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📱HEIC Converter

Convert HEIC photos taken on an iPhone into widely-supported formats like JPEG or PNG. Batch conversion supported. Your photos are never uploaded — everything runs in your browser.

Your photos are never sent to a server (the conversion engine itself is downloaded from a third-party site the first time you use this tool)

Choose HEIC photos (multiple allowed)

How to use

  1. Choose the HEIC photos you want to convert (multiple allowed).
  2. Pick the target format (JPEG or PNG), and quality if converting to JPEG.
  3. Press "Convert", then save files individually or press "Download all as ZIP".

What is HEIC, and why convert it?

HEIC (High Efficiency Image Format) has been the default photo format on iPhone since 2017. It offers smaller files at higher quality than JPEG, but Windows PCs, some web services, and older software often can't open or accept it. If a photo taken on an iPhone won't open on a work computer, or a website rejects the upload with a format error, converting to JPEG or PNG solves it.

This tool uses an open-source HEIC decoder (libheif) running directly inside your browser. The conversion engine is downloaded from a distribution site the first time you use it, but your photos themselves are never uploaded anywhere.

JPEG or PNG — which should I pick?

JPEG is the right choice for most photos. Like HEIC, it's a "trade a little quality for a smaller file" format, so it tends to stay close to your original HEIC's file size, and you can adjust the quality slider to control that further. It also opens everywhere.

Be aware that PNG produces much larger files. PNG is lossless, so image quality is fully preserved, but it compresses photographic content (with lots of colors) poorly — it's not unusual for a 2MB HEIC photo to become 15-20MB (roughly 10×) once converted to PNG. This isn't a bug in this tool; it's simply how PNG behaves. Reserve PNG for cases where you need transparency or zero quality loss (logos, screenshots) — for ordinary photos, JPEG keeps file sizes far more manageable.

FAQ

Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. Conversion runs entirely inside your browser. Only the conversion engine itself is downloaded from a distribution site on first use — your photos are never sent anywhere.
It says "This doesn't look like a HEIC file."
This appears when the selected file isn't actually HEIC/HEIF. Depending on your iPhone's settings (Settings → Camera → Formats), photos may already be saved as JPEG, in which case no conversion is needed.
Is the photo's orientation preserved after conversion?
Yes, the original orientation is kept. If the result still looks rotated incorrectly, further correction in an image editor may be needed.
Can I convert several photos at once?
Yes. Select multiple HEIC files and press "Download all as ZIP" to get all the converted images bundled into a single ZIP file.
My PNG came out larger than the original HEIC.
That's expected. PNG is a lossless format, so it compresses photographic (many-colored) images poorly — a 2MB HEIC can easily become 15-20MB (roughly 10×) as a PNG. If file size matters, choose JPEG and adjust the quality slider instead.

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