iPhones save photos as HEIC files to save space, but many websites, apps, and Windows computers can't open them. The fix is to convert HEIC to JPG, and you can do it free, in your browser, with the image converter. Your photos never leave your device.
Quick steps: drop your .heic file in the converter below → JPG is already selected → click Convert → Download. Done, nothing uploaded.
HEIC to JPG
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HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is the format Apple uses for photos on modern iPhones and iPads. It stores great-looking images at about half the size of JPG. The downside is compatibility: HEIC often won't open on Windows, on older devices, or when you upload it to websites and forms, which is why converting to the universal JPG format is so common.
Everything happens on your own device, so even personal photos stay private.
Because the converter runs in the browser, it works the same on any device: an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac, or a Windows PC. There's nothing to install. On iPhone you can even stop the problem at the source: go to Settings → Camera → Formats and choose "Most Compatible" to shoot in JPG instead of HEIC going forward.
The conversion decodes the HEIC photo and re-encodes the picture as a JPG at the same pixel dimensions, so what you see is what you get. A few things are deliberately left behind, and it is better to know in advance. A Live Photo becomes a still image, because JPG cannot hold the short video clip attached to it. Portrait-mode depth information is dropped, so the rendered photo is what survives. And the EXIF metadata block does not travel into the new file, which means camera details, the timestamp, and any GPS coordinates are removed; that is usually welcome when you are sending a photo to someone you do not know. Your original HEIC on the phone keeps all of it, untouched. Our guide to image metadata covers what that block contains.
Expect the JPG to be a little larger than the HEIC despite being no better looking. HEIC is one of the most space-efficient photo formats in use, so moving to a format every device can read costs some size. That is the trade you are making, and it is almost always worth it. If you need lossless output for an editor or a strict upload form, HEIC to PNG is the alternative, though those files are larger again.
JPG is lossy, but at a high quality setting the difference is essentially invisible. Use the quality slider to balance file size against clarity.
Yes. There's no sign-up and no watermark, and your images are converted locally in your browser; they are never uploaded to a server.
Ready? Scroll up and drop your HEIC photos into the converter; JPG is pre-selected.
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