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How to Convert HEIC Photos to JPG
Turn iPhone photos into JPGs that open in any app, choose a quality setting and download one file or a whole batch.
Why HEIC files need converting
iPhones save photos as HEIC by default because the files are smaller than JPG at similar quality. Many websites, upload forms, older Windows PCs and office tools still cannot open HEIC. A JPG copy works almost everywhere. Keep your HEIC originals: JPG is a lossy format, and converting back does not restore lost detail.
Convert in four steps
- Open HEIC to JPG and select Choose photos, or drop files onto the page. It works in an up-to-date Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone. The converter downloads on first use (about 2 MB).
- Set JPG quality. The default of 90 suits most sharing. Lower values make smaller files; higher values keep more detail and make larger files.
- Select Convert to JPG. Photos are converted one at a time on your device. Stop pauses the batch; finished JPGs are kept, and Convert remaining continues with the rest.
- Check each preview, then select Download JPG for a single file or Download ZIP for the whole batch. If you change the quality afterwards, use Reconvert all to apply it.
What the JPG keeps and what it drops
Supported photos keep their pixel dimensions, up to 25 megapixels. Each file exports its primary still photo, so Live Photo video, bursts and image sequences are left out. The result is an 8-bit SDR JPG, so HDR and wide-gamut colors may look different. Original EXIF metadata, including GPS location and camera details, is removed, which is useful before sharing photos publicly.
Check whether you already have JPGs
Some sharing methods, such as email or the Automatic transfer setting in iOS Photos, may already convert photos to JPG. If your files end in .jpg, you do not need to convert them. To keep the original HEIC files when moving photos to a computer, use a method that transfers originals, then convert only the copies you need to share.
If a photo fails
Use Retry failed, or remove the file. Damaged files, HEIF files that use a codec other than HEVC, and images over 25 MB or 25 megapixels cannot be converted. A failed photo never removes JPGs that already finished. On a phone, smaller batches use less memory.
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