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HEIC to JPG

Use it when iPhone photos won't open on a Windows PC or a website won't accept them.

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Drop HEIC photos here or click to choose (multiple allowed).heic · .heif

What is HEIC?

Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos as HEIC (HEIF) by default. It's about half the size of JPG at the same quality, but Windows PCs, older software and many websites can't open or accept it. This tool converts HEIC photos to JPG or PNG, which work everywhere.

How to use it

  1. Drop one or more HEIC photos; they appear in a list.
  2. Choose the format (JPG or PNG), quality and maximum size. JPG “Good” is usually plenty.
  3. Click “Convert and download”. One photo downloads directly; several come as a ZIP.

Make your iPhone shoot JPG

Go to Settings → Camera → Formats and choose “Most Compatible” — new photos will be saved as JPG. Also, Settings → Photos → “Transfer to Mac or PC” set to “Automatic” converts photos to JPG when you copy them over a cable.

Privacy

The converter (heic2any) is downloaded from this site and runs in your browser — photos never go to a server. The JPGs don't include metadata such as GPS location. For Live Photos or bursts, only the main image is converted.

Frequently asked questions

Conversion is slow.

Decoding HEIC is heavy work — 1–3 seconds per photo is normal. Multiple photos are processed one after another.

Will quality drop?

At “Best (95)” the difference is hard to see. The JPG file will be larger than the HEIC.

Why is the PNG so big?

PNG is lossless, so photos get large. JPG is recommended for photos.

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