Convert HEIC to JPG

No. A Live Photo stores its motion in a separate .mov file, so the JPG is a still image.

Yes. We accept .heif files like .heic, as long as they hold HEVC or AV1 image data.

Usually about half the size of the HEIC you upload, measured on real images converted with TinyPNG. How much depends on the image: photos, flat graphics and screenshots each shrink differently, and images that were already compressed save less.

The HEIC was already compressed and JPG compresses again, so a little detail goes. At normal viewing sizes it is hard to spot.

HEIC stores photos in less space, which is why iPhones use it, but JPG opens everywhere. Converted to JPG here, iPhone photos usually come out about half the size of the HEIC, measured on real images converted with TinyPNG.

To save space: Apple says HEIC compresses better than JPG at the same visual quality. The catch is compatibility, so you often need a JPG before sharing.

On your iPhone, open Settings, then Camera, then Formats, and choose Most Compatible. New photos are then saved as JPG. Photos you already took stay HEIC; convert those here.

Yes. They are the same format; only the file extension differs. Old Windows only allowed three letters for the file extension, so JPEG became .jpg. Renaming one to the other changes nothing about the file, so converting to JPEG is the same as converting to JPG, and a .jpeg file converts and compresses like a .jpg.

Yes, always, even at the highest quality setting. Saving a JPG again can lose a little more detail, so keep your original.

Add your HEIC photos above, choose JPG and download the result. This HEIC to JPG converter works in your browser on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, with nothing to install.

A HEIC file is a photo in a HEIF container, compressed with the HEVC video codec. iPhones save photos as HEIC by default because it takes less space than JPG. It is lossy.

HEIF, the High Efficiency Image File Format, is a container that can hold images in different codecs. HEIC is a HEIF file with HEVC images inside, which is what iPhones save; AVIF is one with AV1 images. A .hif file is a HEIF photo from a camera: Canon, Fujifilm, Sony and other camera makers use this extension. One HEIF file can also hold several images, such as a burst; we convert the main one. Add .heif and .hif files above and they convert like HEIC.

Apple devices open it, and Safari is the only browser that shows it. Windows needs two extensions from the Microsoft Store: the free HEIF Image Extension and the paid HEVC Video Extensions. Despite the name, the HEVC one is what decodes the photo. Or convert it to JPG or PNG here.

Yes. Web Free converts 3 images per session, up to 5 MB each, without an account. Once you log in, Web Pro converts 3 images per session, up to 75 MB each, and Web Ultra converts as many as you like, up to 150 MB each. On every plan, an image can have up to 256 megapixels.

Yes. We store your images encrypted, download links expire after 8 hours, and we delete them automatically after 24 hours.

Yes. To keep files small we remove all metadata: EXIF data such as camera details and GPS location, and XMP data such as copyright and editing history. Colour profiles are converted to sRGB, the standard for screens and the web. The developer API can keep the copyright, creation date and location.