# Why some images aren't automatically downloaded?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-some-images-arent-automatically-downloaded/33554
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 22, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-some-images-arent-automatically-downloaded/33554 "2015-09-22T01:56:08Z")
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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-some-images-arent-automatically-downloaded/33554/5 "2015-09-22T07:25:05Z")

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I kinda replied here

> [@Firefox doesn't support WebP image format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-doesnt-support-webp-image-format/33176/5):
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> The issue is that the linked image is a WebP file which is currently [only supported in Chrome](http://caniuse.com/#feat=webp). Here’s the link to the related bugzilla issue: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show\_bug.cgi?id=856375](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=856375).

The image you linked is a WebP file. Since it’s only supported by Chrome right now, we don’t even consider it an image.

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