, crops, resizes it or strips its metadata.
- Who it is for
- People who grab pictures from the web all day: designers collecting references, marketers, students building slides, shop owners.
- Price
- Free. No account.
- Data
- Images are converted on your device and sent to no server. Settings stay in Chrome, Recents in the browser's local database. No analytics.
- Works in
- Chrome and other Chromium browsers that install from the Chrome Web Store, on ordinary websites.
- Limits
- The dial doesn't open in text fields, with Ctrl, Alt or Cmd held, on the browser's own pages or in the Web Store. The install is large: the models ship inside it.
- Version
- 2.8.5, updated October 28, 2026
Hover, hold, flick
- 1
Hover a picture
Any image on any site: a photo, a CSS background, even one under a transparent layer.
- 2
Hold Shift
The dial opens around your cursor, with a thumbnail in the hub and the real pixel size below.
- 3
Flick and release
Move toward JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF and let go of Shift. The file lands in your Downloads folder.
What people grab it for
Slides, reports, chats
Flick to PDF for a one-page document, or to Copy and paste the picture straight into a slide, a doc or a message.
×4
Product photos and references
Cut out the background, make a small picture four times bigger, or compress it under an upload limit, without an online service.
Everything on one dial
Save image as JPG, not WebP
Pick the type before the file is written: JPG, PNG, WebP or a one-page PDF. No converter afterwards.
Remove the background
A model inside the extension cuts out the subject and saves a transparent PNG. The picture never leaves your computer.
Upscale a small image
Make a picture two or four times bigger with added detail, on your graphics card when the browser allows it.
Compress an image
Shrink a file by quality or to a target size, for sites and mail with a size limit. The note shows the result, like 2.4 MB → 610 KB.
Turn images into a PDF
One flick makes a one-page PDF. In Recents, select several pictures and join them into a single PDF.
Remove photo metadata
Strip camera details and GPS location from a photo before you share it.
Convert your own files
Drop files from your computer on the extension page, phone photos in HEIC included, and convert or edit them the same way.
Find what you grabbed
The last 40 pictures you saved wait in Recents as local copies: convert again, crop, resize, download.
Why Chrome saves pictures as WebP
Many sites send images as WebP or AVIF because those files are smaller and pages load faster. Chrome's “Save image as…” writes exactly the file the site sent, so the photo you wanted as a JPG arrives as .webp, and an older editor, a marketplace form or a print shop may refuse it.
Renaming the file doesn't change what is inside. The usual fix is an online converter, which means uploading the picture to someone else's server first. Picwheel decodes the image in your browser and writes it in the type you flicked to, so the file in your Downloads folder is a real JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF.
Nothing is uploaded
Converted on your device
Formats, background removal, upscale and compression all run in your browser. The only request is for the picture you pointed at, from the address the site already loaded it from.
No account, no tracking
Nothing to sign up for. No analytics, no telemetry. We don't see what you save.
Permissions in plain words
All sites: the dial works wherever you browse. Downloads: writes your files. Storage: remembers settings. Scripting: opens the editor over the tab. Offscreen: runs the models and the dial's clicks.
Chrome's “Save image as…” vs Picwheel
| Chrome's “Save image as…” vs Picwheel | Chrome's “Save image as…” | Picwheel |
|---|---|---|
| Choose the file type | No: saves the file the site sent, often WebP | JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF, picked on the dial |
| Steps per picture | Right-click, menu item, save dialog | Hold Shift, flick, release |
| Background removal, upscale, compression | Not built in: another app or an online service | On the dial, done on your device |
| Find what you saved | In the Downloads folder | In the Downloads folder and in Recents |
| Price | Built in | Free |
Questions
How do I save an image as JPG instead of WebP in Chrome?
Add Picwheel, point at the picture, hold Shift and flick toward JPG. The image is converted on your device and saved as a real .jpg in your Downloads folder.
Is there a “save image as type” extension that doesn't upload my images?
Picwheel converts, edits and compresses everything in your browser. There is no account and no analytics, and no image is sent to us or anyone else.
Can I remove the background or upscale without an online service?
Yes. Turn the dial to “Tools” and pick “No background” or “Upscale”. Both run on models shipped inside the extension, on your graphics card when the browser allows it and on the processor otherwise.
How do I turn several images into one PDF?
Save them through the dial, open Picwheel's page with the toolbar icon, select the pictures in Recents and choose PDF. One flick on PDF also makes a one-page PDF from a single image.
Does Shift still select text and emails?
Yes. The dial stays shut in text fields and while Ctrl, Alt or Cmd are held, stays off small thumbnails in mail rows, lists and tables, and a Shift-click reaches the page until you move the mouse.
Why doesn't the dial open on some pages?
Chrome keeps extensions out of its own pages and the Web Store. On a site where you don't want it, switch the dial off in Settings, or pick “Hide these” to keep it off one kind of element.
Can I change the key or the order of the slots?
Yes. On the Ring tab choose Shift or Alt, drag slots around, add more rings and link them, and switch the dial's clicks off.
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