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HEIC to JPG Converter

Convert iPhone HEIC and HEIF photos to JPG directly in your browser.

📖 User Guide: HEIC to JPG Conversion Guide →

What can you do with this HEIC to JPG converter?

Convert iPhone HEIC and HEIF photos to JPG

Make Apple photos easier to share with Windows, email, and web apps

Batch convert multiple HEIC files

Decode and convert in your browser with no uploads

How to convert HEIC to JPG

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Select or drop your HEIC or HEIF photos

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ShotEdit decodes the file in your browser

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JPG stays selected as the output format

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Download the converted JPG files

Why use ShotEdit for HEIC to JPG?

Private local conversion for iPhone photos

No app install or account required

JPG output works almost everywhere

HEIC to JPG details

Input

HEIC and HEIF photos

Output

JPG/JPEG files

Privacy

Browser-side decoding

Batch

Multiple files supported

What HEIC is, and what you trade away by converting it

Since iOS 11 the iPhone saves photos as HEIC by default: a HEIF container holding HEVC-compressed image data. At the same visual quality it is roughly half the size of a JPG, which is why Apple switched. The cost is compatibility — plenty of Windows setups, upload forms, and older software still refuse to open it. Converting to JPG trades that smaller file for a format everything can read.

Why the file will not open

HEIC needs an HEVC decoder. Windows 10 and 11 require the HEIF Image Extensions from the Microsoft Store, and the codec half of that has historically been a paid add-on. Many upload forms, email clients, and older versions of Photoshop simply reject the file outright. JPG has none of these problems.

What the conversion costs you

HEIC stores 10-bit colour and can carry an HDR gain map; JPG is 8-bit with no HDR. On an ordinary photo you will not see a difference, but in high-contrast scenes — backlit subjects, sunsets — highlight gradients can turn slightly harder. Depth data and the video track of a Live Photo are not carried over either: you get the still frame.

EXIF and orientation survive

Capture date, camera model, and the orientation flag are preserved, so photos will not come out unexpectedly rotated. Location data is preserved too — worth knowing before you post the converted file somewhere public.

When converting HEIC to JPG is the right call

  • A Windows PC, a Linux box, or an older phone cannot open the photos you just sent from your iPhone.
  • An upload form, a print shop, or an email client accepts JPG only and rejects the file without explaining why.
  • To avoid the problem at the source: on the iPhone, Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible makes the camera shoot JPEG directly. Photos then take up roughly twice the space, which is exactly the trade Apple made by defaulting to HEIC.
  • The converted JPG files are larger than you expected — run them through the image compressor to bring the size back down.

Common questions

Does converting to JPG lose quality?

There is one lossy re-encode, but at the default quality it is very hard to see. The change you are more likely to notice is structural: HEIC is 10-bit and JPG is 8-bit, so smooth gradients in very bright or very dark areas have fewer steps to work with.

What happens to a Live Photo?

You get the still frame. A Live Photo is a HEIC image paired with a short video track, and JPG has nowhere to put the video. If you need the motion, export it as a video from the Photos app instead.

Why is the JPG bigger than the HEIC was?

That is expected. HEVC compresses far more efficiently than JPG, so the same photo typically lands 1.5 to 2 times larger as a JPG. You are paying file size for the ability to open it anywhere.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No. The HEIC decoder runs in your browser, so the photos never leave your device. That matters more than usual here, since iPhone photos routinely carry location data in their EXIF.