Convert HEIC to JPG
Your iPhone saves photos as HEIC. Windows, most upload forms and plenty of older software will not open them. Drop one in and get a JPG back — the file never leaves your browser.
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Your image never leaves your browser — read and converted on your own device, and nothing is uploaded to us or anyone else.
Or do it without any website
If you have a lot of photos, your own machine will be faster than any web tool. Here is how, on each.
On Windows
- 1. Install the free HEIF Image Extensions from the Microsoft Store. Without it, Windows cannot open HEIC at all.
- 2. Open the photo in the Photos app.
- 3. Choose Save asand pick HEIC to JPG's target format from the list.
Windows 10 and 11. For a whole folder at once, the tool above is quicker than repeating this per file.
On a Mac
- 1. Double-click the photo so it opens in Preview.
- 2. Choose File → Export.
- 3. Set the Format dropdown, then save.
Nothing to install — macOS reads HEIC natively. Select several files first and Preview will convert them together.
On the iPhone itself
To stop the problem happening again, open Settings → Camera → Formats and pick Most Compatible. The camera saves JPG from then on. It uses more storage and does not change photos you have already taken.
HEIC decoding uses libheif, licensed under the LGPL-3.0. It is loaded into your browser as a separate WebAssembly module and runs on your device.
Frequently asked questions
What is HEIC, and why won't my photos open?
HEIC is the format iPhones have saved photos in since iOS 11. It stores the same picture in about half the space of a JPG, which is why Apple uses it — but support outside Apple's own software is patchy, so a Windows PC, an older photo viewer or an upload form will often refuse the file outright.
Does this work on Live Photos?
Yes. A Live Photo is a still image packaged with a short video; the converter extracts the still, which is the photograph you actually want. The video half is discarded.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The conversion runs inside your browser on your own device — the decoder is downloaded to you, not your photo sent to us. You can watch the network tab while you convert and see that nothing goes out.
Will the quality drop?
JPG is a lossy format, so re-encoding does discard a little detail. The default quality is high enough that you would struggle to see it on a photograph. If you want no loss at all, use the PNG converter instead — the file will be considerably bigger.
Can I stop my iPhone making HEIC files in the first place?
Yes. Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible makes the camera save JPG instead. It uses more storage, and it only affects photos taken after you change it.
Why did a very large photo take a moment?
Recent iPhone sensors produce big files, and the decoder has to run entirely on your machine rather than on a server. It is doing real work locally — which is also why there is no daily limit.
Other image tools
Want a lossless copy instead? HEIC to PNG does the same job with a different output.
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