HEIC to JPG
Turn iPhone photos into files everything can open.
Choose HEIC photos
or drop them anywhere on this page
HEIC · HEIF · HIF
Processed on your device — never uploaded
How to heic to jpg
- Drop in the HEIC files from your iPhone or iPad.
- Pick JPG for maximum compatibility.
- Convert and download — individually or as a ZIP.
About this tool
Apple switched the iPhone camera to HEIC in 2017 for a good reason: it stores the same picture at roughly half the size of a JPG. The cost is compatibility. Plenty of Windows software, older photo editors and web upload forms still reject the format outright, which is why people end up searching for this conversion constantly.
Decoding happens locally through libheif in WebAssembly. That is worth knowing because HEIC files are almost always personal photographs carrying GPS coordinates and timestamps — precisely the sort of thing you should not be handing to an unknown conversion service. Metadata is discarded by default here; turn it back on only if you want it.
Questions
Why will nothing open my iPhone photos?
Since iOS 11 the iPhone saves in HEIC, a modern format with roughly half the file size of JPG at the same quality. Support outside the Apple ecosystem is still patchy, so a photo that looks fine on your phone may refuse to open on Windows, in older editors, or on a website upload form.
Can I stop my iPhone producing HEIC in the first place?
Yes — Settings, then Camera, then Formats, then choose Most Compatible. The phone will save JPG from then on. Existing photos stay HEIC, which is what this tool is for.
Is anything uploaded?
No. HEIC decoding runs through libheif compiled to WebAssembly, inside your browser. Given how often these are personal photos with GPS data attached, that matters — and the metadata toggle is off by default for the same reason.