HEIC to JPG converter: turn iPhone photos into JPEG

How to convert HEIC to JPG

The converter above starts in JPG mode on this page. Converting HEIC to JPG works the same on a phone or a computer:

• Add your photos. To convert HEIC to JPG, click Choose HEIC files or drop them on the box; up to 50 at a time.
• Set the JPG quality if you want to. The default, 92, looks identical to the original; 80 halves the file size again and is still fine for most sharing.
• Wait a moment. Each HEIC to JPG conversion runs on your device and the list shows the result: the size in pixels and the new file size.
• Download each JPG, or Download all as one ZIP file. On a phone, Save to Photos adds the JPGs to your photo library.

Why JPG is the safe choice for photos

JPG (also written JPEG) is the format almost every camera, phone, website and program has understood for thirty years. If someone asks you to send a photo, upload a picture to a form or attach one to an email, a JPG will work there. A HEIC file often will not: Windows needs extra extensions to show it, and Chrome, Edge and Firefox do not display it at all.

JPG is also small. A 12 MP iPhone photo converted from HEIC to JPG at quality 92 is typically 3 to 5 MB, a fraction of what a lossless copy would take. That matters for email attachments, upload limits and storage.

Choosing the JPG quality

JPG is lossy: it saves space by dropping detail you are unlikely to notice. The quality slider controls how much. Higher numbers keep more detail and make larger files.

• 92 (the default): visually the same as the HEIC. Good for keeping, printing and editing later.
• 80 to 85: about half the size of 92, still sharp on any screen. Good for email and messaging.
• 60 to 70: small files for web forms with tight upload limits; fine detail and smooth skies start to show compression.
• 100: largest files with barely visible gains over 92. If you need a truly lossless copy, convert to a lossless format instead.

Batch convert HEIC to JPG

You can convert a whole album as quickly as one photo. Select up to 50 HEIC files at once; they are converted one after another in the background, so you can keep scrolling while the list fills. Download all creates one ZIP file with every JPG inside, named like the originals (IMG_0042.HEIC becomes IMG_0042.jpg).

Change the quality or the size after the batch is done and every photo is converted again with the new setting, straight from the originals in memory. There is no upload to repeat.

Your photos stay on your device

Upload-based converters need your photos on their server before they can convert them. This HEIC to JPG converter decodes each file in your browser with libheif, the open-source HEIF library, and writes the JPG there too. The photos never leave your phone or computer.

The JPG is a new file without the HEIC's EXIF metadata, so the GPS location, the date and the camera details are removed. That makes the copies safer to post or send. If you need the original date and location later, keep the HEIC.

Get JPG straight from your iPhone

If you always need JPG, you can make the iPhone shoot it: in Settings, open Camera, then Formats, and choose Most Compatible. New photos are then saved as JPG, at roughly twice the size of HEIC. Photos you already took stay HEIC, which is what this converter is for. iPhones also convert to JPG on their own in some cases, for example when you email a photo or AirDrop it to a device that cannot read HEIC. Apple explains these options in its support article on using HEIF and HEVC media.

For every other way to convert, including Windows, Mac and Android, see the step-by-step guide: the same steps convert HEIC to JPG too.

When to convert to a lossless format instead

JPG is ideal for sharing. For editing, a lossless copy is safer because it never loses detail when saved again, and it keeps transparency. The HEIC to PNG converter on the home page uses the same tool with the lossless format selected; switching the format above does the same.

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