How to convert HEIC to JPG
- Drop your .HEIC files onto the box above, or pick them from your device.
- The output is already set to JPG.
- Choose a quality level — 90% keeps the photo looking identical.
- Download the converted photos individually or as a ZIP.
Why iPhone photos are HEIC in the first place
Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos as HEIC by default because it stores the same image in roughly half the space of JPEG. That is excellent on the phone and awkward everywhere else: plenty of Windows applications, older photo editors, web upload forms and printing services still cannot open a .HEIC file.
Converting to JPG trades that efficiency for universal compatibility. A JPG opens on every operating system, in every browser and in every piece of software written in the last thirty years.
Expect the JPG to be larger
This surprises people, so it is worth saying plainly: converting HEIC to JPG usually produces a bigger file. In our own testing a 2.8 MB HEIC from an iPhone became a 3.1 MB JPG at 90% quality — same picture, more bytes.
That is not a fault in the conversion. HEIC is simply a much more efficient format, and JPEG needs more data to describe the same image. You are paying in file size for the ability to open the photo anywhere.
If size matters more than universal compatibility — for a website, for instance — convert to WebP instead. The same photo came out at 2.6 MB, smaller than the original HEIC.
Common questions
- Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
- No. The HEIC decoder runs inside your browser, so the photo is read and converted on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, which matters more than usual here — phone photos routinely carry GPS coordinates and pictures of people.
- Why is the JPG bigger than the HEIC?
- Because HEIC compresses far more efficiently than JPEG. Roughly the same visual quality needs more bytes in JPEG. If the file size matters more to you than opening the photo anywhere, convert to WebP instead — it is usually smaller than the original HEIC.
- Will the photo stay the right way up?
- Yes. Phone photos carry rotation information separately from the pixels, and that rotation is applied during conversion, so a portrait photo comes out portrait rather than lying on its side.
- Can I convert a whole camera roll at once?
- You can convert many photos in one go, and they are processed a couple at a time so your browser stays responsive. Very large batches are better done in groups of twenty or thirty, particularly on a phone, where memory is tighter.
- Does it work on an iPhone or iPad?
- Yes. Open this page in Safari, tap to choose photos, and convert them without installing anything. The files stay on the device throughout.