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HEIC to JPG on iPhone

Convert HEIC photos to JPG right on your iPhone — no app install. Open this page in Safari, add photos from your library, and save JPGs that open anywhere. Nothing is uploaded.

The compatibility fix, without another app

The App Store is full of single-purpose HEIC converters. You do not need one: this page runs the HEIC to JPG converter in mobile Safari, on the phone itself. Add photos from your library, convert, and save JPGs that behave everywhere — web forms, Windows machines, older relatives' computers, printing kiosks. Because the work happens locally, private photos are never uploaded to a stranger's server, which is more than most converter apps can promise.

When iPhone photos refuse to open

The failure usually appears away from the phone: a job application portal that rejects the upload, a Windows laptop showing blank thumbnails, a marketplace seller dashboard timing out. Each is the HEIC format meeting software that predates it. Converting the handful of photos involved — rather than switching your whole camera to JPG and doubling storage — is the proportionate fix. On a computer instead? The HEIC to JPG for Windows page covers that flow, and convert HEIC to JPG is the general batch page.

Keep the originals

Conversion creates new files; it never modifies the HEIC originals in your library. Keep them as your masters — they hold more quality per megabyte — and treat the JPGs as the sharing copies.

Private by design

Your photo library is the most personal data on the phone. Here it stays on the phone: conversion is local, with no upload and no account.

Frequently asked questions

Why are my iPhone photos HEIC in the first place?

Since iOS 11, iPhones save photos in HEIC (High Efficiency) format by default because it roughly halves file size at the same quality. The catch is compatibility: many Windows PCs, websites and older apps still cannot open it.

Can I stop my iPhone saving HEIC?

Yes: Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible makes the camera save JPG instead. That doubles photo storage use, so many people keep HEIC and convert only the photos they need to share — which is what this page is for.

Does converting on the phone lose quality?

JPG is lossy, so a conversion is never bit-identical, but at the quality used here the difference is invisible in normal use. The original HEIC stays untouched in your library either way.

Why not just AirDrop or email the photo?

When you share from the Photos app, iOS often converts automatically — but uploads to websites and form fields frequently take the raw HEIC, which the receiving side then rejects. Converting first removes the guesswork.

Are my photos uploaded for conversion?

No. The conversion runs in your phone's browser; your photos never leave the device. That is why it also works on a plane in airplane mode once the page has loaded.

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