HEIC to JPG
Drop in HEIC photos from your iPhone
and convert them all to JPG or PNG. Photos are processed in your browser and never uploaded.
Or drop photos here, as many as you like
.heic · .heif
Output settings
Higher is sharper and larger. Default 92.
How it works
- Pick or drop HEIC photos
- Choose format and photo details
- Download JPGs or one ZIP
Why Windows can't open HEIC
HEIC is the default “High Efficiency” photo format on iPhone. At the same quality the files are smaller than JPG, but Windows, many websites and upload forms do not support it, so the photos often will not open or upload once they reach a computer.
Windows needs two add-ons from the Microsoft Store, “HEIF Image Extensions” and “HEVC Video Extensions”, before it can show .heic photos. Chrome and Edge cannot open HEIC images either; Safari on Mac, iPhone and iPad supports them from version 17. On most computers, though, Chrome and Edge can borrow the graphics card’s video decoder to read HEIC, and that is how this tool converts.
This tool converts HEIC to JPG or PNG inside your browser, so the photos open almost anywhere.
Without converting
- Install the two extensions above on Windows, and the Photos app opens HEIC directly.
- Change a setting on your iPhone so photos are saved as JPG, or converted when you copy them to a computer. See the next section.
Make your iPhone save JPG
- Settings › Camera › Formats: choose Most Compatible. New photos are saved as JPG; photos you already took stay as they are.
- Settings › Photos › Transfer to Mac or PC: choose Automatic, and photos copied to a computer over a cable are converted to JPG. Keep Originals leaves them as HEIC.
When you pick a photo from your library in Safari on iPhone, the system usually hands this page a JPG already. The tool then says the photo is already a JPG, and you can use the original as it is.
Keep or remove photo details
Besides the picture, a photo stores capture details (EXIF): when it was taken, the phone model, camera settings and, if location was on, the GPS position where it was taken.
| Option | What the converted photo contains |
|---|---|
| Remove location | Date, phone model and other details, without the GPS location (default) |
| Remove all | No capture details at all |
| Keep all | All capture details, including the GPS location |
Before uploading to a web form or sending photos to people you do not know well, remove the location. Keeping the date lets photo apps sort pictures by when they were taken; with everything removed, they usually fall back to the file date. PNG output carries no capture details.
Will the photo come out sideways?
No. Portrait photos are turned upright the way they were shot. When details are kept, the orientation stored in them is corrected too, so Windows Photos and other apps do not rotate the picture a second time.
JPG or PNG
For photos, JPG is the right choice: small files that open almost anywhere. PNG adds no further quality loss, but a photo saved as PNG is usually several times larger and carries no capture details. It suits pictures you still plan to edit.
The wide colour range (Display P3) of iPhone photos is converted to sRGB, the standard for screens and websites, so colours do not look washed out. If a browser cannot do this step, the list says so.
Which quality to pick
The default of 92 is practically indistinguishable from the original. Lower values, such as 80, give smaller files for upload forms with size limits; 100 gives the largest files. Whatever the quality, the photo keeps its original size.
Is my photo uploaded
No. Reading, decoding and writing the JPG all happen inside your browser; there is no server on this site that receives photos. Photos, file names and capture details are never sent anywhere, and they disappear when you close or reload the page.
- HEIC is decoded by your browser or operating system. The site does not download a separate decoder, and no other website processes your photos.
- Your browser only remembers your choice of format, quality and photo details, so you do not have to set them again. Photos and file names are never stored.
Check it yourself
Once the first photo is converted, you can keep converting offline. To check, convert one photo while online, switch your computer or phone to airplane mode, then add more photos, convert and download them. It still works.
For analytics and server logs, see the privacy notice.
Frequently asked questions
How many photos can I convert at once?
There is no limit. Pick or drop as many as you like and the tool converts them one at a time. Converted files are kept in memory, so with hundreds of photos the computer may slow down; converting and downloading in batches helps.
Will the quality drop?
The photo keeps its original size. JPG is a lossy format, but at the default quality of 92 the difference is practically invisible. For no further loss at all, choose PNG, at the cost of much larger files.
Why does it say my iPhone photo is already a JPG?
When you pick a photo from your library in Safari on iPhone, the system usually converts it to JPG before handing it to the page, so you can use the original photo as it is. To convert the HEIC original, pick it from the Files app or copy it to a computer first. Browsers on iPhone and iPad cannot handle very large photos (24 or 48 megapixels, for example); convert those on a computer.
What if it says this device cannot convert HEIC, or cannot decode the encoding a photo uses?
The tool decodes photos with your browser or operating system and does not download a separate decoder, so some computers cannot decode them, or can decode only some photos (10-bit photos, for example, are not supported by every graphics card). Try the following:
- Edge or Chrome on Windows: in the browser settings, open System (System and performance in Edge), make sure graphics acceleration is turned on, then restart the browser and try again.
- Edge: you may also need “HEVC Video Extensions” from the Microsoft Store. Restart Edge after installing it.
- Firefox: the Windows version cannot decode HEIC yet. Use Edge or Chrome instead.
- Mac, iPhone or iPad: open this page in Safari (version 17 or later) and conversion works there.
- On your iPhone: set Settings › Photos › Transfer to Mac or PC to Automatic, and photos arrive on your computer as JPG.
What about Live Photos?
Only the still photo is converted. The moving part of a Live Photo is a separate .MOV video file; if you drop it in, it is skipped with a note that videos are not converted.
Can it convert .heif files?
Yes. HEIF is the format family HEIC belongs to, and photos with a .heif extension convert the same way. If the file actually contains an AVIF image, the tool tells you so; this version does not convert AVIF.
How do I open the ZIP file?
On Windows, right-click the file and choose Extract All. On a Mac, double-click it. When only one photo is converted, there is no ZIP button; use that photo’s Download button instead.
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