HEIC to JPG
Turn iPhone HEIC photos into ordinary JPG files that open on any computer, phone or website — free, full resolution, and with camera location data removed.
or click to browse — .heic / .heif, multiple files OK · full resolution · location data removed
How to convert HEIC to JPG
- Add your HEIC photos. Drag and drop one or more .heic or .heif files into the box above, or click it to browse your device. You can select a whole camera roll export at once.
- Choose the quality. Leave the slider at 92% for photos that look identical to the original, or lower it to make the files smaller. Every photo re-converts instantly when you change it.
- Download your JPGs. Save photos one at a time with their ⬇ buttons, or press Download all to grab the entire batch.
About this tool
This free HEIC to JPG converter turns the photos your iPhone or iPad takes into the universally supported JPEG format. Since iOS 11 Apple has saved pictures as HEIC to halve their file size, which is excellent on the phone but awkward everywhere else: Windows asks you to buy a codec, most websites refuse the upload, and plenty of photo editors and printing services simply cannot read the file. Converting to JPG makes the photo work everywhere, at the same resolution, with no watermark and no sign-up.
Photos are converted one at a time at full resolution, and all EXIF metadata is removed from the result — including the GPS coordinates iPhones embed by default — so a converted photo can be shared without giving away where it was taken. The orientation tag is applied to the pixels before the metadata is dropped, so portrait shots stay upright instead of appearing on their side.
Need a different target? Use the companion HEIC to PNG converter for lossless output, or HEIC to WebP for the smallest files on the web. Already have JPGs to shrink? Try the Image Compressor.
Frequently asked questions
Why can't my computer open HEIC files?
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is the format iPhones and iPads have used by default since iOS 11. It stores photos at roughly half the size of JPG at the same quality, but support outside Apple devices is still patchy — Windows needs a paid codec from the Microsoft Store, and most websites, email clients and older photo editors reject the format outright. Converting to JPG solves that permanently.
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
For this tool, usually yes — and only because it has to be. No browser except Safari can decode HEIC, so on Chrome, Firefox and Edge each photo is sent to our server, converted, and sent straight back to your browser. It is deleted the instant the conversion finishes, is never stored or logged, and is never seen by a person. On Safari, which reads HEIC natively, nothing is uploaded at all. See our privacy policy for the full detail.
Does converting lose quality?
Barely. The photo is decoded at full resolution and re-encoded as JPG at the quality you pick — 92% is visually indistinguishable from the original for normal viewing and printing. Lower settings trade a little detail for a much smaller file. The pixel dimensions never change.
Does the JPG keep my photo's location data?
No, and that is deliberate. EXIF metadata — including GPS coordinates, the camera model and the timestamp — is stripped during conversion, so you can share the JPG without accidentally revealing where the photo was taken. The image orientation is applied to the pixels first, so portrait photos stay the right way up.
Can I convert a whole batch at once?
Yes. Drop in as many photos as you like — each one gets its own download button and Download all saves the lot. Your browser may ask permission to download multiple files. Photos are converted one at a time so a large batch will not overload your device.
What about Live Photos?
A Live Photo is a still image plus a short video. Only the still frame is converted — you get the photo exactly as it appears in your camera roll, and the motion portion is discarded.