HEIC to JPG Converter

Make iPhone photos open everywhere. Drop your HEIC files and download standard JPGs in seconds. Free in your browser — no sign-up, no watermarks.

Drop your HEIC files here

or click to browse — Select multiple files for batch conversion

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⚡ Instant — conversion starts the moment you add files. No sign-up, no watermarks. Why FileHugger

🔍 How your file is processed

Runs: In your browser on this page
Engine: Your browser's own image decoder and canvas encoders (AVIF included); HEIC decodes via a bundled JavaScript decoder (Emscripten-compiled libheif); GIF, BMP and ICO are written by our own encoders
Max input: 512 MB per file
Your file: Processed in this browser tab — the file is not uploaded. Converted results are kept in this browser's local storage for up to two hours so their matching download page can show them; expired results are removed on the next site visit. Nothing is stored on our servers.
Good to know: Converting to JPG or lossy WebP applies the quality level you choose. JPG and BMP have no transparency, and our GIF encoder does not carry transparency either — transparent areas are flattened to the background for all three. Animated GIF input is read as its first frame.

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How to convert HEIC to JPG

Click Choose files (or drag & drop) and select one or more HEIC files. You can also paste an image from your clipboard.
Adjust the quality slider if you want smaller files or maximum fidelity (92% is a good default).
Press Convert to JPG. Each file is converted with a live progress indicator.
Open the download page to save your files individually or grab everything as a single ZIP.

Why convert HEIC to JPG?

iPhones save photos as HEIC to halve their size, but Windows PCs, Android phones, older software and most upload forms cannot read them. Converting HEIC to JPG produces a file every device and website accepts, with quality you can tune yourself. Batch-convert a whole camera roll in one go and download everything as a single ZIP.

What this tool preserves — and what it changes

✓ Preserved

The full-resolution primary photo, decoded with a bundled libheif decoder — no upload, no quality preset hidden from you

↺ Changed

HEIC bursts / Live Photos: the primary still image is converted, not the motion part
Wide-gamut colors are mapped through the browser canvas (sRGB) before JPEG encoding
EXIF metadata (location, camera, timestamps) is removed by the re-encode — a privacy plus worth knowing about

Known limits & edge cases

Corrupted or partially-downloaded HEIC files fail with a clear decode message instead of a wrong image
HEIC files renamed to .jpg are detected by content — the inspection card flags the mismatch before you convert

Engine: Your browser's own image decoder and canvas encoders (AVIF included); HEIC decodes via a bundled JavaScript decoder (Emscripten-compiled libheif); GIF, BMP and ICO are written by our own encoders. These statements describe the engine as shipped on 2026-10-02 — behaviour changes are recorded in the changelog. Measured data: Which image format for which content — measured on four content types.

About the formats

What is a HEIC file?

HEIC is the default photo format on iPhone and iPad. It stores photos at about half the size of JPG at the same quality, but Windows, Android, many websites and most upload forms cannot open it. That is why "HEIC to JPG" is one of the most searched conversions in the world: it makes iPhone photos usable everywhere.

What is a JPG file?

JPG is the most widely used photo format on the web. It uses lossy compression that keeps file sizes small while preserving the detail that matters in photographs. Nearly every device, browser, app and website accepts JPG, which makes it the safest choice for sharing and uploading pictures. It does not support transparency or animation.

HEIC vs JPG at a glance

	HEIC	JPG
Type	Raster image	Raster image
Compression	Lossy (HEVC-based)	Lossy
Transparency	Yes	No
Animation	Yes (sequences)	No
Typical use	iPhone and iPad photos	Photos, web images, email attachments

iPhone photos that open everywhere

Since iOS 11, iPhones capture photos as HEIC by default — roughly half the size of an equivalent JPG, which is great for your storage but inconvenient the moment the photo leaves the Apple ecosystem. Windows 10 needs a paid codec to preview HEIC, many Android gallery apps ignore it, and countless upload forms — job portals, insurance claims, marketplace listings, government sites — simply reject it.

Converting to JPG solves all of that in one step, because JPG is the one photo format every device, browser and form built in the last 25 years accepts. If you convert iPhone photos constantly, you can also change the source: Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible makes the iPhone shoot JPG directly. Keep HEIC (High Efficiency) on if storage matters and convert only the photos you actually need to share.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this HEIC to JPG converter free?

Yes — completely free, with no sign-up, no watermarks and no daily quota. Processing happens in this browser, so the practical limit is the memory available on your device.

Can I convert multiple HEIC files at once?

Yes. Select or drop as many files as you like — each one is converted in sequence with its own progress status, and you can download the results individually or all together as a ZIP archive.

Will I lose quality converting HEIC to JPG?

JPG uses lossy compression, so there is a quality/size trade-off you control with the quality slider. At the default 92% the difference is practically invisible while files stay small. For archival-grade copies choose PNG instead.

Why can’t Windows open HEIC files?

HEIC uses HEVC compression, which requires licensed codecs that Windows does not ship by default. Rather than buying codec packs for every PC, converting the photos to JPG or PNG once makes them readable everywhere, forever.