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Convert HEIC to JPG: iPhone photos that open anywhere.

iPhones save photos as HEIC to use half the space, but Windows, many Android apps and lots of upload forms still won't open them. Convert them to JPG here, up to 50 at a time, without sending your photos anywhere.

Your files never leave your device.

How to convert HEIC to JPG

  1. 1
    Add your HEIC photos

    AirDrop or copy them from your iPhone, then drop them here. HEIF files work the same way.

  2. 2
    Keep JPG, or set the quality

    90 is a good default: the JPG looks the same as the original. Lower it for smaller files.

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    Download

    Save each JPG, or all of them as one ZIP.

HEIC and JPG: what's the difference?

HEIC is Apple's name for the HEIF format with HEVC (H.265) compression, the same technology used for 4K video. iPhones and iPads have saved photos this way since iOS 11 in 2017 because a HEIC photo looks the same as a JPG at roughly half the file size, and it can hold things a JPG can't: more color depth, the depth map behind Portrait mode, and several images in one file.

JPG is from 1992 and opens on every phone, computer, printer and website. That's the whole reason to convert: you give up some storage savings and get a photo that works everywhere.

Where HEIC photos won't open

Windows opens HEIC only after you add Microsoft's HEIF and HEVC extensions from the Microsoft Store, and the HEVC one is paid on most PCs. Many job sites, government portals, online print shops, older Android phones, digital photo frames and email programs still accept only JPG or PNG. If an upload form says "file type not supported" for an iPhone photo, HEIC is almost always why.

Skip the conversion next time

To have new photos saved as JPG, go to Settings › Camera › Formats and choose Most Compatible. To keep HEIC on the phone but send JPGs to a computer, set Settings › Photos › Transfer to Mac or PC to Automatic, and iOS converts them as it copies.

For photos you already have, converting here keeps the full resolution and turns each photo the right way up. Camera data such as GPS location is left out of the JPG, which is worth knowing before you post a photo taken at home.

Converting a whole album

Add up to 50 photos at a time and download them as one ZIP. Each JPG keeps its original name, so IMG_4021.HEIC becomes IMG_4021.jpg and the photos stay in the same order as on your phone. For a bigger album, convert the first 50, clear the list and add the next.

Questions people ask

Why does my iPhone save photos as HEIC?
Since iOS 11, the Camera's High Efficiency setting saves HEIC, which is about half the size of a JPG of the same quality. To get JPGs straight from the camera, choose Settings › Camera › Formats › Most Compatible.
Will my photos lose quality?
At the default quality of 90 the difference is very hard to see. JPG files are usually larger than the HEIC they came from: that's the space HEIC was saving.
Are my photos uploaded?
Yes. The conversion runs in your browser, so the files stay on your device: nothing is uploaded, stored or seen by us.
What happens to Live Photos and HDR?
You get the still photo. The short video of a Live Photo is a separate file and isn't included, and HDR brightness is mapped to a standard JPG.

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