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Convert HEIC to JPG Online
Turn your iPhone HEIC photos into universally compatible JPG files. Bulk upload supported. Files processed in memory, never stored.
Why Convert HEIC to JPG?
Nothing refuses a JPG
Upload forms, print labs, older Android phones and every version of Windows take it. This is the conversion to reach for when you do not know what is at the other end.
The quality is not what you pay
At the settings in the table below, both files score 0.989 structural similarity against the same master. On a photograph the difference is not something you can find by looking.
The size is what you pay
Expect the JPG to come out around 40% larger than the HEIC it replaced. HEIC is the more efficient format; you are trading bytes for the fact that everything can open it.
Transparency is dropped
JPG has no alpha channel, so anything with a cut-out edge gains a solid background. Use HEIC to PNG instead when the image is not an ordinary photograph.
HEIC vs JPG, measured
The whole tradeoff is compression efficiency against compatibility. HEIC stores the same picture in fewer bytes; JPG opens on everything. Converting therefore costs you file size, and it is worth knowing how much before you do it to a whole camera roll.
| Measure | HEIC | JPG |
|---|---|---|
| File size at matched quality | 702 KB | 983 KB |
| Size change on conversion | -- | about 40% larger |
| Measured quality (SSIM) | 0.989 | 0.989 |
| Opens on Windows and Android | Often needs an add-on | Always |
| Accepted by web upload forms | Rarely | Always |
| Transparency | Yes | No |
Measured on one 3840 x 2160 (8.3 MP) photograph, decoded once and then encoded into each format from that same master, so neither format inherits the other's artifacts. JPG via mozjpeg at quality 90, HEIC via macOS sips at quality 80: the settings where both scored the same structural similarity against the master. Your own photos will land on different numbers, but the direction and rough scale of the gap is what carries over.
Questions
What is the difference between HEIC and JPG?
HEIC is Apple's format that offers better compression, but JPG is universally compatible across all platforms and devices.
Will I lose quality converting HEIC to JPG?
JPG uses lossy compression, so there is minimal quality reduction. For most use cases the difference is imperceptible.
Can I bulk convert multiple files?
Yes. Add up to 10 HEIC files per batch and download them individually or together as a ZIP. HEIC decoding runs on our server, so a batch counts against the 20 files a day shared with compressing.
Is it really free?
Yes. No signup, no watermarks. Up to 20 files per day, shared across converting and compressing. Completely free.
This one comes to our server
A browser cannot do this one, so the file is uploaded, held in memory, converted, returned and discarded. Nothing is written to disk and there is no account to attach it to.
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