HEIC to JPG Converter
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG directly in your browser. No upload, no software to install — works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Drop HEIC files here
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Choose filesWhy convert heic to jpg?
HEIC is Apple's default photo format since iOS 11 — it stores a 12-megapixel iPhone shot at 3–4 MB versus 6–8 MB in JPEG, roughly 40% smaller at the same perceptual quality. That compression efficiency is why Apple uses it for the camera roll and iCloud storage. The practical problem: outside Apple's own apps, HEIC is poorly supported.
Windows 10 and 11 require a paid codec from the Microsoft Store to open HEIC files natively. Many popular applications — older versions of Adobe Lightroom, Slack file previews, most email clients — either reject HEIC outright or display a blank thumbnail. Converting to JPEG before sharing is the pragmatic solution: JPEG opens everywhere, on every device, in every app, with no extra software.
This converter processes your photos entirely in the browser using the Canvas API and a WASM-based HEIC decoder — your iPhone shots never touch a server. Drop in a batch from AirDrop, a camera roll export, or a USB transfer; each photo converts independently so an error on one file never blocks the rest.
Frequently asked questions
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is an image format based on the HEVC video codec. Apple introduced it as the default iPhone camera format in iOS 11 (2017) because it achieves roughly 40% better compression than JPEG at the same visual quality. It's great for device storage but poorly supported outside Apple's ecosystem.
Some quality loss is unavoidable when converting to JPEG, since both HEIC and JPEG are lossy formats and re-encoding introduces a new round of compression. At 85% quality (the default), the difference is imperceptible in normal use. For professional editing, consider converting to PNG instead — it's lossless and introduces no additional compression.
Windows requires a paid HEIC codec (available in the Microsoft Store) for native support. Email clients, chat apps, and most web services don't support HEIC at all and will display a broken image or reject the attachment. JPEG is the safe default: it's supported by every platform, app, and browser without any additional software.
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using a WASM-based decoder and the Canvas API. Your photos are never sent to any server, stored in the cloud, or shared with third parties. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and the converter will still work.