How to convert HEIC to JPG on iPhone, Mac, Windows and Android

The quickest way on any device

Open our HEIC to JPG converter in your browser, add your photos and download the JPGs (or all of them as one ZIP). It works the same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Chromebook, needs no app, and your photos never leave your device. It can also remove the location from each photo.

The built-in methods below are useful if you prefer not to use a website.

On iPhone

Make new photos JPG from now on: open Settings → Camera → Formats and choose Most Compatible. The camera then saves JPG instead of HEIC. Photos you already took stay HEIC.

Convert when copying to a computer: open Settings → Photos and, under Transfer to Mac or PC, choose Automatic. Photos copied with a cable are then converted to JPG on the way.

To convert photos that are already on the phone, use the browser converter above in Safari.

On Mac

One or a few photos with Preview:

1. Open the photo in Preview.
2. Choose File → Export.
3. Set Format to JPEG, pick a quality and click Save.

Many photos with Finder: select the HEIC files, right-click, choose Quick Actions → Convert Image, set the format to JPEG and click Convert to JPEG.

From the Photos app: select the photos, choose File → Export → Export Photos, and set Photo Kind to JPEG.

On Windows 10 and 11

Windows needs two free-or-cheap extensions before it can read HEIC:

1. Install HEIF Image Extensions from the Microsoft Store.
2. Install HEVC Video Extensions from the Microsoft Store (it may cost a small fee).
3. Open the photo in Paint, choose File → Save as → JPEG picture, and save.

This works one photo at a time. For many photos, or if you cannot install extensions (for example on a work PC), use the browser converter.

On Android

Many newer phones can show HEIC photos in their gallery or in Google Photos, but there is usually no simple “save as JPG” button. Some Samsung phones can convert HEIC pictures to JPG automatically when you share them; look for a HEIF option in the Gallery app’s settings.

Otherwise, open the HEIC to JPG converter in Chrome on the phone.

On Chromebook

Chromebooks usually cannot convert HEIC by themselves. Use the browser converter.

Common problems

• Renaming the file to .jpg does not convert it. The picture inside stays HEIC, and most programs will still refuse it. Convert it properly instead.
• The JPG is larger than the HEIC. That is normal: HEIC is about twice as efficient. If you need a smaller file, run the JPG through the image compressor.
• The converted photo is sideways. Some converters ignore the rotation stored in the photo. Our converter applies it, so the JPG comes out the right way up.