HEIC to JPG converter
Convert HEIC to JPG in seconds, free and unlimited. No upload, no sign-up, no watermark: your image never leaves your device.
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Quick answer: To convert HEIC to JPG, add the HEIC file to the iHateFiles HEIC to JPG converter and press Convert. The conversion runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded, and it is free with no sign-up, watermark or size limit. JPG opens in far more places than HEIC. Both compress with loss, so keep the quality high.
Why your iPhone photo will not open
iPhones have saved photos as HEIC by default since iOS 11, because it takes about half the space of a JPG at the same quality. It works well inside the Apple world, then falls over at a job application, a printing kiosk or a Windows PC, which usually needs an extra extension to open it.
Your photo comes out larger as a JPG, often one and a half to two times the size, and looks the same. To shoot JPG from now on, open Settings, Camera, Formats, and choose Most Compatible.
Should you convert HEIC to JPG?
Yes, when the HEIC will not open where you need it. JPG opens in far more places. Keep the quality high, since this compresses a picture that has been compressed once already.
Both HEIC and JPG are lossy
Going from HEIC to JPG re-encodes material that has already been compressed once, so the JPG encoder is working from the HEIC artefacts rather than the original. Set the quality high: this is the one conversion where being generous costs little and being mean shows immediately.
HEIC and JPG side by side
| HEIC | JPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy | Lossy |
| Transparency | No | No |
| Animation | No | No |
| Here | Read only | Read and write |
What usually goes wrong
About the HEIC. This is the single most common conversion people need: a photo taken on an iPhone that no one else can open. Converting to JPG solves it, at the cost of some file size.
About the JPG. Re-saving a JPG repeatedly degrades it every time, because it re-encodes from the already damaged version. Edit from the original, and export to JPG once at the end.
How to convert HEIC to JPG
- Add your HEIC file. It is read from your disk and stays there.
- Check the settings. The output format is already set to JPG.
- Press convert and the JPG file is saved back to your device.
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Questions
How do I convert HEIC to JPG?
Open this page, add your HEIC file, and press convert. The file is decoded and re-encoded by your own browser and saved back to your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Is this HEIC to JPG converter free?
Yes, completely. There is no account, no sign-in, no watermark and no daily limit, because there is no server doing the work. Your own device does it.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no upload endpoint. The conversion runs inside this browser tab, so your file never leaves your device. You can open your browser's network panel and watch: nothing carrying your file is sent.
Is there a file size limit?
No fixed limit. Because the work happens on your machine there is no server quota. The only ceiling is your own device's memory, which for video means very large files may be slow.
Will converting to JPG lose quality?
JPG is a lossy format, so some detail is discarded. The quality control on this page decides how much. The default is set high enough that most people cannot see the difference.
Can I convert several HEIC files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like and they are converted one after another, then offered as a single ZIP.