HEIC to JPG Converter

Convert iPhone Photos for Universal Compatibility

Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG, free, with no upload and no sign-up. Add as many as you like at once, or choose PNG, WebP or AVIF instead.

Drop your iPhone photos here

HEIC or HEIF, as many as you like. They never leave your device.

Converts to JPEG at 92% quality. Change it below.

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Quality: 92%

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Guide by Ashley Whitehair, web designer at Norwich Website Design

How to convert HEIC to JPG

Add your HEIC photos
Drop HEIC or HEIF files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. Add as many as you like, all at once or in several goes.
Check the format and quality
JPEG is already selected, at 92% quality. Choose PNG, WebP or AVIF instead if you need them. Your choice is remembered for next time.
Convert and download
Press Process. Save photos one at a time with the download button beside each, or press Download ZIP to get them all in one file.

What is a HEIC file?

HEIC is the format iPhones and iPads save photos in by default. It’s a photo stored in HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format) and compressed with HEVC, the same technology used for video. Apple adopted it with iOS 11 because it looks as good as a JPG while taking up much less storage.

The catch is compatibility. Many websites, online forms and older programs won’t accept HEIC, and Windows often needs extra extensions to open it. JPG works everywhere. Files ending in .heif are the same kind of file and convert the same way.

JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF?

For most people JPG is the right choice. Here’s when to pick each format:

Format	Best for	File size
JPG	Email, uploads, printing and anything else. Every device and program can open it.	Usually bigger than the HEIC at the default 92% quality.
PNG	Editing, when you want to avoid any further compression.	Lossless, so many times bigger than a JPG. Not worth it just for sharing.
WebP	Photos for your own website. All modern browsers display it.	Smaller than a JPG at the same quality setting.
AVIF	Websites, when you want the smallest files.	Usually the smallest, but slower to create. Needs a one-off download of about 1 MB.

Quality and file size

The quality slider, from 50% to 100%, sets how much JPG, WebP and AVIF files are compressed. The default of 92% is high: compression is very hard to spot, even when you zoom in.

Don’t worry if the JPG is bigger than the HEIC. HEIC simply compresses photos more efficiently than JPG. Each converted photo shows its old and new size. To make files smaller:

Lower the quality to 80 to 85%. Files get much smaller and most people can’t see the change.
Avoid 100%, which makes files several times bigger than 92% for no visible gain.
For a website, choose WebP or AVIF, and resize the photos to the size the page needs.

Date, location and other photo details

An iPhone stores extra details inside each photo: when it was taken, the camera settings and, if location access is on for the Camera, where you were. The converted files don’t keep any of this. Only the picture itself is copied, so the new file has no date taken, camera details or GPS location.

That’s good for privacy when you post or send photos. The downside is that apps which sort photos by date taken may file converted ones under the day you converted them, so keep your HEIC originals if the dates matter. You can see what a photo contains with the EXIF Viewer.

Photos come out the right way up. iPhones often store portrait photos sideways with a note saying which way is up; the converter follows it.
Live Photos: only the still photo (the .heic file) is converted, not the separate .mov video.
Files holding several images, such as some wallpapers, give you one JPG of the main image.

Your photos never leave your device

The conversion happens in your browser, on your own phone or computer. Your photos and the converted files are never uploaded, which matters when they show your family, your home or your documents.

Most browsers can’t read HEIC by themselves, so this page downloads a HEIC decoder (about 730 KB) from this site. That’s code coming to your device, not your photos going out. Your browser keeps it, so after that the converter works offline too (AVIF once you’ve used it online).

You can check this yourself: open your browser’s developer tools, go to the Network tab and convert a photo. You’ll see this site’s own code files and a few anonymous counts (a page view, and that files were added and downloaded, with nothing about the files), described in our privacy policy. None of them contain your photos.

Tips for iPhone photos

If you’re converting often, these can save you a step:

Take JPG photos instead: go to Settings → Camera → Formats and choose Most Compatible. New photos are saved as JPG and take more storage; existing photos stay HEIC.
Copy photos to a computer as JPG: in Settings → Apps → Photos (just Settings → Photos on older iOS), set Transfer to Mac or PC to Automatic. Your iPhone can then convert photos when you import them with a cable.
Sharing: when you email a photo or send it to a device that can’t open HEIC, the iPhone may convert it to JPG for you.
Need a PDF? Add HEIC files straight to JPG to PDF, which converts them on the way in.

Frequently asked questions

Is this HEIC to JPG converter free?

Yes. There’s no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many photos you convert.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. They’re converted in your browser, on your device, and never uploaded. That’s also why the converter can work offline once you’ve used it.

Can I convert lots of HEIC files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, press Process, then Download ZIP to save them all in one file. If two photos share a name, the ZIP saves the second as, say, IMG_0001-1.jpg, so none are lost.

Does it work on Windows and Android?

Yes. It runs in your web browser, so there’s nothing to install. It works in modern browsers such as Chrome and Edge, on Windows, Mac and Android.

Will converting HEIC to JPG lose quality?

JPG compression always removes a little detail, but at the default 92% quality it’s very hard to see. For no further compression at all, choose PNG, which is lossless but makes much bigger files.

Why is the JPG bigger than the HEIC file?

HEIC compresses photos more efficiently than JPG, so the same picture takes more space as a JPG. For smaller files, lower the quality to 80 to 85% or choose WebP or AVIF.

Does the JPG keep the photo’s location and date?

No. The date taken, camera details and GPS location aren’t copied to the new file. That protects your privacy when sharing, but keep the HEIC originals if you need those details.

What’s the difference between HEIC and HEIF?

HEIF is the file format; HEIC is a HEIF file compressed with HEVC, which is what iPhones produce. This converter accepts both .heic and .heif files.

Why won’t my HEIC file convert?

If a file is damaged or isn’t really a HEIC photo, you’ll see a message naming it, and the other photos still convert. Only .heic and .heif files can be added here; for other formats, use the Image Converter.

How do I stop my iPhone saving photos as HEIC?

Go to Settings → Camera → Formats and choose Most Compatible. New photos are then saved as JPG, though they take up more storage.