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HEIC to JPG

Convert HEIC photos from an iPhone or iPad into JPG, the format every website, computer and app can open. Convert one photo or a whole batch at once, at full resolution and the right way up.

Your files are processed in your browser and never leave your device.

How to use HEIC to JPG

  1. Click "Select HEIC photos" and choose one or more photos. You can select many at once.
  2. Choose the quality: High keeps the most detail, Smaller files makes JPGs about the size of the HEIC originals.
  3. Click "Convert to JPG". Your photos are converted one after another, right in your browser.
  4. Download each JPG on its own, or all of them together in one ZIP file.

How to convert iPhone photos to JPG

iPhones and iPads save photos as HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container). HEIC files are about half the size of JPGs, which saves space on your phone, but many websites, online forms, Windows PCs and older programs still can't open them.

Copy the photos to your computer, or open this page on the iPhone itself, select them, and click Convert. Each photo becomes a normal JPG at the same resolution, ready to upload, email or edit anywhere.

How to batch convert HEIC to JPG

Select all your photos in one go: hold Ctrl (Cmd on a Mac) to pick several files, or press Ctrl+A in a folder to pick them all. PDFHive converts them one after another, so even a long list doesn't freeze the page, and one damaged photo doesn't stop the rest.

When the batch is done, download all the JPGs together as one ZIP file, or each one separately. A typical iPhone photo takes a second or two. On a phone, converting about 20 photos at a time is gentlest on memory.

What if a HEIC photo won't convert?

One bad file doesn't stop the rest: PDFHive converts every photo it can and lists any it couldn't, with the reason.

  1. "Isn't an image this tool can read": the file may be damaged, or not really a photo. Check that it opens on the phone it came from.
  2. Converting many photos on a phone stops partway: phones have less memory, so convert about 20 photos at a time.
  3. The JPGs are bigger than the HEIC files: that is normal, because JPG is less efficient. Choose "Smaller files" if space matters.
  4. A Live Photo gives only a still JPG: the moving part is a separate video file and isn't changed.

Frequently asked questions

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. Your photos are converted inside your web browser, on your own computer or phone, and never sent to us or anyone else. Personal photos stay personal.

Is HEIC to JPG free?

Yes. It is free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no daily limit on the number of photos.

Will my photos lose quality?

Not in a way you can see. Photos keep their full resolution, and at High quality the JPG looks the same as the original. JPG files are usually a little larger than HEIC because JPG is an older, less efficient format. Choose Smaller files to get JPGs about as small as the originals. Extra-bright HDR highlights show as a normal photo, as they do in every JPG.

How do I make my iPhone take JPG instead of HEIC?

Open Settings, tap Camera, then Formats, and choose "Most Compatible". New photos are then saved as JPG, but take up more space. Photos you already have stay HEIC. To get JPGs when copying photos to a computer with a cable, open Settings, then Photos (under Apps on newer iOS versions), and make sure Keep Originals is off. On older versions, choose Automatic under "Transfer to Mac or PC".

What happens to Live Photos?

A Live Photo is saved as a HEIC photo plus a short video clip in a separate file. Converting the HEIC gives you the main still photo as a JPG. The moving part is a video (MOV file) and isn't changed.

Is my location kept in the JPG?

No. The new JPG holds only the picture, without the location, camera details or the date it was taken, which makes it safer to share online. If you need the date for sorting photos, keep the originals too. A file that is already a JPG (just named .heic) is kept exactly as it was.

Does it work on Windows, Android and iPhone?

Yes. It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone. On Windows there is no need to install the HEIF or HEVC extensions from the Microsoft Store: the conversion happens in your browser.

Is there a limit on how many photos I can convert?

There is no fixed limit, but every photo needs a few hundred MB of memory for a moment while it is converted, and the finished JPGs are kept in memory until you download them. On a computer, large batches are fine; on a phone, convert about 20 photos at a time. In most browsers, the first conversion also downloads the HEIC decoder (about 0.5 MB) once.

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