HEIC to JPG Converter
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG locally in your browser — private, free, no upload.
Drop files here
Drag & drop up to 5 .HEIC / .HEIF photos from your iPhone, or click to browse.
90% is a great default: small file, no visible loss. iPhone HEIC photos are already high quality, so the JPG keeps what matters.
🔒 100% private: HEIC decoding runs locally in your browser — your photos are never uploaded. Converted JPGs don’t carry over location metadata from the original.
Preview & downloads
Upload up to 5 HEIC photos, convert, then download the JPGs.
Convert HEIC to JPG online free (no upload)
Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos as HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) by default. HEIC files are smaller than JPGs at the same quality — but Windows apps, many websites, email clients, and older software still can’t open them. If you’ve ever tried to upload an iPhone photo and been told the format isn’t supported, converting HEIC to JPG is the fix.
Most “free HEIC converters” make you upload your photos to their server first. That’s risky: iPhone photos carry EXIF metadata — GPS location, date, time, device model. ToolsOfWeb converts HEIC to JPG entirely in your browser using WebAssembly, so your photos never leave your device, and the converted JPG doesn’t carry over location data.
How to convert HEIC to JPG
- Upload up to 5 HEIC / HEIF photos (drag & drop or click to browse).
- Set JPG quality (90% is a great default).
- Click “Convert to JPG” — decoding happens locally, large photos take a few seconds.
- Download the JPGs individually, all at once, or as a ZIP.
Why convert HEIC to JPG?
- A website, form, or app rejects .heic uploads and only accepts JPG.
- Windows software can’t open HEIC without an extra codec.
- Emailing photos to someone whose device can’t display HEIC.
- Printing or documents that expect standard JPG files.
- Maximum compatibility — JPG opens everywhere, on every device.
Tip: on iPhone you can also change future photos via Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible, but that doesn’t help with the HEIC photos you already have — convert those here.
Privacy: what happens to your photo metadata?
iPhone photos embed EXIF data: where and when the photo was taken, and on which device. Uploading such a photo to a converter site hands all of that to a stranger’s server. Because this tool decodes locally and builds a fresh JPG from the pixels, location and device metadata is not carried over — and nothing is ever uploaded in the first place.
FAQs
Are my iPhone photos uploaded to a server?+
No. HEIC decoding runs locally in your browser using WebAssembly. Your photos never leave your device — there is no upload, no account, and no file-size quota from a server.
Why is converting a large HEIC photo slow?+
HEIC is a heavily compressed format, so decoding it is CPU-intensive. Speed depends on your device and the photo resolution — large iPhone photos can take a few seconds each. The progress indicator shows which file is being decoded.
Will the JPG keep the same quality as my HEIC photo?+
At 90% quality the JPG is visually identical for all practical purposes. iPhone HEIC photos are high quality to begin with, so the conversion preserves what matters. Use 100% only for archival copies.
Is location data carried over to the JPG?+
No. The converted JPG is created fresh from the decoded pixels, so EXIF metadata — including GPS location, date, and device info — is not carried over. That’s a privacy bonus when sharing photos.
My iPhone photo shows as JPEG when I select it — is it still HEIC?+
Sometimes iOS reports HEIC photos with a generic image/jpeg MIME type in the file picker. This tool also checks the .heic / .heif file extension, so those photos are still accepted and converted correctly.
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Want guides and tips? Visit the ToolsOfWeb blog or go back to the homepage.
Converted? Shrink the JPGs next.
iPhone photos are big — run the converted JPGs through the Image Compressor before uploading or emailing them to save space without visible quality loss.