My iPhone photo is a HEIC that won't open
That '.heic' file isn't broken: it's just a format non-Apple devices don't recognise. Convert it to JPG and it opens anywhere.
iPhones save photos as HEIC, a space-saving format many Windows PCs, apps and upload forms can't open. Convert the file to JPG and it opens everywhere. Our HEIC to JPG tool decodes it in your browser (nothing is uploaded) and re-encodes a universal JPG (or PNG) in one step.
4 tools for this
Each one is free, private and runs in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark.
HEIC to JPG
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG (or PNG) in your browser, so they open everywhere. Free, private and instant. Nothing is uploaded.
Image Compressor
Shrink JPG, PNG and WebP images without a visible quality drop. Set the quality yourself, or compress to an exact target size like 100 KB. Free, entirely in your browser.
Image Resizer
Resize any image to exact pixel dimensions with an optional aspect-ratio lock and ready-made social presets, free and fully in your browser.
PNG to JPG
Convert PNG images to JPG in your browser: pick a background color for transparent areas, set the quality, and download a much smaller file.
How to fix it
Follow these steps and you'll have it sorted in a couple of minutes.
- 1
Open the HEIC to JPG tool
Drop your.heic photo in. It's decoded in your browser. The photo is never uploaded.
- 2
Choose JPG (or PNG)
JPG is smallest and opens everywhere. Pick PNG if you want a lossless copy.
- 3
Convert
The tool decodes the HEIC and re-encodes it locally. The new file size is shown.
- 4
Download and use it
Save the JPG, it'll open on any PC, app or web form that rejected the HEIC.
- Renaming.heic to.jpg. That doesn't decode it, and it still won't open. Convert (re-encode) it properly.
- Emailing the photo to yourself to force a JPG. You can just convert it here without the round-trip.
- Turning off HEIC on your iPhone unnecessarily. Keep the space savings and convert only the photos you need to share.
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Ran into one of these too? Here's the fix.
- A WebP image won't open. I need a JPGSaved a WebP from a website and your editor won't open it? Convert it to a universal JPG or PNG in seconds.
- My image file is too largePhone photos are often 3–8MB. Compress (and if needed resize) to hit a 100KB or 50KB upload limit while still looking clean.
- My photo is too small or blurryTurn a small, soft image into something larger and cleaner: with realistic expectations about what AI can recover.
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Free, private and instant: everything runs in your browser.