HEIC Converter
Drop HEIC photos here
or choose files
Conversion happens on this device. Your photos are never uploaded.
First file loads the ~2 MB HEIC decoder once; after that everything works offline.
Need the files smaller too?
A 12-megapixel JPG still weighs 3–5 MB — too big for many forms and inboxes. The image compressor on this site shrinks JPG, PNG and WebP in batches, to a quality or a hard KB target, without uploading anything.
How to convert iPhone photos
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Drop the .heic files
Drag photos from Finder or the Files app, or tap to browse. Multiple files convert one after another; the decoder loads on the first one and stays warm. Nothing is uploaded — the conversion runs in this tab, which is also why it works offline after the first load.
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Pick a format
JPG is the universal choice — every app, form and print shop accepts it. PNG is for screenshots or anything needing lossless pixels. WebP gives the smallest files for the web, about 30% smaller than JPG at the same quality, but some older apps still refuse it. PDF turns the photo into a one-page document for portals and agencies that only take PDF uploads.
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On iPhone itself
You do not need an app. Open this page in Safari on the phone, tap to browse, and pick the photos from your library; Safari converts them on-device and the downloads land in the Files app. The same page handles Mac (any browser) and Windows (in any browser — no extra codec installs, unlike opening HEIC directly).
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What happens to the metadata
JPG output keeps the EXIF block — camera model, capture date, GPS — re-attached from the original file, and the orientation is normalized so the photo appears upright everywhere. PNG, WebP and PDF outputs keep the pixels and the rotation but drop the EXIF block; use JPG when the metadata matters.
Questions
What is HEIC, and why can't Windows open my photos?
HEIC is the photo format iPhones have used since 2017: the same picture as JPG at roughly half the file size, using the HEVC codec. The catch is the codec — Windows does not ship it, so a fresh PC shows a blank icon until you install the (paid) HEIF extensions or convert the file. Most web forms and older apps also reject .heic uploads. Converting to JPG removes every one of those walls.
Are my photos uploaded to your server?
No. There is no server in the loop. The HEIC decoder is a WebAssembly build of libheif that runs inside this browser tab, and the encoding uses the canvas your browser already has. You can prove it: load the page once, then turn off Wi-Fi and convert — it still works.
How many files can I convert at once?
There is no fixed limit — drop a hundred if you like, they are processed one at a time and packed into a single zip on request. The practical ceiling is your device's memory: a 12-megapixel photo expands to about 48 MB while being decoded, released right after each file.
Why is the Photoshop/Lightroom option often recommended against?
Quality-loss round trips. Opening a HEIC and re-saving as JPG in an editor re-compresses the image a second time unless you export at high quality. This tool encodes once, directly from the decoded pixels, so there is exactly one generation of JPG compression — at the quality you pick.
Does it keep the date and location?
On JPG output, yes: the EXIF block (camera, timestamp, GPS) is copied from the original HEIC into the converted file. PNG, WebP and PDF do not carry EXIF here — if you need the metadata, convert to JPG.
How do I turn HEIC into JPG on a Mac?
Two routes. For files you already have, drop them on this page in any Mac browser and download the JPGs — batch, quality control, no uploads, EXIF kept. For a single image, Preview also does it: open the photo, File → Export → format JPEG. The browser route handles dozens of files at once; Preview suits one-offs.
How do I change iPhone photos from HEIC to JPG?
For photos already on the phone, open this page in Safari and pick them from your library — the conversion runs on-device and the JPGs land in the Files app. To shoot JPG from now on, switch Settings → Camera → Formats to Most Compatible; new photos then save as JPG directly, at the cost of roughly double the storage.
Why convert HEIC to PDF?
Because plenty of portals only accept PDF: visa and passport applications, insurance claims, real-estate and university forms, some print services. PDF output embeds the photo as a single full-page document at the quality you pick — the file opens in any reader and prints correctly. One photo per PDF; if a portal wants several photos inside one PDF, convert them here and merge the pages in any PDF viewer.
Is this free, and what is the catch?
Free, no account, no watermark, no file-count limits. It is the same decoder that powers desktop conversions, running on your hardware instead of a server — which is why there is nothing to charge for.
What this covers
iPhone and iPad HEIC/HEIF stills, including Live Photo still frames (the primary image is converted). Burst files containing several images convert their first (primary) image. Very large single files are limited by your device's memory, not by the tool.
From the journal
Why the format exists, what changed year by year, and the places converting is still the only sane answer.