Convert HEIC to JPG or PNG
Turn your iPhone photos into JPG or PNG so you can open, edit and share them anywhere. Free and private.
Add your HEIC photos
Drag and drop them here or pick them from your device. HEIC and HEIF files work, and you can select many at once.
Your files stay on your deviceThey are processed in your browser. We never upload or store them.
How it works
- Add your HEIC photos: drag them onto the page or pick them from your device. You can add many at once.
- Choose JPG or PNG. For JPG you can set the quality; 90 is a good balance between sharpness and size.
- Press “Convert”, then download each photo or all of them together in a ZIP. Everything happens in your browser.
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Frequently asked questions
Is converting HEIC to JPG free?
Yes. You do not need an account or to install anything, and the converted photos have no watermark.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The photos are converted in your browser, on your own device, so we never receive or store them. The first time you convert a photo, your browser downloads the small program that knows how to read HEIC; it is that program that comes to you, not your photos that go anywhere.
Why do iPhones save photos as HEIC?
HEIC is a modern format that often keeps a photo in about half the space a JPG needs, which saves room on the phone. iPhones have used it by default since iOS 11. The catch is that many programs, websites and older devices cannot open it, which is why people convert it to JPG or PNG.
Should I choose JPG or PNG?
JPG is the best choice for photos: the files are small and almost every program and website accepts them. PNG does not lose any quality when it is saved, but the files are several times larger, so it only pays off if you plan to keep editing the photo.
Is quality lost when converting?
HEIC and JPG are both compressed formats, so saving as JPG compresses the photo again and a little detail is lost. At quality 90, the default, the difference is hard to see; lower it for smaller files or raise it to 100 for the best result. PNG loses nothing when it is saved, although the photo was already compressed as HEIC. Converted photos are usually bigger than the HEIC originals.
Is the location of the photo kept?
No. The converted photos carry only the picture: the location where it was taken, the date and the details of the camera and the phone are not copied, which is handy before sharing a photo online. The orientation is applied to the picture itself, so the photo comes out the right way up.
Can I convert many photos at once?
Yes. Add as many as you want: they are converted one after another, and you can download each one or all of them together as a ZIP file. Because everything is processed on your device, the practical limit is the memory of your browser: with hundreds of photos, or when converting to PNG, work in smaller groups. The tool warns you when the total is very large.
What happens with Live Photos and bursts?
A HEIC file can hold more than one image, as a burst does. The tool converts the main image of each file, the one your phone shows as the photo, and leaves the rest out. The video part of a Live Photo is a separate file and is not converted here.
Does it work on iPhone, Android and Windows?
Yes. It works in any up-to-date browser, on computers, phones and tablets. Very large photos can take longer, or fail, on older phones with little memory.
What technology does the conversion use?
It uses libheif, a free software library for reading HEIF and HEIC images, compiled to WebAssembly so that it runs in your browser. libheif is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License 3.0 and is loaded as a separate, unmodified file, only when you convert a photo. Its license and notice are published at /third-party-notices.txt.