How to Convert iPhone HEIC Photos to JPG
iPhones save photos as HEIC by default because the files are smaller. Many Windows apps, websites, and upload forms still expect JPG, so converting is the quickest way to share them.
Why your photos are HEIC
Since iOS 11, the iPhone camera saves photos in HEIF (the .heic file), using HEVC compression, when Settings > Camera > Formats is set to High Efficiency. At similar quality, a HEIC file is often around half the size of a JPG. Support outside Apple's own apps is still patchy, which is why HEIC files are rejected by some forms and do not open on older PCs.
Convert without uploading your photos
Photos often contain location data and personal moments, so a converter that works in your browser is the safer choice. In ToolkitPoint's HEIC to JPG, drop one or many .heic files, choose JPG (or PNG) and a naming scheme, then check each preview before downloading. Several photos come as one ZIP.
- JPG and PNG keep the EXIF data and the phone's colour profile; WebP does not.
- Check the rotation in the preview. Phones store orientation as a tag, and some apps ignore it.
What a conversion cannot keep
A HEIC file can hold more than one picture. Live Photo video, depth maps used for Portrait mode, HDR gain data, and burst frames are not exported to JPG. Keep the originals if you might need those effects later.
Stop the problem at the source
If you always need JPG, switch the iPhone to Settings > Camera > Formats > Most Compatible, which saves JPG from then on. Alternatively, Settings > Photos > Transfer to Mac or PC > Automatic converts photos when they are copied over USB. Either way, the files are larger than HEIC.
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Last reviewed: September 28, 2026