HEIC to JPG Converter
Batch-convert iPhone HEIC / HEIF photos to universally supported JPG or PNG. Conversion happens in your browser; your photos are never uploaded.
Note: the converter is about 1 MB and loads the first time you open the page. A single photo usually takes 1–3 seconds; for dozens of photos, let the progress bar finish.
How to use
- Click the box above or drag your HEIC / HEIF photos onto it — select as many as you like. Photos copied from an iPhone to a computer usually end in .HEIC.
- Conversion starts immediately with the default settings (JPG, quality 85). A progress bar tracks the batch, and the list shows a thumbnail plus the size before and after for each photo.
- To switch to PNG or change the quality, adjust the settings and click "Re-convert with these settings".
- A single photo downloads automatically. For several, download them individually or click "Download all (zip)".
When it's useful
iPhones save photos as HEIC by default. The format is clever — about half the size of a JPG at the same quality — but plenty of places still don't understand it. Older Windows photo viewers won't open it, many website upload forms accept only JPG or PNG, and online applications, school portals and job sites often reject HEIC with a "file type not supported" error. Converting to JPG first saves the hassle when you move photos to a PC, send them to friends on Android or Windows, drop them into Word or PowerPoint, or upload them to an online store.
Tips
- A quality of 80–90 is practically indistinguishable from the original. If the destination also has a size limit, run the JPGs through the Image Compressor and cap the width at 1600–2000 pixels.
- PNG is lossless but usually several times bigger than JPG. Unless you plan to keep editing the image, JPG is the better choice.
- Live Photos, bursts and some Portrait-mode shots can store more than one image in a single file; this tool converts the first, main image.
- To stop getting HEIC files in future, go to Settings › Camera › Formats on your iPhone and choose "Most Compatible". New photos will be saved as JPG.
- Need the converted photos as one document? Turn them into a single file with JPG to PDF.
Privacy
Conversion uses heic2any, an open-source browser build of the libheif decoder. Your photos are decoded and re-encoded as JPG or PNG on your own device and are never uploaded to a server, so family pictures and ID photos are safe to convert. As a bonus, the converted files don't carry the original EXIF metadata such as capture time and GPS location, which makes them safer to share.
FAQ
Q: Are my photos uploaded?
A: No. Decoding and conversion happen entirely in your browser; our server never receives any photos.
Q: Will the quality drop?
A: JPG is a lossy format, but at quality 85 the difference is very hard to see. If you need a completely lossless copy, choose PNG.
Q: Why is the JPG bigger than the HEIC?
A: That's expected. HEIC compresses more efficiently than JPG, so a JPG of the same visual quality is usually larger. Lower the quality a little if the files are too big.
Q: Conversion is slow or seems stuck — what should I do?
A: Decoding HEIC is demanding. A 12-megapixel photo takes roughly 1–3 seconds on a computer and longer on a phone. For dozens of photos, use a computer and let the progress bar finish.
Q: Are the date and location kept?
A: No. The converted files have no EXIF data. If you sort photos by capture date, keep the original HEIC files as well.
Q: Why did a file fail to convert?
A: Usually the file is damaged, or it has a .heic extension but is actually another format. A few HEIF variants from some cameras aren't supported yet; in that case, export to JPG from your system's Photos app.