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ADD YOUR JPG
Drop the JPG file into the box above or choose it from your device.
JPG → HEIC / online converter
JPG to HEIC Converter
Convert a JPG to HEIC to store photos at about half the size on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
01 / how to
How to convert JPG to HEIC
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CONVERT TO HEIC
HEIC is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
03
DOWNLOAD
Save the finished HEIC file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- The photo's rotation (EXIF orientation) is applied, so it comes out the right way up
- Saved as HEIC (HEVC) at quality 75, about half the size of a JPG at similar quality
- Transparency is kept
Good to know
- A JPG has already lost some detail to compression, and no conversion can bring it back.
- Windows needs the HEIF extension to open HEIC, and most websites and browsers other than Safari cannot show it. Use JPG if you need to share it widely.
- Metadata such as the date and camera model is not copied into the HEIC file.
- Both formats are lossy, so every conversion costs a little quality. Keep your original file.
- Metadata such as EXIF and the GPS location is not copied into the new file.
03 / formats
JPG vs HEIC
JPG
A JPG (or JPEG) file is the most common photo format — it compresses images by slightly reducing quality to keep file sizes small. It's what your phone camera, most cameras, and the web use by default for photos.
Used in: Photos & camera exports · Web pages & email · Social media uploads
HEIC
A HEIC file is the photo format iPhones and newer iPads use by default (also called HEIF). It keeps photo quality at about half the size of a JPG, but many Windows apps, websites and email services can't open it — which is why people convert it to JPG or PNG.
Used in: iPhone & iPad photos · Apple Photos exports · Live Photos
04 / more
More conversions
To HEIC
Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.