Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos as HEIC. It is great for storage, but many websites, Windows PCs, photo kiosks and older apps still refuse it. Drop your HEIC photos below and get ordinary JPGs back in seconds. The decoding runs on your device with libheif compiled to WebAssembly.
How to convert HEIC to JPG
- Click Select HEIC files or drag them onto the box above. You can add as many as you like.
- Check that the target says JPG. Click the slider icon next to a file to change its options.
- Press Convert. Each file shows its own progress, and the work happens on your device.
- Download files one by one, or use Download all (ZIP). Press Convert more to start a new batch.
If you never want HEIC again, set Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible on the iPhone. That only affects new photos, so existing ones still need converting.
HEIC vs JPG
What is HEIC?
HEIC is Apple’s flavour of HEIF, a container that stores pictures compressed with the HEVC (H.265) video codec. A HEIC photo is usually about half the size of a JPEG of the same quality, and it can carry 10-bit colour, depth maps and multiple images. More about the HEIC format.
What is JPG?
JPG (JPEG) dates from 1992 and is understood by practically every phone, browser, email client, CMS and printer. It is lossy, 8-bit and has no transparency, which is exactly why it is the safest format to hand to somebody else. More about the JPG format.
| HEIC | JPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | High Efficiency Image (HEIC/HEIF) | JPEG image |
| Extensions | .heic, .heif, .hif | .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe |
| MIME type | image/heic | image/jpeg |
When to convert HEIC to JPG
- An upload form or marketplace only accepts JPG or PNG.
- You want to open iPhone photos on Windows without buying the HEVC extension.
- You are sending pictures to a print shop, a photo kiosk or a relative with an older laptop.
- Your editing software, CMS or e-commerce platform cannot import HEIC.
Quality and settings
The default quality of 85 is visually identical to the original for nearly all photos and produces files roughly 1.5–2× the size of the HEIC. Use 92–95 if you will edit the image further; 70–75 is enough for web previews and chat. JPG cannot store 10-bit colour, so HDR highlights are mapped into standard range. Metadata such as GPS location is not copied into the JPG, which is useful when you share photos publicly.