Convert HEIC to JPG
Turn iPhone HEIC photos into standard JPGs that open in Windows Photos, upload forms and older apps.
Cap: 10.00 MB
What this page is for
iPhones save photos as HEIC by default. They look fine on Apple devices, then fail to open on a Windows PC, get rejected by an upload form, or show up washed out in an app that does not understand the HDR data.
This page converts them to plain 8-bit sRGB JPGs, the format everything reads.
The rule: why HEIC fails outside Apple
Windows opens HEIC only with the HEIF and HEVC extensions installed from the Microsoft Store, and most web forms accept only JPG or PNG. Recent iPhone photos also carry HDR brightness data that some apps ignore or misread.
The JPG this page writes is 8-bit sRGB. HDR and depth data are dropped on purpose, which is what makes it open cleanly everywhere. Safari decodes HEIC natively. Other browsers use a bundled decoder that handles standard iPhone photos but can fail on some newer HEIC variants; if that happens, open this page in Safari.
Worked example
iPhone 15 photo, 4032 x 3024, 2.4 MB HEIC. At quality 92 it becomes a JPG of about 3 to 4 MB. JPG is less efficient, so a larger file is normal.
For a 2 MB portal, pick the 2 MB cap and the page lowers quality until it fits.
How to use it
- Tap Choose files and select HEIC photos.
- Leave quality on 92, or choose a cap for a portal.
- Tap Convert to JPG.
- Download each JPG.
- To stop getting HEIC at all: on iPhone, Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible.
Questions
Why does the photo look slightly different from my iPhone?
HDR highlights are mapped to standard range. On a non-HDR screen, which is what most recipients have, the JPG is what they would see anyway.
Is it slow?
In Safari it is fast. Other browsers decode HEIC in JavaScript, which takes a few seconds per photo.
Does it keep location data?
No. Metadata including GPS location is dropped.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Conversion happens in your browser.
Related tools
Sizes and results are estimates produced by your own browser. A file that fits the cap is not a guarantee that the destination will accept it: services change their limits, and some check more than size. On iPhone and iPad, Safari limits memory and codecs, so large files can fail there that work on a computer. Keep your original file.