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HEIC to JPG converter

iPhone photos that won’t open on Windows, Android or that visa portal? Turn them into JPGs right here, without them leaving your device.

I want JPG
90%
Icon sizes
How to make the SVG

Tracing suits logos, icons and flat artwork and scales cleanly. Photos are better kept as pixels inside the SVG.

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50%
Dither Scatters black dots to suggest gray, instead of a hard cut-off.
Advanced 5
Keep the animation For animated GIF, WebP and APNG sources. Turn off to save just the first frame.
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Mirror horizontally
Mirror vertically

For an exact width and height, use the Resize Image tool instead.

Bytes of your files sent anywhere: 0 B

How to use it

  1. 01

    Add your files

    Drop your HEIC photos, straight from AirDrop, iCloud or a USB cable.

  2. 02

    Check the settings

    Leave the quality at 90, which looks identical, or choose PNG or WebP instead under “change format”.

  3. 03

    Save the result

    Save the JPGs one by one, or all together as a ZIP.

Why it doesn’t upload

Your camera roll is personal: faces, kids, home, documents. Most HEIC converters upload every photo to a server. This one decodes HEIC inside your browser, so the photos stay yours.

How to check for yourself

Worth knowing

  • Live Photos convert to a still JPG; the motion part isn’t included.
  • Very large HEICs (48 MP ProRAW-style shots) can hit memory limits on older phones — a laptop handles them easily.
  • Decoding HEIC in Chrome, Edge and Firefox uses a WebAssembly decoder, so expect roughly 1–2 seconds per photo. Safari decodes it natively and is faster.
  • Location and camera metadata are not carried over to the JPG — handy before sharing.

HEIC vs JPG in one minute

HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is built on the same HEVC codec used for 4K video. It stores the same photo in roughly half the bytes of a JPG and supports 10-bit color. The catch is compatibility: outside Apple’s world, plenty of apps, websites and upload forms simply don’t understand it.

JPG is three decades old and opens on literally everything. For anything leaving your iPhone — email, job applications, visa forms, print shops — JPG is the safe choice. Keep the HEIC originals in your photo library; send the JPG copies.

Questions

Why are my iPhone photos HEIC instead of JPG?

Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos as HEIC because it takes about half the space of JPG. You can switch to JPG in Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible, but photos you already took stay HEIC.

Why can’t I open HEIC files on Windows?

Windows needs Microsoft’s HEIF and HEVC codec extensions to display HEIC, and the HEVC one isn’t free on every PC. Converting to JPG avoids the problem entirely.

Will I lose quality converting HEIC to JPG?

At 90% quality the JPG looks the same as the original on any screen. The file will usually be larger than the HEIC, because JPG is a less efficient format.

Can I convert HEIC to JPG on my phone?

Yes — this page works in mobile browsers. On iPhone, pick photos with “Choose files”; on Android, use your file manager or Google Photos download.

Is it safe to convert personal photos here?

Yes. The conversion runs in your browser tab. Open the network log under the tool: you’ll see our code load, and zero bytes of your photos leave the device.

Do visa and job portals accept HEIC?

Almost never. Portals expect JPG, often under a size limit like 240 KB. Convert here, then use Compress Image or Resize Image with the Passport photo preset.

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