Convert HEIC to JPG
Turn iPhone HEIC photos into JPG files that open anywhere. The decoding happens on your own device — your photos are never uploaded, which matters more here than on any other page.
- Private — no upload
- No signup
- Free & unlimited
To convert HEIC to JPG online, drop in the photo from your iPhone and download it as a JPG. ResizeMate decodes HEIC in your browser, so the photo never leaves your device and no account is needed.
How to convert a HEIC to JPG
- Drop your HEIC. Add a .heic or .heif photo from your iPhone or iPad.
- Wait a moment. The first HEIC loads a decoder into your browser. Later files convert instantly.
- Download JPG. Download a JPG that opens in any app on any device.
Why your iPhone photos will not open
Since iOS 11, iPhones have saved photos as HEIC rather than JPG. It is a genuinely better format — roughly half the file size at the same quality — which is why Apple switched.
The problem is everything that is not an Apple device. Windows needs a paid codec from the Microsoft Store to preview them, most Android phones cannot open them, and a great many websites, upload forms and older applications reject the format outright. Converting to JPG trades some file size for the ability to open the photo anywhere.
This one really does stay on your device
Every other HEIC converter you will find uploads your photo to a server, converts it there, and sends it back. Camera-roll photos carry GPS coordinates, timestamps and faces, so that is a meaningful thing to hand to a stranger — and "we delete after an hour" is a promise you cannot verify.
ResizeMate decodes HEIC inside your browser using a decoder loaded from this site. Nothing is transmitted, there is no server that could keep a copy, and closing the tab is the end of it.
What to expect
- The first HEIC takes a second or two while the decoder loads — about 1 MB, fetched once and then cached by your browser. Everything after that is instant.
- On an iPhone or a Mac using Safari, no decoder is needed at all: the browser already understands HEIC, so conversion is immediate.
- The JPG will be larger than the HEIC — usually around double — because JPG compresses less efficiently. That is the cost of universal compatibility.
- Live Photos convert to a single still frame; the motion is not part of the image.
- Location and camera metadata are not carried into the JPG, which for most people is a privacy improvement.
Stop your iPhone making HEICs
If you convert these constantly, change the setting instead. On your iPhone open Settings → Camera → Formats and choose Most Compatible. New photos are then saved as JPG.
You will use noticeably more storage, and existing photos are unaffected — but you will stop hitting this problem every time you send a picture to someone who is not on an iPhone.
Why use ResizeMate
Private
Images are processed in your browser and never uploaded to a server.
Fast
No upload/download round-trip — results are instant on your device.
Free
No signup, no watermark, no limits.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a HEIC file?
- HEIC is the photo format Apple has used since iOS 11. It stores the same image quality in about half the space of a JPG, but is not supported everywhere.
- Why can Windows not open my HEIC?
- Windows does not include a HEIC codec by default and asks you to buy one from the Microsoft Store. Converting to JPG avoids that entirely.
- Are my photos uploaded to a server?
- No. The HEIC is decoded in your browser on your own device. Nothing is transmitted, which matters because camera-roll photos carry location data.
- Will the JPG be bigger than the HEIC?
- Usually about twice the size. HEIC compresses far more efficiently, so universal compatibility costs some bytes.
- Does it work on Android and Windows?
- Yes. On browsers without native HEIC support a decoder is loaded once, then everything runs locally as usual.