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HEIC Converter

Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG or PNG so they open anywhere.

Drag & drop your HEIC photos here

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HEIC / HEIF · Up to 50 MB · Processed in your browser

How HEIC Converter works Infographic showing four steps: select HEIC photos, decode them in your browser using heic2any, re-encode as JPG, then download. 1. Select HEIC photos From iPhone or iPad 2. Decode in-browser Using heic2any IMG 3. Re-encode as JPG No upload, no server 4. Download photos One file or a ZIP

About HEIC Converter

HEIC Converter turns iPhone's default HEIC/HEIF photo format into standard JPG or PNG files using the heic2any library, entirely in your browser. HEIC offers great compression but isn't universally supported outside Apple's ecosystem — this fixes that in one step.

This is the tool people reach for right after AirDropping or emailing photos from an iPhone to a Windows PC or an older Android device that shows a blank icon instead of the photo.

The AirDrop-to-Windows problem

It's one of the most common cross-platform photo frustrations: an iPhone saves photos as HEIC by default, and the moment one gets emailed, AirDropped, or copied to a Windows PC or an older Android phone, it can show up as a blank thumbnail or refuse to open at all. HEIC Converter exists specifically for that moment — drop in the file, get back a JPG or PNG that opens absolutely everywhere.

How the decoding works

HEIC/HEIF is a fundamentally different, more modern compression format than JPG, and browsers don't decode it natively the way they decode JPG or PNG. This tool uses heic2any, an open-source library that implements HEIC decoding in JavaScript, to unpack the image data locally and then re-encode it as a standard JPG — all inside your browser tab, with no file ever leaving your device.

HEIC Converter: this tool vs. the alternatives

Method Cost Privacy Speed Batch support
QuickPDFHubPro (this tool) Free Runs in-browser, no upload Seconds Batch with ZIP download
iPhone camera setting ("Most Compatible") Free (built into iOS) Local Instant, but must be set before shooting Prevents the problem going forward
Preview / Photos app on Mac Free (built into macOS) Local Seconds, one at a time Manual, Mac only
Other online converters Often free, some paywalled Varies — check if files are uploaded Depends on server load Varies

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Key features

iPhone-native format

Handles Apple's default HEIC/HEIF photos.

100% private

Conversion happens on-device — no upload required.

Batch support

Convert a whole camera roll export at once.

Step-by-step guide

  1. 1

    Drag your HEIC photos into the box above, or click Choose HEIC Photos.

  2. 2

    Click Convert Now.

  3. 3

    Download a single JPG, or a ZIP if you converted several.

Benefits

No file uploads — conversion happens on-device

Fixes the 'photo won't open' problem on Windows and older Android

Batch conversion with one-click ZIP download

No watermark, no account, no daily limits

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