How do I convert HEIC to JPG on a Windows PC?
Open this page in any browser, drop the HEIC files and download the JPG versions. You do not need to install codecs or extensions from the Microsoft Store, because the conversion happens inside the page.
Convert HEIC to JPG
Turn iPhone photos into JPG files that open on any device.
Your files never leave this device.
Drop your iPhone HEIC photos here, keep JPG selected and download the results. HEIC is Apple's space-saving photo format, but many Windows apps, websites and print services cannot open it, while JPG works almost everywhere. The conversion runs in your browser, so your photos are never uploaded, and you can convert a whole batch at once.
How to use
- Drop your HEIC or HEIF photos onto the page.
- Keep JPG selected as the output format.
- Move the quality slider if you want smaller files; the default is 90.
- Download each JPG, or all of them together as a ZIP.
Frequently asked questions
Why won't my HEIC file open or upload?
Many programs and web forms only accept JPG or PNG, and Windows needs extra extensions to display HEIC. Converting to JPG removes the problem because JPG is understood almost everywhere.
Is HEIC the same as HEIF?
Not exactly: HEIF is the container standard, and HEIC is the file type iPhones create, which stores the image with HEVC compression. This page accepts both .heic and .heif files.
Does HEIC to JPG lose quality?
Slightly, because JPG is a lossy format and the photo is compressed again. At the default quality of 90 the difference is rarely visible, and you can raise the slider toward 100 if you want to be safe.
Why is the JPG larger than the HEIC file?
HEIC compresses photos more efficiently, so the same picture usually takes more space as JPG. If the size matters, lower the quality slider a little or run the JPGs through the image compressor afterwards.
Will the JPG keep the date and location of my photo?
No. Converted files carry no metadata, so the camera, date and GPS location of the original HEIC are not copied. Keep the original if you need that information.
Can I convert JPG back to HEIC?
No. Browsers cannot write HEIC, so HEIC is only an input format here. Keep your original HEIC files if you want the smaller size and the original data.
Why do iPhone photos come out as HEIC?
Since iOS 11, an iPhone saves new photos as HEIC when the camera format is set to High Efficiency. The format stores a picture in roughly half the space of a JPEG, which is why Apple made it the default and why your storage fills up more slowly.
The trade-off is compatibility. Windows needs extra extensions, many websites reject the file, and some print services or older editors cannot read it. A JPG avoids all of that, because almost every device and program understands it.
When is it worth converting HEIC to JPG?
Convert when the photo has to leave the Apple world: attaching it to a job application, uploading it to a form that lists only JPG or PNG, sending it to someone on Windows, or taking it to a print shop. If the photo stays on your iPhone or in iCloud, there is no need to convert it.
Keep the original HEIC files as your archive and treat the JPGs as copies for sharing. That way you keep the small size and the full data, and you only create JPGs when somebody needs them. The image converter handles a whole folder at once and gives you a single ZIP.
What changes inside the file?
JPG compresses with some loss, so the picture is encoded a second time. Photos converted at quality 90 or higher look the same to most eyes, but a photo you convert and edit repeatedly will degrade, so convert once and work from that copy.
The converted file also drops the metadata. That is useful when you share photos publicly, since the exact location of a picture taken at home does not travel with it. For JPGs that come from other sources, the GPS remover does the same job without changing the image.
How do you make the JPGs smaller afterwards?
A JPG from a modern iPhone can be several megabytes. If a site limits the upload size, run the files through the image compressor, or aim for a fixed size with compress to 100 KB. If the pixel dimensions are the problem, the image resizer scales them down before you upload.
How it compares
| This tool | Upload-based services | |
|---|---|---|
| Do files leave your device? | No | Yes |
| Account required | No | Often |
| Daily limit | None | Often |
| Watermark | None | Sometimes |
Limits and privacy
- HEIC works only as an input; you cannot create HEIC files here.
- The JPG contains no metadata, so the date, camera and location of the original are lost.
- Very large photos can fail on phones with little memory; convert them in smaller batches.
Standards and sources
Use it in your AI assistant
With the local MCP server, you can ask an assistant to “convert every .heic file in my Downloads folder to JPG”. The convert_image tool does the work on your computer, so the photos never leave it.