HEIC to JPG Converter — Free iPhone Photo Converter
Turn iPhone photos into JPGs that open anywhere.
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Since iOS 11, iPhones have saved photos as HEIC instead of JPG. It is a genuinely better format — roughly half the file size at the same quality — but a lot of software still cannot open it. Windows needs a paid codec, plenty of websites reject the upload, and older photo editors do not recognise it at all.
This converter turns HEIC and HEIF files into ordinary JPGs on your own device. Your photos are never uploaded, which is the whole point when the files in question are your camera roll.
How to use HEIC to JPG
- Add your photos. Drag them onto the box above, or tap to browse. Up to 20 at a time.
- Choose a format. JPG is what you want for compatibility. PNG is lossless but much larger; WebP is smallest for the web.
- Set the quality. 90% keeps a photo looking identical. Drop to 70% if you are emailing a batch and size matters more.
- Click Convert photos, then download them one by one or all at once as a ZIP.
What is HEIC, and why does my iPhone use it?
HEIC is Apple's name for an image stored in the HEIF container, compressed with HEVC. In plain terms: it is a newer, cleverer compression method than JPG, and it produces a file around half the size at the same visual quality. On a phone holding thousands of photos, that is a lot of storage saved.
The trade-off is support. JPG has been universal since the 1990s. HEIC is still not readable by default on Windows, on many websites, or in a lot of desktop software — which is why converting is so often necessary.
Stop your iPhone making HEICs in the first place
If you convert photos regularly, change the setting instead: Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible. Your iPhone will shoot JPG from then on. Photos already in your library stay HEIC — those still need converting — and you lose the storage saving, but you never hit the compatibility problem again.
There is also a halfway option. If you leave the camera on High Efficiency but set Settings → Photos → Transfer to Mac or PC → Automatic, iOS converts to JPG as it transfers, while keeping the HEIC original on the phone.
Does converting lose quality?
Slightly, and unavoidably. HEIC and JPG are both lossy, so decoding one and re-encoding as the other means a second round of lossy compression. At 90% quality the difference is invisible on any normal photo — you would need to compare pixels side by side to find it.
If you need a genuinely lossless copy, choose PNG. The file will be several times larger than the HEIC, because PNG does not compress photographs well, but no further quality is discarded.
What happens to Live Photos?
A Live Photo is a still image plus a short video, stored together. Converting extracts the still frame — the photo you see in your camera roll — and the video part is dropped. That is the correct behaviour for a JPG, which has no way to hold motion, but it is worth knowing before you delete the originals.
Frequently asked questions
What is a HEIC file?
It is the format iPhones have used for photos since iOS 11. HEIC stores an image compressed with HEVC, giving roughly half the file size of a JPG at the same quality. The downside is compatibility — Windows and many websites still cannot read it without extra software.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Conversion happens on your own device. On an iPhone or Mac the browser decodes the HEIC itself; on other systems a decoder is downloaded once and then runs locally. Either way your photos never leave the device.
How do I stop my iPhone saving photos as HEIC?
Go to Settings → Camera → Formats and choose Most Compatible. New photos will be JPG. Photos already in your library stay HEIC and still need converting, and you give up the storage saving — but you stop hitting the problem.
Does converting lose image quality?
A little, unavoidably — both HEIC and JPG are lossy, so re-encoding means a second pass of compression. At 90% quality it is invisible in normal viewing. Choose PNG if you want no further loss at all, at the cost of a much larger file.
What happens to Live Photos?
The still frame is converted and the short video attached to it is dropped, because a JPG has no way to store motion. Keep the originals if the movement matters to you.
Can I convert several photos at once?
Yes — up to 20 at a time, and you can download them individually or all together as a ZIP file.
Why is my browser downloading a decoder?
Because it has no HEIC support of its own. Safari on a Mac or iPhone decodes HEIC through the operating system, so nothing extra is needed. Chrome, Firefox and Edge cannot, so a 1.3 MB decoder is fetched once, on this page only, and reused for every photo afterwards.