HEIC to JPG Converter

Why your iPhone photos won't open

Since iOS 11, iPhones store photos as HEIC rather than JPG. HEIC files are roughly half the size at comparable quality, which is great until you move them to a Windows PC, attach them to a form, or upload them to a site that only accepts JPG. Converting to JPG solves it permanently.

Why this one is different

Most HEIC converters upload your photos to their servers, cap you at a handful of files, and make you wait in a queue. This one decodes HEIC inside your browser with WebAssembly. Nothing is transmitted, so there is no upload wait, no queue, no file limit — and no copy of your personal photos sitting on someone else's server.

It also keeps the original photo date. Converting through a browser canvas normally strips every piece of metadata, so a whole camera roll arrives on your PC dated today and sorted at random. This converter copies the original EXIF block into the JPG, so your photos stay in the order you took them — and portrait shots stay the right way up. Untick the box above if you would rather strip the metadata; that also removes any GPS location.

How to convert HEIC to JPG

1. Drop your .heic files onto the box above, or click to browse.
2. Conversion starts immediately — there is no button to press.
3. Download each photo, or grab everything at once as a ZIP.

Usable on a work computer

Plenty of workplaces block file uploads to outside websites, to keep contracts and customer records from leaving the building. On those machines the usual online converters simply fail.

This one has no upload to block. Whether your organisation permits a particular site is still its own call, so check with your IT team if you handle regulated material.

Why this is built this way

Files that pass through someone else's server can be logged, cached, retained after the promised deletion window, or exposed in a breach. Contracts, ID scans, medical records and private photos are exactly the files people most often have to convert, and exactly the ones that should not be handed to a stranger's machine.

It is also why there is no file size limit, no daily quota, and no account. Those restrictions exist to control server costs. With no server in the loop, there is nothing to ration.

Frequently asked questions

Why won't my iPhone photos open on Windows?

Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos as HEIC (High Efficiency Image Format) instead of JPG. HEIC files are about half the size at the same quality, but older versions of Windows, and many websites and apps, cannot read them. Converting to JPG makes the photo open anywhere.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. The conversion runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly. Your files are never transmitted anywhere — you can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and conversion still works.

Is there a limit on how many photos I can convert?

No. There is no file count limit, no file size limit, no queue and no account. Because your own device does the work, the only practical limit is your device's memory.

Will my photos keep their original date after converting?

Yes. When 'Keep photo date & camera info' is ticked, the original EXIF metadata is copied into the converted JPG, so the date taken, camera model and exposure settings survive. This matters because converting through a browser normally strips metadata entirely, which makes a whole camera roll appear on your PC dated today and sorted at random. Untick the box to remove metadata instead, including GPS location. That only covers HEIC files you are converting, though — to strip a JPG, PNG or WebP you already have, use the Remove EXIF Data tool on this site, which does it without re-encoding the picture.

Will portrait photos come out sideways?

No. Photos shot in portrait store their rotation as an EXIF Orientation tag, and that tag is carried through to the converted JPG so the photo displays the right way up. Files that instead store rotation in the HEIF container itself are handled too.

Does converting HEIC to JPG lose quality?

JPG is a lossy format, so some quality is lost, but at the default quality setting the difference is not visible in normal viewing. You can raise the quality slider, or choose PNG for a lossless result at a much larger file size.

Does this work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. It runs in any modern browser, including mobile Safari and Chrome on Android. Large batches may be slower on phones, since your device performs the conversion.

What is the difference between HEIC and HEIF?

HEIF is the container format; HEIC is the common name for HEIF files that store HEVC-encoded images, which is what Apple devices produce. This converter accepts both, plus AVIF.