Convert HEIC to JPG

Why your iPhone photos are HEIC files

Recent iPhones save photos as HEIC by default. According to Apple, the format keeps a photo at similar quality to JPG in roughly half the space, which saves a lot of storage on the phone. The trouble starts when the photo leaves the Apple world: many Windows PCs, older Android phones, office programs and website upload forms refuse HEIC files or show an error.

Converting to JPG solves this for good. JPG is the format practically every device, program and form accepts, so the converted copy can be emailed, uploaded or printed without anyone needing extra software.

How to use it

1. Click the file area or drag your HEIC files onto it. You can add several photos at once.
2. The first time you add a HEIC file, the page downloads a HEIC decoder (libheif) into your browser. Only the decoder is downloaded; your photos are never sent anywhere.
3. Pick the output format. JPG is selected by default; PNG and WebP are also available.
4. For JPG or WebP, set the quality slider (30 to 100, default 85).
5. If you want lighter files, choose a maximum width: 3840, 2560, 1920, 1280 or 800 px. Leave it on original to keep the full resolution.
6. Download each photo with its own button, or use Download all to get a single ZIP. The original and new file sizes are shown for every photo.

If a file is named .heic but is really another format, the tool still converts it as long as your browser can read it.

Choosing the format, quality and size

For most people, JPG at quality 85 is the right answer: it looks like the original at normal viewing sizes and opens everywhere. Raise the quality to 90–95 if you plan to edit the photo further or print it large. PNG is lossless, but a full-resolution photo saved as PNG can be several times larger than the JPG, so choose it only when a program specifically asks for PNG. WebP gives smaller files than JPG at similar quality and suits your own website.

Do not be surprised if the JPG is larger than the HEIC file. That is normal: HEIC simply compresses more efficiently. If size matters, set a maximum width of 1920 or 1280 px; iPhone photos are often 4000 px wide or more, far more than a screen or a form needs. For a strict limit such as 200 KB, run the result through Compress to a target size.

What happens to the photo's hidden data

The converted file does not carry over the original's metadata: no EXIF details, no camera model, no GPS location. That is good for privacy when you share the photo. It also means the date the photo was taken is not stored in the new file, so some photo apps may sort it by the conversion date instead. Keep your original HEIC files if that date matters to you.

To learn more about the format, read our guide to what HEIC is or the HEIC format page.