Convert HEIC to JPG - Free Online

What this tool does

Convert HEIC to JPG in your browser. Decodes iPhone HEIC and HEIF files locally so they open on Windows, web forms and older photo apps. No upload.

Private browser-based processing

Your images are processed locally in your browser. Files are not uploaded to PhotoTools.org servers, and the finished result is generated on your device.

When to convert HEIC to JPG

iPhones save photos as HEIC by default because the format is roughly half the size of JPG at the same visual quality. The trade-off is compatibility: many Windows photo viewers, web upload forms, older email clients and design apps still cannot open HEIC files directly.

Converting to JPG is the universal fix. Common situations: emailing iPhone photos to a Windows recipient, uploading a passport or visa photo to a government form, attaching a phone photo to a job application, or sending images to someone on an older device.

How HEIC decoding works in the browser

HEIC is not natively supported by all browsers, so the tool uses the heic2any library to decode the file in JavaScript inside your tab. The library runs entirely on the client; no Apple software, iCloud account or Apple ID is required.

Multi-frame HEIC files (Live Photos and HEIC sequences) expand into individual frame cards. You can pick the right moment from a Live Photo and export it as a single JPG, instead of dragging out the still frame separately.

JPG quality settings for phone photos

90% JPG quality is a safe default for iPhone photos and is visually indistinguishable from the HEIC source on a normal screen. The result is usually larger than the HEIC but still small enough to email, upload, or share via messaging.

For passport photos and identity documents, where some agencies cap file size, drop to 85% and re-check. For archival copies of family or trip photos, push to 95% to retain detail you might want for prints later.

Privacy and EXIF metadata

Decoding HEIC in your browser means the iPhone photo does not need to go to any server. That matters for ID documents, medical photos, financial records, kids, pets and anything tied to a private location.

The conversion also re-encodes the pixels through Canvas, which drops EXIF metadata along the way. GPS coordinates, device model, timestamps and software fields are not carried into the JPG. If you specifically want to keep that metadata, save the original HEIC alongside the converted JPG.

Batch convert and ZIP download

A folder of iPhone HEIC files can be dropped in at once. Each file decodes and appears as a card, and Live Photos and HEIC sequences split into separate frames automatically. Click Convert all to JPG every file in one pass.

When the batch finishes, the bottom bar offers a single ZIP download with the original filenames. This is the fastest way to move a folder of iPhone photos onto a Windows device or into a form that does not accept HEIC.

Frequently asked questions