Free tool
HEIC to JPG Converter
Turn iPhone HEIC photos into JPG files that open everywhere: on Windows, in older editing software, in upload forms and at the print lab. Add as many as you like and download them one by one or as a ZIP.
Nothing is uploaded. Your photos are converted inside your own browser and never leave your device. No signup, no watermark, no limit on the number of files.
Higher keeps more detail and makes bigger files. 90% suits most photos.
Drop your HEIC photos here
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HEIC, PNG, JPG or WebP. Add as many as you like; they are converted one at a time.
Good to know
- Phone photos stay the right way up: the rotation stored in the file is applied before converting.
- JPG has no transparency, so converting to JPG fills transparent areas with white. PNG and WebP keep transparency.
- Converting re-encodes the picture, so camera metadata (EXIF: date, camera settings, GPS location) is not copied to the new file. That also means a converted photo no longer reveals where it was taken. To see what a photo carries first, open it in the EXIF viewer.
- Large photos, 48 MP and up, take a few seconds each. If a browser cannot hold one at full size, it is saved at the largest size that browser allows and labelled so in the list.
Why your iPhone saves HEIC
Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos as HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) when the camera is set to High Efficiency, which is the default. HEIC uses the HEVC video codec to store a photo at roughly half the size of a JPG of similar quality, and it can hold extras a JPG cannot: depth data, the pairing for a Live Photo, and HDR information.
When to convert HEIC to JPG
Convert when a photo has to leave the Apple world. Windows only opens HEIC with extra codecs from the Microsoft Store, many web upload forms and client galleries reject it, and most print labs ask for JPG. Sending a whole shoot to an editor or a client as JPG saves a round of “I can’t open these”.
What changes in the JPG
At the default 90% quality the difference is not visible at normal viewing sizes, but the JPG is usually larger than the HEIC was. The picture is kept the right way up. Depth data, the Live Photo video, HDR and 10-bit colour are not carried over: the JPG is a standard 8-bit sRGB photo, which is what browsers and print labs expect. Camera metadata such as the date and GPS location is not copied either.
HEIC to JPG
Frequently asked questions
Why are my iPhone photos HEIC files?
Because the iPhone camera is set to High Efficiency, the default since iOS 11. It saves space: a HEIC photo is roughly half the size of a JPG of similar quality.
Can I make my iPhone take JPG photos instead?
Yes. In Settings, open Camera, then Formats, and choose Most Compatible. New photos are then saved as JPG; photos you have already taken stay HEIC.
Does converting HEIC to JPG lose quality?
JPG compression is lossy, so a little information is discarded, but at the default 90% quality the difference is not visible at normal sizes. Choose 100% for the least compression, at the cost of a bigger file.
What happens to Live Photos?
The HEIC file holds the still photo, and that is what is converted. The short video of a Live Photo is a separate file, so the JPG is the still image only.
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Open-source notice: HEIC files are decoded with libheif 1.23.5 and libde265 1.0.15, free software licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3. They are downloaded as separate, unmodified files only when a HEIC file needs them, and can be replaced with your own build. ZIP files are made with fflate (MIT licence). Licences and source code