You send a photo from your iPhone and the other person cannot open it, or a website refuses to accept it. The reason is usually the HEIC format. This guide explains what it is and how to convert it to JPG.
HEIC is the format modern iPhones use by default. It stores photos at good quality in much less space than JPG. The downside is compatibility: many websites, older Windows programs and some Android apps do not support it.
Go to Settings, then Camera, then Formats, and choose Most Compatible. New photos will be saved as JPG. Photos you already took stay in HEIC.
Conversion happens inside your browser. Your photos are not uploaded to a server, so personal pictures stay on your device.
Does converting lose quality? JPG compresses images, so there is a small change. A high quality setting keeps photos looking the same for normal use.
Can I convert many photos at once? Yes, select several files in one go. Very large batches may be slow on older phones.
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) saves photos at about half the file size of a JPG at similar quality. This helps your phone store more pictures. Apple has used it by default since iOS 11. The trade-off is that older programs, some websites and many Windows and Android apps cannot open HEIC files without extra software.
A high quality setting gives images almost identical to the original but with larger files. A medium setting is a good balance for sharing by email or chat. A low setting creates very small files, but compression artefacts become visible, particularly in skies and skin tones. For documents and printing, choose high quality.
JPG photos work in almost every application and website, so you can upload them to forms, job portals, marketplaces and social networks. You can also turn them into a PDF with JPG to PDF, for example to submit a document that you photographed with your iPhone.
Photos can contain information such as date, camera and sometimes location. Be careful when you share pictures publicly. Because the conversion runs on your own device, your photos are not uploaded to a server during conversion.
Convert only the photos that you need to share or upload. Keep the HEIC originals on your phone, because they take less space and keep full quality. For job applications, ID photos and marketplace listings, convert to JPG at high quality and check the result in your gallery before you upload.
It is the photo format modern iPhones use. It saves space but is not supported everywhere.
JPG is compressed, so there is a small change. At high quality it is hard to notice.
Yes. Select several files together and download each result.
Go to Settings, Camera, Formats and choose Most Compatible.
Yes. The tool runs in any modern browser.
No. Conversion runs in your browser, so photos stay on your device.