HEIC to JPG converter

Starting with iOS 11 / iPhone 7, Apple switched the default photo format from JPG to HEIC (High Efficiency Image Coding). HEIC stores the same photographic quality in roughly half the JPG file size, which is why your phone keeps so many photos.

The downside shows up the moment you try to use those photos anywhere outside the Apple ecosystem:

• Windows 10 / 11 can read HEIC only if you install Microsoft's paid HEIF extension.
• Older versions of Photoshop, GIMP, IrfanView and most image viewers don't open them at all.
• Web upload forms — for job applications, government portals, marketplaces — almost universally reject .heic.
• Email and chat apps may strip HEIC attachments or fail to render them inline.

Converting to JPG fixes every one of these.

• JPG is the right answer for normal photos. File sizes stay reasonable and the conversion is visually indistinguishable from the original at 90% quality. Pick this unless you have a specific reason not to.
• PNG is lossless — every pixel value is preserved exactly. The trade-off is file size: a 4 MB HEIC typically becomes a 1 MB JPG but a 15–25 MB PNG. Use PNG only when you need pixel-perfect fidelity (e.g. archival, re-editing, comparing image diff tools).

Everything happens in your browser. The libheif WebAssembly decoder runs on-device, the JPG/PNG re-encode runs on a Canvas, and the file never touches a server. We don't see your photos and there's no upload progress bar because there is no upload.

Important side effect: the re-encode strips EXIF metadata. That includes GPS coordinates, camera model, capture time and any other tags the HEIC carried. For most users this is a privacy feature (no accidental geotag leak when sharing). If you need to preserve metadata for archival reasons, use ExifTool or a similar desktop utility instead.

Use this tool for quick image cleanup, conversion, resizing, OCR, or export work where a browser-local workflow is enough. Use a dedicated editor when you need layered retouching, colour-managed print proofing, or scripted batch production.

• Start from the highest-quality original you have; repeated lossy exports can soften edges and text.
• Some output formats do not preserve transparency, animation, colour profiles, or metadata.
• Very large photos can hit browser memory limits; reduce dimensions first if processing stalls.