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HEIC to JPG converter

Make iPhone photos open everywhere — decoded in your browser, so private photos stay private.

Drop images here

or click to browse — pasting a copied image works too

Drop a HEIC photo — up to 20 files

The iPhone photo problem

Every photo a modern iPhone takes is saved as HEIC — a format Windows won't preview without extensions, upload forms reject, and older software has never heard of. So the photo that looks perfect on your phone becomes an error message the moment you try to use it anywhere else: a job application, a marketplace listing, a college portal, an email to someone on a PC.

This page fixes that without the usual catch. Most HEIC converters upload your photo to a server, convert it there, and hand back a download — meaning your personal photos sit on someone else's machine. Here, a HEIC decoder runs inside your browser tab. Drop the files, they convert on your own device, and nothing is ever transmitted.

How to use it

  1. Get the HEIC files onto this device — AirDrop, USB cable, or cloud drive all work without converting anything.
  2. Drop them above (up to 20 at once). The decoder loads once, then it's fast.
  3. Download each JPG, or the whole batch as a ZIP. The JPGs open everywhere — Windows Photos, old Photoshop, every upload form.

After converting

The JPGs come out at full resolution and high quality, which also means full size — typically 2–4 MB from a recent iPhone. If the destination has a size limit, chain the tools: convert here, then compress or hit an exact cap like 100 KB. For forms that want specific dimensions, resize sits in the middle of that pipeline. Everything runs locally, so even the multi-step version takes under a minute.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my iPhone save photos as HEIC?
Apple switched to HEIC because it stores the same photo in about half the space of JPG. Inside the Apple ecosystem you never notice — the trouble starts when the file reaches a Windows PC, an upload form or older software.
Is the photo uploaded to convert it?
No — and for personal iPhone photos that matters. A HEIC decoder runs inside your browser tab, so the photo is converted on your own device and never transmitted anywhere.
Does converting lose quality?
The conversion decodes the full image and re-encodes it as a high-quality JPG (90% by default). Any difference is invisible in normal use; the JPG will be somewhat larger than the HEIC because JPG is the less efficient format.
Why is the first conversion a little slow?
The HEIC decoder (about 1 MB) loads on first use, then stays cached. After that first file, conversions run at full speed — including batches.
My HEIC file still fails to convert — why?
A few HEICs use unusual variants (burst photos, some edited exports) that the in-browser decoder can't read. The fallback: open the photo on your iPhone, use Share → Save as / Copy, and it exports as JPEG.
How do I stop my iPhone creating HEIC files?
Settings → Camera → Formats → choose "Most Compatible". New photos then save as JPG directly — at roughly double the storage use.

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