HEIC to JPG Converter
Turn iPhone photos into JPG, PNG or WebP that opens anywhere. No account, no upload, no limit on how many.
Runs on your device — photos are never uploadedDrop HEIC photos here
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HEIC · HEIF · Batch supported
Best for sharing and uploading anywhere.
90% looks identical to the original on almost any photo.
Large batches use your device's memory. If you have thousands of photos, convert them a few hundred at a time.
How it works
Three steps, no account, nothing leaves your computer.
Add your photos
Drag your HEIC files in, or click to browse. Select as many as you like — the tool handles batches.
Pick a format
JPG for everyday use, PNG when you need a lossless copy, WebP when file size matters most.
Download
Save photos one by one, or grab the whole batch as a single ZIP file.
When you'll need this
Sending photos to a Windows PC
You AirDropped holiday photos to a colleague and they can't open a single one. HEIC support on Windows is still patchy and often needs a paid codec.
Uploading to a website or form
Job applications, insurance claims and government portals almost always reject HEIC. JPG gets accepted everywhere.
Printing at a photo shop
Most print kiosks and online print services still only read JPG. Convert first and avoid the trip back home.
Editing in older software
Plenty of image editors, presentation tools and CMS uploaders were built before HEIC existed and will not open it.
Everything worth knowing about HEIC files
If you own an iPhone and have ever tried to send a photo to someone on Windows, you have met HEIC. The photo looks perfectly normal on your phone, arrives at its destination, and then refuses to open. Nothing is broken — the file is simply in a format the receiving computer was never taught to read.
What HEIC actually is
HEIC stands for High Efficiency Image Container. Apple made it the default camera format in iOS 11, released in 2017, and every iPhone since has been quietly shooting in it. The appeal for Apple was straightforward: HEIC stores a photograph at roughly half the file size of an equivalent JPG with no visible loss of quality. On a phone where storage is finite and people take thousands of pictures, halving the space each photo occupies is a serious win.
HEIC can also do things JPG cannot. It stores depth information used for Portrait mode, holds image sequences like Live Photos in a single file, supports transparency, and handles a much wider range of colours and brightness. It is, by almost any technical measure, a better format.
So why is it such a problem?
Because being technically better is not the same as being widely supported. JPG has been the universal language of digital photography since 1992. Every phone, camera, printer, browser, website upload form and photo kiosk on earth understands it. HEIC has existed for a fraction of that time and adoption outside Apple's ecosystem has been slow.
Windows added partial HEIC support, but the video component often requires a codec from the Microsoft Store that has, at various points, cost money. Many Android phones open HEIC files fine, while others do not. Web upload forms frequently reject the format outright. Older versions of Photoshop, most content management systems and a great many corporate document tools have never heard of it.
The result is a format that works flawlessly until the moment your photo needs to leave Apple's world — which, for most people, is precisely when the photo matters.
Choosing what to convert to
| Format | Best for | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| JPG | Almost everything — sharing, uploading, printing, email | Slightly lossy, but invisible at 90% quality |
| PNG | Screenshots, graphics, anything needing a pixel-perfect copy | Files are often 3–5× larger than JPG |
| WebP | Websites and anywhere file size matters most | Not accepted by some older software and print services |
For the overwhelming majority of cases, JPG at 90% quality is the correct answer. The difference from the original is not perceptible on a screen or in print, and the file will open on any device made in the last thirty years. Reach for PNG only when you genuinely need lossless data — archiving an important document photo, for instance, or preparing an image for further editing.
Stopping the problem at the source
Converting solves the photos you already have. If you would rather not deal with this again, you can tell your iPhone to shoot JPG from now on:
- Open Settings
- Tap Camera
- Tap Formats
- Choose Most Compatible
Your camera will use JPG for every new photo. The trade-off is real — your pictures will take up roughly twice the storage — so plenty of people prefer to keep shooting HEIC and convert only the handful of photos that need to travel. There is no wrong choice here; it depends on whether you value storage or convenience more.
One thing worth knowing: changing this setting does not convert the photos already on your phone. Everything shot before the change stays in HEIC.
Why this converter doesn't upload your photos
Nearly every free HEIC converter online works the same way: you upload your photos to a server somewhere, that server converts them, and you download the result. It works, but it means handing your personal photographs to a company you know nothing about, storing them for an unknown period, in a country you did not choose.
For holiday snaps that might not bother you. For photographs of your passport, your children, a medical document or anything else you would not post publicly, it should.
This converter takes a different approach. The decoder runs inside your browser, using your own device's processor. Your photos are read from your disk, converted in memory, and written back to your downloads folder. Nothing is transmitted, because there is no server involved in the conversion at all — which is also why there is no account to create, no daily cap, and no file size limit beyond what your own device can hold.
You can verify this yourself: load the page, disconnect from the internet, and convert a photo. It still works.
Common questions
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The conversion runs entirely inside your browser using your own device's processor. Your photos are never sent anywhere — which is also why this tool works without an account and without a file limit. Disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
What is a HEIC file?
HEIC is the photo format iPhones have used by default since iOS 11. It stores the same picture in roughly half the space of a JPG, but many Windows apps, older Android phones and websites cannot open it.
Will converting reduce my photo quality?
Converting to JPG at 90% quality is visually indistinguishable from the original for almost every photograph. If you need a pixel-perfect copy — for archiving or further editing — choose PNG, which is lossless but produces much larger files.
How many photos can I convert at once?
There is no limit set by this tool. The practical ceiling is your device's memory. A few hundred photos at a time is comfortable on a modern laptop or phone; if you have thousands, work through them in batches.
How do I stop my iPhone taking HEIC photos?
Open Settings → Camera → Formats and choose Most Compatible. Your iPhone will shoot JPG from then on. Photos already on your phone stay in HEIC and still need converting.
Does this work on my phone?
Yes. The tool runs in mobile browsers as well as on desktop. Very large batches are slower on a phone because there is less memory available, so convert in smaller groups if things feel sluggish.
Does it keep the photo's date and location?
No. The conversion produces a clean image without the original metadata, so the date taken and GPS coordinates are not carried over. For sharing photos publicly this is usually an advantage — but if you need that data preserved, keep the original HEIC files as well.
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