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Convert HEIC to JPG
Convert HEIC photos from your iPhone to JPG entirely in your browser. No upload, no sign-up, no waiting.
Open Image ConverterWhy your iPhone photos are HEIC
In 2017, Apple switched the default camera format on iPhones from JPEG to HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container). The reason is straightforward: HEIC files are roughly half the size of an equivalent JPEG at the same visual quality. For a phone that takes hundreds of photos per month, that difference adds up fast on a 128 GB device.
The problem is that HEIC is an Apple-first format. It works perfectly within the Apple ecosystem — iPhone, iPad, Mac — but the moment you move photos to Windows, Android, or many web services, you hit a wall. Windows doesn't include a HEIC decoder by default. Most image editing apps built before 2020 don't support it. Upload a HEIC to a website expecting a profile photo, and you'll often get a silent failure or a broken image icon.
The practical fix is to convert HEIC to JPG before sharing or uploading. JPG has been universally supported for 30 years, opens on every device ever made, and is the format every web service accepts without question.
How this converter handles HEIC
Most online HEIC converters upload your photos to a server, convert them there, and send them back. That means your photos — which may contain EXIF GPS data, faces, and personal moments — pass through someone else's infrastructure.
This tool is different. When you drop a HEIC file, a small WebAssembly decoder runs entirely within your browser tab. The image is decoded locally, drawn onto an invisible canvas, and re-encoded as JPG. The resulting file is served directly from memory back to your Downloads folder. Nothing is sent anywhere.
EXIF metadata including GPS coordinates is stripped in the process — a side effect of canvas re-encoding, and a useful privacy benefit when you're sharing photos online.
How to convert HEIC to JPG
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Open the converter
Click the button above to open the Image Converter tool.
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Drop your HEIC files
Drag files from Finder or Windows Explorer onto the tool, or click to browse. You can drop multiple files at once.
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Choose JPG as output
JPG is selected by default. The quality slider defaults to 85% — high enough to look identical to the original at normal sizes.
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Download
Each file converts immediately. Click the download icon next to any file, or use Download all to get a ZIP.
JPG vs HEIC — what changes
- File size
- JPG is typically 1.5–2× larger than HEIC at the same visual quality.
- Compatibility
- JPG opens everywhere. HEIC requires Apple hardware or extra software on Windows.
- Transparency
- Neither format supports transparency. Use PNG if you need it.
- EXIF data
- Stripped during conversion. GPS, camera model, and date are removed.
- Quality
- At 85% quality (the default), JPG output is visually identical to the original at normal viewing sizes.
Common questions
- Can I convert multiple HEIC files at once?
- Yes. Drop as many files as you like. They'll queue and convert up to four at a time. Use Download all to get a ZIP of all converted files.
- Will the converted JPGs look different?
- At 85% quality, no — the difference is invisible at normal viewing sizes. If you're archiving photos, use 95% or convert to PNG for lossless output.
- Does this work on Windows without installing anything?
- Yes. The converter runs in your browser and includes its own HEIC decoder. No HEVC Video Extensions or other software needed.
- Can I convert HEIC to PNG instead?
- Yes. Switch the output format to PNG in the settings panel. PNG is lossless and supports transparency.
- What about HEIF files?
- HEIF and HEIC refer to the same format (HEIF is the container, HEIC is the codec). Both are handled identically.