HEIC to JPG
Convert HEIC and HEIF photos to JPG instantly. No upload - runs in your browser. Perfect for sharing iPhone photos on any platform.
Drop a HEIC/HEIF photo here or click to select
HEIC and HEIF files - up to 50 MB · Typically from iPhone/iPad cameras
or paste an image with Ctrl+V / ⌘V
Your image is processed locally. Nothing is uploaded.
How to use HEIC to JPG
- 1
Upload a HEIC photo
Drop a .heic or .heif file from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac onto the tool. This is the format Apple devices use by default.
- 2
Set quality
Choose your quality level. 90% is a good default - it looks identical to the original but is significantly smaller than the HEIC source.
- 3
Download JPG
Click Convert to JPG. The conversion runs in your browser - your photo is never uploaded to any server.
What is HEIC and why does iPhone use it?
Apple switched iPhone and iPad cameras to HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) by default with iOS 11 in 2017. HEIC uses the HEIF standard with HEVC (H.265) compression, which achieves roughly half the file size of JPEG at the same visual quality. A typical iPhone photo saved as HEIC is 2-4 MB; the same photo saved as JPG is 5-8 MB. For a device that takes thousands of photos, this roughly doubles usable storage.
Apple devices read HEIC natively, and macOS has supported it since High Sierra. However, HEIC has not achieved the same universal support as JPG outside the Apple ecosystem.
When you need to convert
Windows 10 and 11 require a paid codec extension from the Microsoft Store to open HEIC files in most applications. Many web services, CMS platforms, and social networks reject HEIC uploads. Older Android devices cannot open HEIC at all. If you are sharing photos with people who might be on Windows or Android, or uploading to a service that is not Apple-native, converting to JPG ensures your photos open without issues on any device. After converting, you can compress the JPG to bring file sizes closer to the HEIC originals.
Professional printing services and stock photo platforms typically require JPG or TIFF, not HEIC. Wedding photographers, event photos, or any image you are sending for professional printing should be converted first.
Quality and file size after conversion
Converting HEIC to JPG at 90% quality produces a file that is visually identical to the original HEIC photo for almost all viewers. The JPG will be larger than the HEIC source - that is expected and normal, since JPG is a less efficient codec. The conversion does not degrade visible quality; it simply changes the container format and compression algorithm. If the JPGs are too large for a particular platform, resizing to a smaller dimension is the most effective next step before re-sharing.