HEIC to JPG

HEIC has been the default photo format on the iPhone since iOS 11, and that is usually where the trouble starts. Windows does not always open HEIC files without installing extensions, and plenty of websites and online forms simply refuse them: job applications, rental portals, marketplaces, government sites. Many editing apps and social networks also expect JPG or PNG. Converting to JPG gives you a file that practically any computer, phone, program or upload form will accept, without asking whoever receives it to install anything.

JPG is a lossy format, so the conversion re-encodes your photo. At the default quality of 80, most photos look the same on screen; if you plan to print or archive them, raise the quality to 90 or more. Do not be surprised if the JPG is larger than the HEIC it came from: Pikkx shows the size before and after for every file, so you can judge the trade-off. The photo keeps its original dimensions, since this page does not resize unless you tick a size.

One thing to know before converting: the JPG is rebuilt from the pixels, so the metadata stored in the HEIC is not carried over. That includes the GPS location, which is a real privacy gain if you are posting the photo publicly or sending it to a stranger. It also includes the capture date and camera details, so if you rely on that information to sort your photo library, keep the original HEIC files alongside the converted copies.

To convert, drop your HEIC photos onto the page or pick them from your files; up to 10 per batch and 5 MB each, with as many batches as you need. JPG comes preselected, so you only need to adjust the quality if the default does not suit you. Each photo can be downloaded on its own, or you can grab the whole batch as a ZIP. If the photos are going straight onto a website rather than to a person or a form, consider the HEIC to WebP page instead.