Free tool — runs on your device

Convert HEIC photos to JPG

Your iPhone photos, turned into JPGs that open anywhere. The conversion happens inside your own browser — the photo is never uploaded to us.

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Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Because we convert using the decoder your device already has, this tool needs Safari on an Apple device. On Windows or Android your browser cannot read HEIC at all — the guide below shows the two quickest ways round that.
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Drop your HEIC photos here, or tap to browse

Several at once is fine — everything stays on your device

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On Windows or Android? Here is what actually works

Your browser cannot open HEIC, and no website can change that without uploading your photos to someone's server. These two routes keep your photos on your own machine.

1. Stop your iPhone making HEIC in the first place — 10 seconds, fixes it forever

  1. On the iPhone, open Settings
  2. Tap Camera → Formats
  3. Choose Most Compatible

Every photo from then on is a JPEG. Photos you already took stay HEIC. While you are there, set Settings → Photos → Transfer to Mac or PC to Automatic — that converts HEIC to JPEG as it copies across.

2. Teach Windows to read HEIC

  1. Open the Microsoft Store and install HEIF Image Extensions (free)
  2. Open the photo in the Photos app
  3. Choose … → Save as and pick JPG

Windows 10 and 11 both support this. Some editions also prompt for the paid HEVC Video Extensions — that one is only needed for video, not for photos.

On Android

Google Photos opens HEIC and can export a JPEG: open the photo, tap ⋮ → Export or share it to any app, which converts it on the way out. Samsung Gallery does the same.

Why we do not just convert it on our server

We could, technically — it is a few lines of code. HEIC photos are compressed with HEVC, and HEVC is covered by patent pools whose licences explicitly cover decoders offered through cloud services. We would rather send you to a route that already works than run an unlicensed decoder and quietly pass that risk to you. Using the decoder already built into your Apple device sidesteps it entirely, which is why the tool above is limited the way it is.

Questions about HEIC

What is a HEIC file?
HEIC is the photo format iPhones have used by default since iOS 11 in 2017. It stores the same picture in roughly half the space of a JPEG. The drawback is that many Windows programs, older Android phones and a lot of websites still cannot open it.
Why does this converter only work on Apple devices?
HEIC photos are compressed with HEVC, a codec covered by active patent pools that license decoders used in cloud services. Rather than operate a licensed decoder or ship one to you, we use the decoder your device already has. Apple builds one into iOS, iPadOS and macOS, so Safari reads HEIC directly. Chrome, Firefox and Edge on Windows and Android do not include one.
How do I convert HEIC to JPG on Windows?
Install the free HEIF Image Extensions from the Microsoft Store, then open the photo in the Photos app and use Save as to pick JPG. Full steps above.
How do I stop my iPhone taking HEIC photos?
Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible. From then on your iPhone records JPEG. Photos already taken stay HEIC.
Are my photos uploaded to your server?
No. The conversion happens inside your browser using your device's own decoder. The photo never leaves your phone or computer, and we never receive it.
Does converting HEIC to JPG lose quality?
Slightly, because both formats are lossy and the image is re-encoded once. We convert at JPEG quality 92, which is visually indistinguishable for normal viewing and printing. The JPEG will usually be larger than the HEIC, since HEIC compresses more efficiently — run the result through our compressor if size matters.
What about AVIF — is that the same thing?
No. AVIF solves the same problem (much smaller photos) but is built on the royalty-free AV1 codec instead of HEVC, so it has none of the licensing baggage. Every current browser displays it. See our AVIF converter.

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