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Convert HEIC to JPG

iPhones save photos as HEIC, which many Windows programs, websites and older devices can’t open. Drop the file here and save it as a regular JPG.

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How it works

  1. Drop a .heic or .heif photo from your iPhone or iPad.
  2. Wait a moment while it is decoded; the Export dialog opens with JPEG selected.
  3. Click Download to save the JPG.

What HEIC is and why it won’t open

HEIC (or HEIF) is the default photo format on iPhones and iPads. It stores the same picture in noticeably less space than JPEG, but support outside Apple devices is patchy: many Windows apps, web upload forms and older phones show an error or a blank thumbnail instead of your photo. JPG is understood by practically everything, so converting is the quickest way to share, print or attach the picture.

How the conversion stays on your device

Safari can decode HEIC by itself, so on a Mac, iPhone or iPad the photo opens immediately. Other browsers need a decoder: the first time you open a HEIC file, Paint Studio downloads a decoder library from the jsDelivr CDN, which the browser then usually keeps in its cache, and the decoding runs inside your browser. Only the library comes from the network — the photo itself is never uploaded. That matters for pictures of family, of documents or of anything else you would rather not hand to a conversion website.

What is and isn’t converted

Only the main still image is converted. Live Photo motion, the depth maps used for portrait effects and the extra frames of a burst are not part of the JPG. Before you download, you can crop, straighten or brighten the photo like any other image. Quality 85–92 keeps phone photos visually unchanged; if you need a smaller file for email, lower the Scale slider as well, since iPhone photos have far more pixels than a screen shows.

Frequently asked questions

Is it safe to convert my iPhone photos here?

Yes. Your photos are decoded and converted inside your browser. In browsers other than Safari, only the HEIC decoder library is downloaded from jsDelivr when it is needed; the image data itself never leaves your device.

Can I stop my iPhone from saving HEIC?

Yes. On the iPhone, open Settings › Camera › Formats and choose Most Compatible. New photos are then saved as JPEG; photos you have already taken stay HEIC and still need converting.

Why does a HEIC file take a moment to open?

HEIC uses more complex compression than JPEG, and outside Safari the decoder has to be downloaded the first time you use it. Decoding a large photo can still take a moment after that, depending on how fast your device is.

Can I convert HEIC to PNG instead?

Yes. Pick PNG in the Export dialog. The file will be lossless but much larger than a JPG, so PNG is mainly useful if you plan to edit the photo further in another program.

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