Free tool
Convert HEIC to JPG
Turn iPhone HEIC photos into JPGs that open anywhere. Converted on your device, with the location removed, and free.
- Runs on your device
- Nothing uploaded
- Location removed
Converted on this device. Your photos are never uploaded.
Need a different format? HEIC to PNGHEIC to PDF
How it works
How to convert HEIC to JPG
HEIC is the photo format iPhones use by default. JPG opens on every computer, website and app, so converting is the easy fix when a HEIC photo won't open.
- 1
Choose your HEIC photos
Pick up to 50 HEIC files, or drop them on the box. Set the JPG quality first if you want to.
- 2
We convert them on your device
Each photo is decoded and saved as a JPG in your browser. Its location and other hidden details are left out.
- 3
Download your JPGs
Save each JPG, or all of them as one zip file. Your HEIC originals aren't changed.
Good to know
- Apple says HEIC photos can be up to half the size of a JPG. Converted JPGs are usually bigger than the HEIC they came from.
- At the default 92% quality the JPG looks the same as the original. Lower quality makes smaller files.
- Live Photos: only the still photo is converted, not the short video that goes with it.
- Location, date and camera details aren't kept in the JPG. Keep the HEIC original if you need them.
Without a tool
Other ways to convert HEIC to JPG
Your own devices can convert HEIC photos too, one at a time. Most keep the location in the converted copy.
On a Mac
In Finder, right-click the photos and choose Quick Actions, then Convert Image, then JPEG. Or open one in Preview and choose File, then Export, then JPEG.
On Windows
Open the photo in the Photos app (you may need the free HEIF Image Extensions from the Microsoft Store), choose the menu, then Save as, and pick JPG.
On iPhone
To save new photos as JPG: Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible. To get JPGs when copying to a computer: Settings, Photos, Transfer to Mac or PC, Automatic.
Why this converter
A HEIC converter that never sees your photos
Your photos stay on your device
Most online converters upload your photos to their servers. This one converts them in your browser, and the page can't connect to the internet while it works.
Location removed automatically
iPhone photos often carry the exact spot they were taken. Every converted photo comes out without it, or any other hidden details.
Batches, with no sign-up
Convert up to 50 photos at a time and download them one by one or as a single zip. No account, no daily limit, no watermark.
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Questions about HEIC files
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Yes. Your photos are converted by your browser, on your device, and never sent to any server, ours or anyone else's. The page blocks itself from connecting to the internet, so you can switch on airplane mode after it loads and it still works.
A little, in theory, because JPG compresses differently. At the default 92% quality you won't see a difference. Set quality to 100% for the largest, closest copy.
Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos as HEIC by default because the files are smaller. Most Apple devices open them, but many Windows apps, websites and older devices can't.
Go to Settings, Camera, Formats and choose Most Compatible. New photos are saved as JPG. Photos you already took stay HEIC, so convert those here.
Yes. Choose up to 50 at a time, then download them one by one or all together as a zip file. There's no daily limit and no sign-up.
No. Every converted JPG comes out without location, date, camera details or any other hidden metadata. That makes it safer to share, but keep the HEIC original if you want those details.
Yes. It runs in any modern browser, including Chrome, Edge and Firefox on Windows and Android, and Safari on iPhone and Mac.
HEIC makes smaller files at similar quality, so it's good for storing photos on your iPhone. JPG works everywhere, so it's better for sharing, uploading and opening on other devices.