HEIC to JPG Converter — Convert iPhone Photos to JPG Free Online (No Upload)

How to convert HEIC to JPG

1. Click the file box above and choose a .heic photo from your device. (iPhones running iOS 11 or later save photos as HEIC by default.)
2. Click Convert to JPG.
3. When the preview appears, click Download JPG to save the converted file.

The tool converts one photo at a time and needs no sign-up, no install and no app.

A worked example, with the numbers

Take a typical iPhone photo: 4032 × 3024 pixels, saved as a HEIC file of about 3.2 MB. Converted at quality 92, the same photo comes out as a JPG of roughly 1.1 MB. The pixel dimensions are identical, the orientation recorded in the photo is applied so the picture does not open sideways, and at normal viewing sizes the two files are visually indistinguishable.

The JPG is larger than an equivalent HEIC would be, because HEIC compresses more efficiently — but at around a megabyte it is still small enough for email, forms and uploads, and unlike the original it opens everywhere.

When you need HEIC converted to JPG

• Opening iPhone photos on Windows. Windows cannot display HEIC without Microsoft’s paid HEVC codec from the Microsoft Store. A JPG opens in any photo viewer, editor or browser.
• Forms and portals that reject .heic. Job applications, university admissions and government or visa portals usually accept only JPG or PNG uploads.
• Sharing with Android users. Older Android phones and many messaging and print services still cannot display HEIC files.
• Uploading to websites and print services that expect JPG — marketplaces, photo printers, ID-photo tools and document scanners.

Limitations worth knowing

• One photo at a time, decoded in your browser. Single photos convert in moments, but a batch of several hundred is a job for a desktop app — and on a phone, very large files can take a few seconds each.
• Metadata is not carried over. GPS location and camera EXIF data do not survive into the JPG. If you need the location data, keep the original HEIC.
• Live Photos convert as stills. The short video part of an iPhone Live Photo is not saved.
• JPG is lossy. At the quality used here the difference is invisible in normal viewing and printing, but if you plan heavy editing, archive the HEIC original as your master copy.

HEIC to JPG Converter – frequently asked questions

Why won’t my iPhone photos open on Windows?

Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos in the HEIC format by default, and Windows does not include a HEIC decoder unless you buy the HEVC Video Extensions codec. Converting to JPG sidesteps the codec completely — a JPG opens in every Windows app.

Does converting HEIC to JPG lose quality?

Slightly, in theory: JPG is a lossy format, while HEIC keeps more detail at the same file size. At the quality used by this converter the difference is not visible at normal sizes or in ordinary prints; it only shows if you zoom to pixel level or re-edit the file aggressively. Keep the HEIC original if you want a perfect archive copy.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript: the file is read and converted on your own device and is never sent to Ilmhunt or anywhere else.

HEIC vs HEIF — is there a difference?

HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format) is the container standard, and HEIC is the variant Apple uses, storing pictures compressed with the HEVC (H.265) codec. In everyday use the two names mean the same thing — your iPhone’s .heic files are HEIF images.

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