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HEIC to JPG Converter

Drop HEIC photos here and get JPG files that open on any phone, PC, website or printer. Convert up to 30 photos at once and download them one by one or as a ZIP.

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Drop HEIC photos here or paste with Ctrl+V

Up to 30 photos. HEIC, HEIF, JPG, PNG and WebP. Nothing is uploaded.

How to convert HEIC to JPG

  1. Drop your HEIC files on the box, choose them with Choose images, or paste with Ctrl+V.
  2. Pick a quality if you want a smaller file. 90 is a good default.
  3. Each photo is converted as soon as it is added. The list shows the size before and after.
  4. Click Download next to a file, or Download all as ZIP.

Why your iPhone photos are HEIC

Since iOS 11, iPhones and iPads save photos in HEIC by default. HEIC keeps about the same visible quality as JPG in roughly half the space, which saves storage. The problem is compatibility: older Windows versions, many websites, email forms, print shops and some apps do not accept HEIC. A JPG opens everywhere.

What changes when you convert HEIC to JPG

  • The file gets bigger. A JPG of the same photo is usually 1.5 to 2 times the size of the HEIC at similar quality.
  • Quality is kept at a high level. JPG is lossy, so a tiny amount of detail is lost, but at quality 90 or more the difference is not visible in a photo.
  • The photo is turned the right way up. Rotation is applied to the pixels, so it shows correctly in every program.
  • Metadata is not copied. The date taken, camera model and GPS location are left out of the JPG. This is good for privacy, but it also means photo apps will sort the file by its download date.
  • Live Photos and depth data become a still. Only the main picture is saved.

Prefer to avoid converting?

On the iPhone, open Settings, Camera, Formats and choose Most Compatible. New photos are then saved as JPG. Photos you already took stay HEIC, so you still need a converter for those. The HEIC format guide shows every option.

Privacy

Your photos are converted in your browser and are never uploaded. In Safari the conversion uses the browser itself. In Chrome, Edge and Firefox a small decoder file is downloaded once from this site the first time you add a HEIC file, and then the photos are decoded on your own device.

Related tools

Need a lossless file? Use HEIC to PNG. To resize or set the quality, try convert HEIC to JPG with options. For a whole folder, use the bulk HEIC to JPG converter. After converting you can compress the JPG or put photos in a document with image to PDF. For the differences between the formats, read HEIC vs JPG.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert HEIC to JPG?

Drop the HEIC file on the converter. It is converted in your browser right away, and you can download the JPG, or several JPGs as one ZIP.

Is HEIC better quality than JPG?

At the same file size HEIC looks slightly better, because its compression is more efficient. Once converted to JPG at quality 90 or higher, the difference is hard to see in a photo.

Why is my JPG bigger than the HEIC?

HEIC compresses photos about twice as well as JPG. The same picture therefore needs more bytes as JPG. Lower the quality a little to reduce the size.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. The conversion runs on your device. Only a small decoder file is downloaded to your browser, your photos never leave it.

Does it keep the date and location of the photo?

No. The JPG has no EXIF data, so the date taken, camera details and GPS location are not copied.