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Got a HEIC photo from an iPhone that won't open? Convert it to JPG right in your browser. JPG opens on any device, site or program. The conversion happens on your device — the file is never sent to a server.
Drag your files here
or click to select
HEIC, HEIF
Add the HEIC
Drag the .heic photo onto the upload area or click to pick it. It's read only in your device's memory.
Convert
Click process. The first conversion may take a few seconds while the decoder loads.
Download the JPG
Download the JPG image, ready to open anywhere. No copy is kept anywhere.
HEIC is the format iPhones use by default for photos — it saves space, but it brings a problem: many Windows computers, websites, social networks and older programs don't open HEIC. You end up with a photo you can't use.
Converting to JPG fixes it instantly. JPG is universal: it opens on any device, platform or app, with no complaints about the format.
Photos are personal. Many online HEIC converters upload your image to a remote server — exactly what you least want with your own photos. Here, the conversion happens entirely inside the browser.
The photo is decoded in your own device's memory and the JPG is handed back for download, without ever going to the internet. More privacy, from start to finish.
HEIC stores the image using HEVC, also known as H.265 — the same video codec used in 4K broadcasting. That codec is covered by patents, which is why Windows asks for a paid add-on to display the photos while an iPhone opens them effortlessly.
The issue, then, isn’t technical but a matter of licensing. Converting to JPG sidesteps it for good: JPG has always been patent-free and opens anywhere.
A HEIC file can hold more than one image. That’s how Live Photos work: alongside the main photo, the file stores the motion frames and, in some cases, the depth map used by portrait mode.
Converting to JPG extracts the main image — the motion and depth data have no equivalent in the format and are left out. If you want to preserve the Live Photo, keep the original HEIC. The conversion happens on your device, without uploading the photo.
Yes. The tool is free and needs no sign-up.
No. The conversion happens entirely in your browser. The photo is never transmitted to the internet or stored.
Because HEIC takes up less space with good quality. The catch is that not every device or site opens that format.
Because the HEIC decoder loads the first time. The next conversions are faster.
The conversion uses high quality. For photos displayed on screen, the difference is imperceptible.
Yes. The tool works on phones and tablets, right in the browser.
No. Everything runs in the browser, with nothing to install and no extensions.
Yes. Use the HEIC to PNG tool when you need lossless quality or transparency.