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Convert a HEIC iPhone photo to PNG right in your browser. PNG is lossless and opens anywhere — ideal when you'll edit the image or need the best quality. The conversion happens on your device, without sending anything to servers.
Drag your files here
or click to select
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 PNG
Download the PNG image, ready to open or edit anywhere. No copy is kept anywhere.
The iPhone's HEIC saves space, but it doesn't open on many computers, sites and programs. PNG solves compatibility and is also a lossless format — perfect when you'll edit the photo several times without stacking up degradation.
It's also the right choice when you need transparency or crisp edges and text, for example when reusing part of the image in a project.
Photos are personal, and many online converters upload your image to a server. Here, the conversion happens entirely inside the browser: the photo is decoded in your device's memory and the PNG is handed back for download.
Nothing goes to the internet. For personal photos, that keeps the content under your control, from start to finish.
HEIC isn't read natively by browsers, so the tool uses a decoder (libheif) that runs in the browser itself via WebAssembly.
This decoder is loaded only when you convert, and only on this page — it doesn't weigh down the rest of the site. That's why the first conversion may take a few seconds; the next ones are faster.
Choose PNG when you need lossless quality, transparency or you'll edit the image. The file is usually larger, but the quality is preserved.
If the goal is just to share a light photo, JPG may be more practical. In that case, use the HEIC to JPG tool.
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.
PNG is lossless and ideal for editing or transparency; JPG is lighter, ideal for sharing.
Because the HEIC decoder loads the first time. The next conversions are faster.
It can be larger than the HEIC, because PNG is lossless. It's the trade-off for quality and compatibility.
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 JPG tool when you want a lighter file for sharing.