Can I convert lots of HEIC files at once?

Yes. Drop in a whole folder — or several folders — and every HEIC inside is converted in one pass.

How do I stop my iPhone taking HEIC photos?

Go to Settings, then Camera, then Formats, and choose Most Compatible. Your iPhone will shoot JPG from then on.

Does converting HEIC to JPG lose quality?

There is a small loss because both formats are lossy, but at high quality settings it is not visible. JPG files are usually somewhat larger than the HEIC original at matching quality.

Convert HEIC to JPG

Q: Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser, so the photos never leave your device.

Your iPhone shoots .HEIC. Almost everything else expects .jpg — which is why the photo you just sent won't open, won't upload, or won't attach.

Convert HEIC to JPG now

Drop in one photo or a hundred. Free, and nothing is uploaded — it all runs on your device.

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How to convert

Open the converter — the output is already set to JPG.
Drag in your HEIC photos, or a whole folder of them.
Optionally resize or set a target file size.
Hit export. Turn on bundle as zip to get everything in one download.

The first HEIC takes a moment while the decoder loads, then the rest go quickly.

What HEIC actually is

HEIC is Apple's name for a HEIF image containing HEVC-compressed data. It's been the iPhone default since iOS 11, and it's genuinely good — roughly half the size of a JPG at similar quality, with support for depth maps, Live Photos and wider colour.

The problem is everything outside Apple's world. HEVC is patent-encumbered, so Chrome and Firefox never shipped support for it, and a great many websites, forms and older applications simply reject the file. JPG remains the format that opens absolutely anywhere.

Stop it happening again

If you'd rather your iPhone just shot JPG in the first place:

Open Settings
Tap Camera → Formats
Choose Most Compatible

New photos will be JPG. You'll trade a little storage for never thinking about this again. Existing photos stay HEIC — convert those here.

Also worth knowing: AirDropping to a Mac, or emailing photos with "Automatic" selected, will often convert to JPG for you. It's the direct file transfers — cables, uploads, cloud syncs — where the HEIC arrives intact.

Common questions

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion happens in your browser using a decoder loaded into the page — the photos never leave your device. That matters more than usual for camera roll images.

Can I convert hundreds at once?

Yes. Drag in a folder — or several — and every HEIC inside is pulled out and converted together. See batch converting a folder.

Does it lose quality?

A little, since both formats are lossy, but it isn't visible at sensible quality settings. Expect the JPG to be somewhat larger than the HEIC original — that's the trade you make for universal compatibility.

What about Live Photos?

You'll get the still frame, which is what you want in almost every case. The motion component is a separate video file that JPG has no way to hold.