Convert HEIC photos from your iPhone to JPG so they work everywhere. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Last updated: August 2026
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Drop HEIC files here or click to browse
Supports .heic and .heif - all processing stays in your browser
Four steps, all running locally in your browser.
Drop your HEIC files
One file or a whole batch. Nothing is uploaded, everything stays on your device.
Adjust quality, optional
60 to 95, defaulting to 85, visually identical to the source at normal viewing sizes.
Each file decodes then encodes
Status is shown per file as it moves from decoding to encoding to done.
Download
One click for a single file, or all at once as one ZIP for a batch.
HEIC is the format commonly used by iPhones for High Efficiency photos. It can store high-quality images at smaller file sizes than JPEG, but support varies across operating systems, apps, browsers, and upload services. Modern Android versions support HEIC/HEIF, while some older devices, apps, and websites may not. Converting HEIC to JPG gives you a more widely compatible file for sharing and uploading.
The problem is that HEIC is an Apple format. Windows does not open it without a separate extension. Android cannot open it at all. Many websites and upload forms are designed around widely supported formats such as JPG and PNG, and some do not accept HEIC files. Converting to JPG can help when a website or application does not list HEIC as a supported format.
Sharing with Windows users
JPG is broadly supported across Windows applications and is often easier to share than HEIC when HEIC support isn't available.
Uploading to websites
Some websites and online forms do not accept HEIC files. Converting to JPG provides a widely supported format for uploads.
Sharing with different devices
HEIC support varies by device and app. Converting to JPG is useful when you need broad compatibility across phones, computers, apps, and websites.
Job applications and forms
Official portals typically require JPG or PDF. HEIC will be rejected.
Most HEIC converters upload your photo to a server. Your photo then sits on someone else's infrastructure while it is converted and returned. iPhone photos carry GPS coordinates embedded in the file showing exactly where the photo was taken.
This converter runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server. The conversion pipeline decodes HEIC to raw pixels then re-encodes to JPEG, which means EXIF metadata, GPS coordinates and camera information are not present in the output file. Your converted JPGs are clean by default.
You can read more about what GPS and EXIF data your photos contain and why it matters.
If you would rather your iPhone shoot JPG in the first place, change this in Settings:
This only affects new photos. Existing HEIC photos on your device need to be converted using the tool above.
Expecting the converted JPG to be smaller than the original HEIC
HEIC is a more efficient codec than JPEG, so it typically achieves the same visual quality at roughly half the file size. A converted JPG coming out larger than the source HEIC is expected, not a sign something went wrong. Lower the quality slider if file size matters more than matching the original.
Assuming a lower quality number means visibly worse photos
The default of 85 already looks visually identical to the original HEIC at normal viewing sizes. Dropping toward 60 mainly trims file size for cases like strict upload limits, it doesn't necessarily mean a dramatic visual difference for most photos.
Not realizing GPS and EXIF data are stripped automatically
There's no separate step or toggle needed. Because the conversion decodes to raw pixels and re-encodes, camera model, timestamps and GPS coordinates simply don't carry over to the JPG output.
Trying to convert a Live Photo or portrait-mode HEIC and expecting the extra data to transfer
Only the primary still image converts. Any motion clip or depth data bundled with a Live Photo or portrait shot in the HEIC container is not part of the output JPG.
Installing a Windows HEIC viewer and assuming that's the same as converting
A viewer extension lets Windows Photos display a HEIC file, but the file itself stays HEIC and still won't open in other apps or upload to portals that reject the format. Converting to JPG here actually changes the file.
HEIC is widely used by iPhones, but compatibility varies across devices, operating systems, apps, browsers, and upload services. Android has supported HEIF/HEIC decoding since Android 8.0, although support can still vary by device and app. Some Windows configurations and websites may also require additional support or a more widely accepted format. Converting HEIC to JPG is useful when you need maximum compatibility.
Drop your HEIC files into the converter above. It runs entirely in your browser so there is nothing to install. The converted JPG files download directly to your device. You can also install the free HEIC Image Extension from the Microsoft Store to open HEIC in Windows Photos, but that does not convert them for use in other apps.
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is commonly used by iPhones for High Efficiency photos. It can store high-quality images more efficiently than JPEG. However, HEIC compatibility varies across operating systems, apps, browsers, and upload services, so converting to JPG can be useful when you need a more universally accepted format.
At the default quality setting of 85%, the output JPG is visually identical to the original HEIC at normal viewing sizes. HEIC stores photos at roughly half the file size of an equivalent JPEG, so the converted JPG will typically be larger than the original HEIC. The actual image content is not degraded.
No. All conversion happens entirely in your browser. Your HEIC photos never leave your device. You can verify this by turning off your internet connection after the page loads, conversion still works because everything runs locally.
Yes, automatically. The conversion decodes HEIC to raw pixels and re-encodes to JPEG. Because the data passes through raw pixel form, no EXIF metadata, GPS coordinates, camera model or timestamps are carried into the output file. Your converted JPGs are clean by default.
Yes. Drop multiple HEIC files at once or select them from the file picker. Each file converts independently. When all conversions are complete, download them individually or as a single ZIP file.
This is expected. HEIC is a more efficient format than JPEG. It achieves roughly the same visual quality at about half the file size. When you convert to JPG the output is larger because JPEG is a less efficient codec. Use the quality slider to lower the output size if file size matters.
No sign-up. No uploads. Drop your HEIC files above and download the JPGs in seconds.
