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On January 1st, 2027, Scryfall will transition to providing only WebP for most of our images. More information available here for developers: scryfall.com/blog/new-web... PNG version isn't going away for content creators, but you won't be able to hotlink the PNGs anymore.

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Follow up: Why? Saves us 40% on bandwidth yes really My software!? → The PNG version isn't going away, only the site images will be WebP. We never displayed PNGs unless you had Caster Mode on. WebPs have been live on the site since July 2026. If you're not having issues, enjoy the faster site

It has gotten infinitely better in the last couple years. Mine, and I believe most people's issues with webp, was that it was being implemented on sites wayyy before most common software had any ability to handle them. Now they're more common & much easier to work with, so the main issue is gone

ah. finland's worst contribution to the world. i love file format supported nowhere but "directly on the page you're currently viewing the image"