HEIC to JPG
Turn iPhone photos into JPGs any app can open — in your browser, never uploaded.
How it works
Three steps, and nothing leaves your device.
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Drop in your HEIC photo
Straight from your iPhone, an AirDrop folder, or a Windows download. HEIF files work the same way.
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The photo is decoded in your browser
A small decoder loads the first time you convert. It reads the HEIC and re-encodes it as a JPG on your device.
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Download an ordinary JPG
The result opens in Windows Photos, Google Docs, Slack, any website upload form — anywhere a HEIC is refused.
Why iPhone photos will not open on Windows
- HEIC is a format, not a fault. Apple switched the default camera format to HEIC in iOS 11 because it stores the same photo in roughly half the space of a JPG. The trade-off is that support outside Apple's ecosystem is patchy — Windows needs a paid codec from the Microsoft Store, and many websites simply reject the file.
- Converting does not visibly degrade the photo. HEIC is already a lossy format, and re-encoding to JPG at high quality adds a second, much smaller loss. At the 92% quality this tool uses, the difference is not visible at normal viewing sizes. The file will usually be larger than the HEIC, because JPG is the less efficient format.
- You can also stop the problem at the source. On your iPhone, Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible makes the camera shoot JPG directly. You lose the storage saving, but photos work everywhere without a conversion step. Existing photos stay HEIC.
- Live Photos convert to their still frame. A HEIC from a Live Photo contains one key image plus a separate video file. Converting gives you the still frame, which is what a JPG can hold — the motion is not part of the image.
Frequently asked questions
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The HEIC is decoded and re-encoded inside your browser tab. Nothing is transmitted, which is the reason this works offline once the page has loaded.
Why is the JPG bigger than the HEIC?
HEIC uses a much more efficient compression scheme. The same photo stored as a JPG of equivalent visible quality normally needs more space — this is expected, not a fault in the conversion.
Does it work on Windows and Android?
Yes. The decoding is done by the page itself rather than by your operating system, so it does not matter that Windows or Android cannot open HEIC natively.