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HEIC to JPG Converter

Convert Apple HEIC or HEIF photos to standard JPG in your browser, choose the JPEG quality, and download a file that opens everywhere.

HEIC to JPG

Result

The converted JPEG appears here.

Your file is never sent to a server. It is read and processed by your own browser, and the results are not stored.

How to use it

  1. Choose a HEIC or HEIF photo from your device.
  2. Set the JPEG quality. 90 is a good balance; lower values make a smaller file.
  3. Convert, check the preview and dimensions, then download the JPG.

Limits worth knowing

  • Still HEIC/HEIF images only. A multi-image sequence is reduced to its first image.
  • Some unusual HEVC profiles and corrupt files are refused by the decoder rather than guessed at.
  • EXIF metadata, including GPS location and capture time, is not copied into the JPEG.
  • Files above 50 MB and images above 40 megapixels are refused to keep the tab responsive.
  • JPEG has no transparency, so transparent areas are flattened onto white.

What HEIC actually is

HEIC is a container: the picture is encoded with HEVC, the video codec, inside the HEIF file format. iPhones use it because it stores a good photo in fewer bytes than JPEG. The trade-off is compatibility — the file is not a JPEG with a different extension, and renaming it does not convert it.

This tool decodes the HEVC image, then encodes a real JPEG. That is why the output opens in software that has never heard of HEIC.

Quality and metadata

The quality slider controls the JPEG encoder, not the original HEIC. A value around 90 is visually close to the source for most photographs. Re-converting an already converted JPEG loses a little quality each time, so keep the original HEIC until you are happy with the result.

The output deliberately drops EXIF. That removes GPS coordinates along with capture details. If you need those fields, do not treat this conversion as an archival copy.

Frequently asked questions

Does HEIC to JPG Converter upload my files to any server?

No. HEIC to JPG Converter runs in your browser, and the file is read there rather than sent to a server for processing. Our host still sees ordinary page-request metadata, which is described on the privacy page.

Is HEIC to JPG Converter free to use?

Yes, HEIC to JPG Converter is free, with no paid tier, no account, and no watermark added to your output. The limits are technical rather than commercial: file size, page count and supported formats are listed on this page.

What file formats and sizes are supported?

HEIC to JPG Converter supports .heic, .heif files up to 50MB directly in your browser.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. The HEIC decoder and the JPEG encoder run in this browser tab. The file never leaves your device, and the tool makes no network request with it.

Why convert HEIC to JPG?

JPG is accepted almost everywhere: older Windows software, web forms, email clients, printers and many websites. HEIC is efficient on an iPhone but support outside Apple’s ecosystem is uneven.

What happens to EXIF metadata and GPS location?

The converted JPEG does not carry the original EXIF block. Capture time, camera model and GPS coordinates are not copied. Use the EXIF remover if you want to inspect what a photo contains before sharing it.

Why did my HEIC file fail to convert?

The decoder handles still HEIC/HEIF images. A corrupt file, an unsupported HEVC profile, or an image sequence with an unusual layout can be refused. The tool shows the decoder’s failure instead of producing an empty JPEG.