HEIC to JPG

iPhones save photos as HEIC, which plenty of websites and older programs refuse to open. This converts them to JPG on your own machine.

Turning the photos into one document? JPG to PDF puts each on its own page. Still too heavy to send? Compress Image re-encodes them at a quality you choose.

  • No account
  • No watermark
  • No file limit
Drop your files hereor click to chooseNo size or count limit beyond what your own computer can hold.There is no upload bar here, because there is no upload. The file is opened by this page, on your machine.

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    What this tool does for you

    The parts worth knowing before you start.

    Personal photos stay personal

    Family photos never leave your disk.

    Whole albums at once

    Select as many as you like. There is no count limit and no queue.

    High quality JPG

    Converted at a high quality setting, so the difference is not visible at normal viewing size.

    Nothing to install

    No app, no plug-in, no account. Open the page and drop the files in.

    How to use HEIC to JPG

    Choose the .heic files you want to convert.

    Wait a moment while each one is decoded.

    Download the JPG, or a single zip when there is more than one.

    When people use it

    A website will not accept your photo

    Upload forms for jobs, visas and insurance often reject HEIC. Convert first and the upload goes through.

    Sending photos to a Windows PC

    Older Windows machines show HEIC as a blank icon. JPG opens everywhere.

    Attaching photos to an email

    Recipients on other phones and older mail clients may not be able to open HEIC at all.

    Questions about HEIC to JPG

    Why will nothing open my HEIC files?

    HEIC is Apple's format. It saves space, but many websites, Windows programs and older phones never added support. JPG is understood everywhere.

    Are my photos uploaded?

    No. This tool has no server; the photos stay on your machine.

    Will the photo lose quality?

    JPG is a lossy format, so there is a small loss. The quality is set high enough that it is not visible in normal viewing.

    Can I convert a whole batch?

    Yes. There is no count limit, only your computer's memory.

    Does it keep the date and location?

    No. The camera information is dropped during conversion. If you need it preserved, keep the original file too.

    How do I convert HEIC to JPG without uploading my photos?

    Choose your .heic files or drag them onto the page, then press Start. Each photo is decoded and saved again as a JPG by your browser, one after another, and the list shows when each one is done. The photos never leave your device. This page needs no app and no account, and nothing has to be installed on your computer first. Open the page in your browser and drop the files in.

    Does it convert HEIF files as well as HEIC?

    Yes. The picker accepts both .heic and .heif files. Each converted photo keeps its original name with the ending changed to .jpg, so IMG_1234.heic becomes IMG_1234.jpg. That makes it easy to match a converted file with the original in your photo folder.

    How do I download all the converted JPG files at once?

    If you convert one photo you get a single Download button. If you convert more than one, you get one Download all as zip button, and every JPG comes in a single file called converted-jpg.zip. The zip is not compressed further, because JPG files are already compressed, so it is about the size of the photos added together.

    Why is the JPG bigger than my HEIC photo?

    HEIC was designed to store a photo in less space than JPG. Converting it to JPG at a high quality setting, 0.9 on a scale where 1 is the best, usually gives a larger file than the original. That is the cost of a format every device can open. If the size is a problem, run the JPG through the Compress Image tool on this site afterwards.

    What if some of my HEIC photos fail to convert?

    Each photo is converted on its own, so a problem with one file stays with that file. If one cannot be decoded, it is marked as failed in the list and the others carry on. Only the photos that worked are included in the download. A failure usually means the file is damaged, or it has a .heic name but is not really an HEIC image. Keep the original in that case.

    Is there a file size limit for HEIC to JPG?

    Not one we set. The only hard limit is that a browser cannot read a single file over about 2 GB, and a phone photo is nowhere near that. The real limit is your computer's memory, since every converted JPG is held there until you download it. For a very large album, converting it in a few batches is easier on an older machine, and you can press Clear to empty the list between batches.

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