HEIC to JPG converter
The iPhone saves in HEIC, the rest of the world asks for JPG. Convert here, on your own device, and the photos work everywhere.
Guide
How to use it
- Drop your .heic files in (JPG, PNG and WebP also accepted, for mixed batches).
- Give the decoder a second on first use, it loads once and is cached after that.
- Tap Convert. Each photo decodes and re-encodes as JPG on your machine.
- Download the results, same names, .jpg extension, open anywhere.
Examples
The HEIC facts of life
Photos moved off an iPhone by cable or cloud arrive as HEIC and confuse Windows tools. A batch conversion here makes them ordinary JPGs.
Insurance claims, marketplaces and portals mostly whitelist JPG and PNG. HEIC straight from the camera roll gets rejected, converted it sails through.
HEIC really is about half the size of JPG at the same quality, which is why Apple uses it. Converting trades that efficiency for universal compatibility.
Method
How it works
Browsers cannot decode HEIC natively, so this page loads a small open-source decoder (heic2any, WebAssembly) once from a CDN, about a megabyte, cached thereafter. Your photos are decoded by that code on your device and re-encoded as JPG, they are never uploaded, only the decoder script travels, and it travels to you.
Tip for the future: the iPhone can shoot JPG directly, Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible, at the cost of larger files.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is a HEIC file?
Apple’s container for HEIF images, used by iPhones since iOS 11. Better compression than JPG, worse compatibility everywhere outside Apple.
Are my photos uploaded to convert?
No. The decoder script downloads to your browser, your photos stay put. It is the opposite direction to the upload converters.
Why does the first conversion take longer?
The decoder loads on first use. After that, conversions are quick, a few seconds per photo for big ones.
A file failed to convert, why?
Some HEICs hold bursts or live photos with multiple frames, only stills convert cleanly. Export the frame from Photos first, or re-shoot the odd one out.
Can I stop the iPhone making HEICs?
Settings, Camera, Formats, choose Most Compatible. Photos will be JPG from then on and roughly double in size.
Does converted JPG keep the location data?
No, re-encoding strips EXIF including GPS, usually the right call for photos heading to forms and marketplaces.
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