Convert HEIC files
- Drop .heic or .heif files, or click Choose files.
- Leave the output on JPG. Pick PNG if you want a lossless file instead.
- Quality 90 keeps most of the detail. Lower it only if you need a smaller file.
- Click Convert to JPG, then download one file or all of them.
Why iPhones save HEIC
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) has been the iPhone default since iOS 11. It is about half the size of a similar JPG, which is why Apple uses it. The catch is compatibility: a PC without a HEIC extension, a lot of upload forms, and some print shops still expect JPG.
Safari can decode HEIC on its own. Chrome, Edge, and Firefox load a decoder on this page, still inside your browser. The first conversion can take a few extra seconds while that decoder starts.
Stop getting HEIC from the iPhone
- Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible: new photos are saved as JPG.
- Settings, Photos, Transfer to Mac or PC, Automatic: the phone converts to JPG when you plug in a cable.
- Sharing by email or AirDrop to a non-Apple device often converts the photo for you.
Privacy
The photo is decoded and re-encoded on your device. It is not uploaded. That matters for scans, IDs, and ordinary snapshots you would rather not send to a random converter.
A HEIC file can contain GPS coordinates. The JPG this page writes does not keep that metadata. Live Photos are converted as a still image; the separate video part of a Live Photo is left alone.