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HEIC to JPG

Turn iPhone photos into JPG or PNG.

Free tools that run in your browser. Nothing you type, open or create is uploaded to NerdBible or anyone else.

Checking whether your browser can open HEIC photos...

    HEIC is the format iPhones use for photos. This page converts them with your browser's own image decoder, so nothing is uploaded. Safari on Mac, iPhone and iPad can decode HEIC; Chrome, Edge and Firefox on most computers cannot, and the decoders that could be added to a web page carry a licence we cannot use, so on those browsers the page tells you how to export JPG instead. Converting also removes the photo's metadata, including its location.

    How to use it

    1. Check the box at the top: it says whether your browser can open HEIC photos.
    2. Drop one or more HEIC photos and choose JPG or PNG, and the quality for JPG.
    3. Download each photo, or all of them as one ZIP file.

    Questions

    Why does it work in Safari but not in Chrome?

    HEIC images are compressed with HEVC, a video codec covered by patents. Apple builds a decoder into Safari, but Chrome and Firefox do not include one for images, and the open source decoders that a page could load are under licences we do not use. So the conversion here relies on the browser itself.

    Will I lose quality?

    A tiny amount at quality 90, which most people cannot see. Choose quality 100 or PNG to keep as much detail as possible, at the cost of a larger file.

    Is the location removed?

    Yes. The photo is redrawn and saved as a new file, so the metadata from the camera, including GPS position, date and phone model, is not copied across.

    What about Live Photos and photo bursts?

    The still image is converted. The short video of a Live Photo is a separate file on the phone and is not part of the HEIC.

    About this tool

    About the HEIC to JPG converter

    iPhones save photos as HEIC by default. It keeps good quality in small files, but many websites, Windows programs and older devices cannot open it. Converting to JPG makes the photo usable almost anywhere.

    Check your browser first

    The page uses your browser's own image decoder, so nothing is uploaded. Safari on Mac, iPhone and iPad can read HEIC. Chrome, Edge and Firefox on most computers cannot, because HEIC is compressed with HEVC, a patented video codec those browsers do not include for images. The box at the top tells you straight away which case you are in, and if your browser cannot decode HEIC it explains how to export JPG from your phone or computer instead.

    Converting

    • Drop one or more HEIC photos.
    • Choose JPG, with a quality setting, or PNG.
    • Download each photo or all of them in one ZIP file.

    At quality 90, the loss is too small for most people to see. Choose 100 or PNG to keep the most detail at the cost of a larger file.

    A privacy bonus

    Each photo is redrawn as a new file, so the camera metadata, including GPS position and phone model, is not copied across. Live Photos convert to their still image only.

    Photos are converted on your device and never leave it.

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