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February 20, 2026

P: Forces All WebP Files to Open in ACR With No Way to Disable

  • February 20, 2026
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Camera Raw 18.2 forces all WebP files to open in ACR. Version 18.1.1 did not support WebP, so Photoshop opened them normally. Now there’s no way to disable WebP handling.

 

Please add a toggle.

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      Pirmil
      Participating Frequently
      March 8, 2026

      Problem solved for me (March 7th) thanks to updating to ACR version 18.2.1. WebP files now open directly in Photoshop without needing Camera Raw. Thank you.

      Rikk Flohr_Photography
      Community Manager
      Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
      March 6, 2026

      Camera Raw 18.2.1 is now available in the Creative Cloud App. It contains a fix for this issue. 
       

      If you do not see the update in your Creative Cloud Application, you can refresh it by pressing  [Ctrl/Cmd]+[Alt/Opt]+[ R ].

      Note: It may take up to 24 hours for your update to be available in your Creative Cloud app.

      Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
        jane-e
        Community Expert
        jane-eCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 6, 2026

        ​@Rikk Flohr_Photography wrote “Camera Raw 18.2.1 is not available”

         

        Rikk, is this a typo where you meant “now” instead of “not”?

        https://community.adobe.com/announcements-561/what-s-new-in-adobe-camera-raw-1550446

         

        Jane

        Rikk Flohr_Photography
        Community Manager
        Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
        March 6, 2026

        Typo

        Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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          brettc94048907
          Known Participant
          March 5, 2026

          Adobe please fix this asap! This is a terrible bug that has crippled my whole workflow!

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            brettc94048907
            Known Participant
            March 5, 2026

            For the love of God Adobe fix this egregious error that you have forced on us. It has completely crippled and  destroyed my entire workflow for app dev.

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              ExUSA
              Legend
              March 5, 2026

              Its one additional click, on the Open button in Camera RAW. Simple.

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              brettc94048907
              Known Participant
              March 7, 2026

              Not accurate, requires two click for multiple files, select all, open, it disrupts automation and scripts, and it creates sidecars that have to be cleaned up. Multiply that by by 50 times per day for a 10-hour session of app development work.

                Per Berntsen
                Community Expert
                Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                March 5, 2026

                It’s a known issue.

                 

                ELI_RNS
                ELI_RNS
                Participant
                March 5, 2026

                The newest update of Camera Raw in Ps (18.2) automatically handles all .webp files. It also automatically creates .xmp files every time you open a .webp in Ps.

                There doesn’t seem to be a way to disable this. Is there a way that doesn’t involve using a previous version to make it so Camera Raw doesn’t handle .webp files?

                This majorly slows down my workflow, and is a totally unnecessary feature that nobody asked for.

                  Dave Jerrard
                  Dave Jerrard
                  Inspiring
                  March 5, 2026

                  For years I could right click a webp file in Windows and select Open With Photoshop and the file would just open in photoshop. Not anymore.  Now that same file opens in Camera Raw instead, adding unwanted and unnecessary steps, and files.  I do not need a .xmp for a webp file.

                  This just started happening today.

                    jeromea13244388
                    jeromea13244388
                    Inspiring
                    March 5, 2026

                    You can go back to the previous way the webp files were handled by downloading a previous version of camera raw https://adobe-camera-raw.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions or https://adobe-camera-raw.en.uptodown.com/mac/versions

                    D Fosse
                    Community Expert
                    D FosseCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    March 4, 2026

                    This has been bug reported, acknowledged and passed on to engineering.

                     

                    What’s missing is an option in Camera Raw preferences to disable webp support, just as there is for tiff, jpeg, jpeg xl and avif. It’s probably coming in a future update.

                      Bev A.
                      Bev A.
                      Inspiring
                      March 5, 2026

                      People are adding to the thread because something that worked previously without any issues is now broken. People are going to continue to post about it until it’s fixed, that’s how comment sections work. Saying “It’s *probably* coming in a future update” is not helpful or even reliable.

                        Rob_Cullen
                        Community Expert
                        Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
                        Community Expert
                        March 4, 2026

                        Goto this forum link for same question.

                        Note: Photoshop already has the option to open, or not,  TIFF and JPG files in ACR.   [Preferences > Camera Raw > File Handling > File Format Handling]

                         

                        The change is possibly linked to the recent updates for Lightroom and Lightroom-Classic that can now work with WebP files.

                         

                        Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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