Convert iPhone HEIC photos into universally-supported JPG files, with photo metadata and original dimensions preserved. Each photo converts in seconds.
This page is a one-click front end on the same image-convert endpoint: pillow-heif decodes HEIC/HEIF on the server, Pillow writes JPEG at quality 92. Use it when a Windows PC, an email client, or a web form refuses the iPhone original.
HEIC is 40-50% smaller than JPG at equivalent quality. Great for phone storage, lousy for sharing — most Windows PCs, email clients, and older Macs don't recognise the format.
Our converter exports at 92% JPG quality. The difference from the HEIC original isn't noticeable by eye, but file size drops about 30% compared to lossless export — the right balance for sharing.
This tool handles one file at a time. For a batch, change your iPhone to save JPG directly (Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible), or bundle the photos into one document with Images → PDF, which accepts HEIC.
The form posts to /api/image/convert with format=JPEG. pillow-heif is registered when the image service starts, so Image.open() understands HEIC/HEIF. Non-RGB modes are converted to RGB before the JPEG write (quality 92, optimize on).
iOS sometimes uploads HEIC bytes under a .jpg name. The decoder looks at the file, not the extension. Convert Image documents the same sniffing — this page just skips asking you for an output format.
A full EXIF copy (GPS, lens, depth data) is not a guaranteed output of Pillow's JPEG encoder. If you need archival metadata, convert on-device (Shortcuts, Photos export) or with a desktop tool that copies the EXIF block.
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is Apple's default photo format used on iPhones. It offers better compression than JPG but isn't universally supported.
HEIC offers better compression than JPG — iPhone photos in HEIC are about half the file size with the same quality.
Minimal quality reduction. JPG is exported at 92% quality which is virtually indistinguishable from the original.
Pillow's JPEG save does not promise a full EXIF/GPS round-trip. Date and camera fields sometimes survive; do not rely on this tool as an archival metadata copier.
This page converts one file at a time. Images → PDF accepts many HEIC photos in one go if you need a single document instead of many JPGs.
Yes — HEIC to JPG is completely free with no signup required.