Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG, PNG, PDF or WebP, then compress and clean them for sharing.
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CONVERT FROM HEIC
Turn iPhone photos into JPGs that open anywhere
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to lossless PNG
Turn HEIC photos into a single PDF document
Convert HEIC photos to WebP for the web
HEIC UTILITIES
Shrink iPhone HEIC photos for easy sharing
Open and view HEIC photos on any device
PREPARE THE CONVERTED PHOTO
HEIC is the format iPhones and iPads have saved photos in since iOS 11. It stores images at roughly half the size of an equivalent JPG, which is great for your camera roll, but plenty of websites, upload forms, Windows apps and printers still refuse the files.
These converters turn HEIC photos into formats that work everywhere: JPG for maximum compatibility, PNG when you need lossless quality, PDF for documents, and WebP for websites. Everything runs locally in your browser, so your camera roll never touches a server.
| Convert to | File size | Transparency | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPG | Small | No | Sharing anywhere: upload forms, email, older apps and photo printers |
| PNG | Largest | Yes | Lossless quality for editing, graphics work and document screenshots |
| Medium | No | Receipts, IDs and photos that need to travel as a document | |
| WebP | Smallest | Yes | Websites and blogs where loading speed matters most |
HEIC is Apple's container for HEIF images, compressed with the same HEVC technology used for 4K video. The payoff is efficiency: photos take roughly half the space of an equivalent JPG at the same visual quality, with support for 10-bit colour and multiple images in one file, which is how Live Photos and burst shots are stored.
The catch is compatibility. Outside the Apple ecosystem, support is inconsistent: many upload forms, content management systems, older Windows applications, photo printers and kiosks simply reject HEIC files. Converting the photo is still the most reliable fix, and the original HEIC on your phone remains your highest-quality copy.
Windows 10 and 11 can only open HEIC photos after installing HEVC video extensions, which Microsoft charges for on many machines, and older Windows versions cannot open them at all. That is why iPhone photos so often arrive on a PC as files nothing will open.
The fastest fix is the HEIC Viewer, which decodes the photo right in your browser on any operating system. For a permanent fix, convert the photos to JPG or PNG once and they will open in every app, editor and viewer Windows has.
Keep HEIC on your phone: it stores the same photo in about half the space and preserves more colour depth, so it is the better master copy. Share JPG: it opens on every device, website and app made in the last twenty-five years.
A good habit is to convert copies as you need them and never delete the originals. Converting is a one-way street quality-wise, so always convert from the original HEIC rather than re-converting an already-converted file.
HEIC is the photo format iPhones and iPads use by default since iOS 11. It is a HEIF image container compressed with HEVC, storing photos at roughly half the size of an equivalent JPG while supporting 10-bit colour and multiple images per file.
Open the HEIC to JPG converter, drop in one or more HEIC photos, and download the JPG copies. Conversion happens locally in your browser with no upload, no signup and no watermarks.
Use the HEIC Viewer to open the photo right in your browser, no codecs or extensions needed. For a permanent fix, convert your photos to JPG or PNG once and they will open in every Windows app.
HEIC stores the same photo in about half the space with more colour depth, but only newer software opens it. JPEG is larger but opens everywhere. Keep HEIC as your master copy on the phone and share JPEG copies.
Converting to PNG is lossless. Converting to JPG or WebP involves a re-encode, but at normal quality settings the difference is not visible. Always convert from the original HEIC rather than from an already-converted copy.
Open Settings, go to Camera, then Formats, and choose Most Compatible. New photos will be saved as JPG. Existing HEIC photos stay as they are, which is where these converters come in.
HEIF is the general image container standard, and HEIC is the specific version Apple uses with HEVC compression. In practice the two extensions refer to the same kind of file, and these tools accept both.
No. HEIC decoding and conversion run locally in your browser using WebAssembly, so your photos never leave your device. There are no server-side file size caps or daily limits for that same reason.