HEIC to JPG
ImageDrop iPhone HEIC photos and get JPGs back — decoded and converted on your device, never uploaded.
An iPhone saves its photos as HEIC, which packs a picture tighter than JPG — and which plenty of things still cannot open: Windows without Microsoft's extensions, upload forms that list JPG and PNG, older photo apps, print kiosks. JPG opens everywhere. Drop the HEIC photos in, one or a whole batch from the camera roll, press Convert to JPG, and download the result.
Nothing is uploaded, and that took some doing: Chrome has no HEIC reader of its own. Safari reads HEIC itself; in Chrome and Edge the photo is taken apart here and its picture handed to your computer's or phone's own HEVC decoder — the one it plays iPhone video with — so the photo never leaves the device. Most machines of the last several years have one; Firefox has no way to use it and cannot open HEIC, and the page says so rather than fail quietly.
The JPG comes out the way the phone shows the photo: turned upright, and converted from the iPhone's wider Display P3 colour to standard sRGB — within about one level of Apple's own conversion, measured. It is drawn afresh, so it carries none of the photo's metadata: no location, no camera, no time it was taken. Quality starts at 85%; a JPG is usually larger than the HEIC it came from, so lower it or set a target size when the file must be small.
Why do it here
100% private
Your image files are processed locally and never uploaded.
Instant
No upload or download wait — it runs at the speed of your device.
Free to start
Use it free every day; go Pro for unlimited runs.
No install
Works in any modern browser. No sign-up to begin.
How it works
- 1Drop your HEIC photos
One or several, straight from an iPhone. They are read on your device and never uploaded.
- 2Press Convert to JPG
JPEG is already chosen. Lower the quality for smaller files, or set a target size.
- 3Download
One JPG, or a zip when there are several, each under its own name.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work in Chrome on Windows?
On most computers, yes. Chrome and Edge decode the photo with the computer's own HEVC video decoder, which graphics chips of the last several years include. If a computer has none, the page says it cannot open the photo. Firefox cannot open HEIC at all; use Chrome, Edge or Safari.
Why can't Windows open my iPhone photos?
Windows needs two extensions from the Microsoft Store to show HEIC, one of them paid, and many apps and upload forms do not take HEIC at all. A JPG made here opens everywhere without either.
Will portrait photos come out the right way up?
Yes. An iPhone stores a portrait photo on its side with a note to turn it; the JPG is turned as the note says, so it comes out the way the phone showed it.
Is the location kept in the JPG?
No. The JPG is drawn afresh from the picture, so none of the photo's metadata comes with it: no location, no camera model, no date taken. That is usually what you want before sharing a photo.
Will the colours change?
Barely. iPhone photos are in Display P3, a wider range of colour than most screens and JPGs use; the JPG is converted to standard sRGB, measured within about one level of Apple's own conversion. Only the most vivid colours, which sRGB cannot hold, come out slightly less intense.
Can I stop my iPhone saving HEIC?
Yes: Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible makes it save JPG from then on. Photos already taken stay HEIC, which is what this page is for.
Can I convert many at once?
Yes. Drop them together and download them as one zip. Free use has a cap on how many files go into one batch; Pro removes it.