🖼️ HEIC to JPG Converter
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG or PNG in your browser. Batch convert, pick the quality, download as a ZIP — your photos are never uploaded.
What HEIC to JPG Converter Does
This HEIC to JPG converter turns iPhone and iPad photos into JPG or PNG files that open everywhere — Windows, older Macs, web forms, printers and photo kiosks. The converter itself runs inside your browser, so your photos are decoded on your own device and are never uploaded to anyone’s server.
HEIC is Apple’s file extension for HEIF, the High Efficiency Image File Format. Since iOS 11, iPhones that support it save photos as HEIF by default when the camera is set to High Efficiency, because it stores the same picture in noticeably less space than JPEG. The catch is compatibility: many programs and upload forms still accept only JPEG or PNG.
You can convert as many photos as you like in one go and download them individually or together as a single ZIP. A HEIC file that contains more than one image, such as a burst, is split into numbered JPGs rather than silently keeping only the first.
How to Use HEIC to JPG Converter
- Choose JPG or PNG, and a JPG quality if needed
- Drop your HEIC photos onto the box or click to choose them
- Wait a moment while each photo converts in your browser
- Download photos one by one, or all at once as a ZIP
HEIC vs JPG vs PNG
| HEIC (HEIF) | JPG | PNG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy, very efficient | Lossy | Lossless |
| Typical file size | Smallest | Larger than HEIC | Largest (often several times JPG) |
| Opens on Windows, web forms, printers | Often not without extensions | Everywhere | Almost everywhere |
| Transparency | Supported | No | Yes |
| Best for | Storing photos on Apple devices | Sharing and uploading photos | Screenshots, graphics, editing without further loss |
Stop Your iPhone Saving HEIC
| Step | Where |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open Settings |
| 2 | Tap Camera, then Formats |
| 3 | Choose Most Compatible — new photos save as JPEG |
Source: Apple Support — Using HEIF or HEVC media on Apple devices
How to Read Your Result
Choosing a JPG quality
The default of 92% keeps photos visually identical to the original at a reasonable size. 80–85% roughly halves the file again with little visible change on phone screens — good for email or web uploads with size limits. 100% gives the largest JPG without meaningful gain; choose PNG if you need no further loss at all.
What happens to photo metadata
The converted file carries the image only. The date taken, camera model and GPS coordinates stored in the HEIC’s EXIF data are not copied across. That is useful when you want to share a photo without revealing where it was taken; keep the original if you need that information for your library.
Limitations & Accuracy Notes
- EXIF metadata (date, camera, location) is not preserved in the converted files.
- Live Photo motion and depth data are not converted — only the still image.
- Very large batches are limited by your device’s memory because conversion happens in the browser.
- HEIC files with a wide-color or HDR gain map are converted to standard JPEG, which cannot hold that extra range.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
Why are my iPhone photos in HEIC format?
How do I stop my iPhone from taking HEIC photos?
Does converting HEIC to JPG lose quality?
Is the photo’s location and date kept?
Why did one HEIC file turn into several JPGs?
Can I convert many photos at once?
References & Further Reading
- Apple Support — Using HEIF or HEVC media on Apple devices — HEIF default since iOS 11 and the Formats setting