HEIC to JPG Converter
Convert HEIC files (released 2017 (Apple / MPEG), Lossy (HEVC-based)) to JPEG (Lossy, typically Small — typically 50–80% lighter than PNG for photos). Runs in your browser — no upload, no signup.
Based on 12,431+ conversions delivered
iPhones save photos as HEIC to keep files small, but the moment you email them, upload to an older web form, or open them on Windows, you hit a wall — HEIC isn't supported everywhere. Converting HEIC to JPG fixes that: JPG opens on every device, browser, and app built in the last 25 years. In our sample set, JPG files ran about 49% larger than the HEIC source. The trade-off is that JPG is lossy and a little larger than HEIC for the same photo, but for sharing and compatibility that's almost always the right call. Drop your HEIC files below — they convert right in your browser, so your photos never get uploaded to anyone's server.
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HEIC vs JPG — side-by-side
The numbers and capabilities at a glance, so you know what you're trading.
HEIC
- Year released
- 2017 (Apple / MPEG)
- Compression
- Lossy (HEVC-based)
- Transparency
- Yes
- Animation
- Yes (image sequences)
- Browser support
- Safari only — convert for Chrome/Firefox/cross-platform
- Best for
- iPhone photos, Apple ecosystem storage and sharing
JPEG
- Year released
- 1992
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- No
- Animation
- No
- Browser support
- Universal — older than the web itself
- Best for
- Photographs, hero images, anything where small file matters more than transparency
Real HEIC → JPG file sizes
We ran a fixed set of sample images through this exact converter so you can see the typical size impact before converting your own files.
| Sample image | HEIC size | JPG size | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | 59.0 KB | 78.8 KB | +34% larger |
| Screenshot / UI | 791 B | 6.0 KB | +670% larger |
| Logo / transparency | 3.1 KB | 9.0 KB | +189% larger |
Measured on a 256×256 sample set with this converter on 2026-05-28. Real-world files vary with resolution, colour and content.
Heads up before converting HEIC → JPG
What changes — and what your conversion will cost — based on how HEIC and JPEG differ.
Transparency will be flattened
HEIC carries an alpha channel; JPEG does not. Every transparent pixel in your source becomes solid white (or whatever background colour your renderer falls back to) in the JPEG output. If your image relies on transparency for layering — UI screenshots with rounded corners, logos meant to sit on coloured backgrounds, sticker assets — pick a target that supports alpha (PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, ICO, TIFF) instead.
Higher bit depth gets clipped
HEIC stores image data at a higher bit depth per channel than JPEG encodes by default. Subtle gradients, HDR highlights, and 16-bit print sources collapse into the narrower 8-bit range — the difference is invisible in most photos, but banding shows up in skies, soft skin tones, and low-key shadows. If you need the precision (retouching, print, raw archive), keep the HEIC source and convert a copy.
Best practices for HEIC → JPG
Concrete settings to pick before you convert HEIC to JPEG.
- Always preview the JPEG output before bulk-downloading — colour shifts, transparency surprises, and quality artifacts show up in the preview before they ship.
- Strip EXIF metadata if file size or privacy matters — camera GPS coordinates, timestamps, and serial numbers travel inside the image bytes by default.
- For photographic content, target a JPEG quality between 80 and 85 — that's the sweet spot where most encoders stop showing visible artifacts and the file size curve flattens.
The importance of a good image conversion
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Frequently asked
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