HEIC to JPG Converter
Convert iPhone and iPad HEIC photos to universally compatible JPG. No upload, no signup — your photos never leave your device.
Drop your HEIC files
…or paste with Ctrl+V, or click to browse. Conversion starts instantly — no button to press.
100% browser-based. Your files never leave your device — we couldn't see them if we tried.
How to convert HEIC to JPG (15 seconds)
Drop your HEIC file
Drag and drop your HEIC or HEIF file from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Up to 50MB.
Automatic decoding
The HEIC file is decoded directly in your browser using the heic2any library. No server needed.
Adjust quality
Set the JPG quality. 90% is excellent for most uses. Lower for smaller files.
Download JPG
Download your universally compatible JPG file. Works everywhere — Windows, email, social media, websites.
Why does Apple use HEIC?
HEIC is roughly 50% more efficient than JPG. A photo that would be 5MB as JPG is about 2.5MB as HEIC with the same visual quality. This saves significant storage on your iPhone — especially if you take thousands of photos.
The downside is compatibility. Many websites, email clients, and Windows applications still don't understand HEIC. When you need to share a photo with someone who isn't on Apple, or upload to a platform that only accepts JPG — that's when you need a converter.
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Make your iPhone save JPG in the first place
If you keep converting HEIC files, it can be easier to stop your iPhone creating them. Two settings control this.
- Settings, then Camera, then Formats, then Most Compatible. New photos are saved as JPG instead of HEIC. A few high frame rate video modes need High Efficiency, so switch back if you rely on those.
- Settings, then Photos, then under Transfer to Mac or PC choose Automatic. Photos copied to a computer over a cable are converted to JPG as they transfer, while your phone keeps the smaller originals.
How the conversion runs in your browser
Most browsers cannot open HEIC on their own, so this page brings its own decoder: the open source libheif library, compiled to run inside the browser. Your photo is decoded on your device through a lossless intermediate step, then encoded once as JPG at the quality you choose. Nothing is uploaded, and the first file takes a moment longer while the decoder loads.
What happens to the extras inside a HEIC
A HEIC file can hold more than one picture, such as a burst sequence or the depth map behind a portrait mode photo. The converter takes the main image. The motion part of a Live Photo is a separate video file and is not inside the HEIC, so it is not affected.
iPhone photos are captured in the wide Display P3 colour range. The JPG uses standard sRGB colour, which every screen and app understands. For almost every photo the difference is invisible, though a few extremely saturated colours, such as neon signs, can look a touch less intense.