Convert HEIC to JPG — free, without uploading your photos
Your iPhone saves photos as HEIC — and half the software world still can't read them. Here's how to convert HEIC to normal JPG in a few seconds, free, without uploading your photos anywhere.
Free · Unlimited single files, free Nothing uploaded · no account · works with Wi-Fi off
Why can't my computer open this HEIC file?
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is the default photo format on iPhones since iOS 11 — it stores photos at roughly half the size of JPG. The trade-off is compatibility. It still fails, or needs an extra download/plugin, in:
Windows photo viewers and many older apps (without paid HEVC extensions)
Email clients — recipients see a grey box or a file they can't preview
Website upload forms, printers, older photo kiosks, some CMS platforms
Anything that expects "a normal JPG"
JPG opens everywhere. That's the whole reason to convert.
Drop in your .HEIC files — straight from the iPhone, no rename needed.
Download the .jpg files. Orientation comes out right automatically, with no extra rotation step.
The HEIC decoder (libheif, compiled to WebAssembly) is embedded in the page itself, so conversion happens on your machine. Works with Wi-Fi off, nothing uploaded.
What changes during conversion — and what doesn't
Format: HEIC → JPG. Your photos become files that open everywhere.
Metadata: the output JPG carries no EXIF — camera, GPS and timestamp don't carry over. That's usually what you want for anything you share. (See the guide to removing EXIF metadata for why.)
Size: JPGs are bigger than HEICs — that's the compatibility trade-off, not a bug.
The alternatives, honestly
iPhone setting "Most Compatible": makes future photos JPG — but bigger, and it does nothing about the HEICs already in your camera roll.
macOS Preview / Quick Actions: works, one file at a time, on a Mac.
Windows HEVC extensions: paid add-on, and you're still opening HEICs in apps that barely support them.
Online converters: your private photos get uploaded to someone else's server. This page does the same job without that.
IMG_4032.HEIC — converted on this device: IMG_4032.jpg ✓ opens everywhere no EXIF metadata carried over — clean output ✓ done locally — 0 bytes sent
What conversion looks like (illustration — demo file, never real data):
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The free page converts unlimited single files. The €9 HEIC → JPG Converter download adds same tool as a single file: batch-convert a whole folder, get one zip, no daily limit, runs offline forever. One-time payment — no subscription.
No. The decoder is embedded in the page; conversion runs entirely on your machine. You can load the page, disconnect from the internet, and convert normally.
Can I convert a whole folder at once?
This free page processes unlimited single files. The €9 download batch-converts any number of HEICs and hands you one zip — offline, no limits.
Will the JPG lose quality?
The converter uses a high-quality default. For photos, the output is visually indistinguishable from the HEIC original in normal use.
Does the converted JPG keep the original's metadata?
No — output JPGs come out clean (no EXIF). If you also want a copy with metadata kept, keep the original HEIC; it stays untouched on your device.
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