Free tool
HEIC converter
Turn the HEIC photos your iPhone takes into JPG, PNG, or PDF, right here in your browser. No account, no email, and nothing is uploaded: the conversion happens on your device. New to the format? Read what a HEIC file is.
Step 1
Convert to
Step 2
Add your HEIC photos
Conversion runs entirely in your browser using open-source libheif. Your photos are never uploaded to Granite or anyone else.
How it works
How to convert a HEIC file
There’s no software to install and no account to make. Three steps, all of it on your own device.
- 1
Pick your output format
Choose JPG for everyday photos and most upload forms, PNG to keep an exact lossless copy, or PDF when you're turning a photographed document into something to file or email.
- 2
Add your photos
Drag your .heic or .heif files onto the box above, or click to choose them. Convert a single photo or a whole camera roll at once.
- 3
Download the results
Each file is converted on the spot and appears with its own download link, already renamed with the new extension. Nothing is sent anywhere.
JPG, PNG, or PDF: which should you pick?
JPG
The safe default. The smallest file for a photo, and the format almost every website, form, and portal expects. Pick this unless you have a reason not to.
PNG
Lossless, and supports transparency. Better for screenshots, diagrams, or anything with sharp text where you don't want any compression. Files are larger than JPG.
Best when the photo is really a document. Each image becomes a one-page PDF that opens anywhere, which is what most email, government, and insurance systems ask for.
Why it’s different
It never uploads your photos
Most free “HEIC to JPG” sites work by uploading your photo to their server, converting it there, and sending it back. For a holiday snapshot that’s harmless. For a photo of your passport, a check, a tax form, or a medical record, you’ve just handed a private document to a company you know nothing about.
This tool works the other way around. It runs libheif, the open-source decoder Apple’s format is built on, compiled to run inside your browser. Your photo is read and converted on your own device and never leaves it. There’s no upload, no queue, and nothing on a server to delete later. Once the page has loaded, it even works with your wifi off.
That’s the same principle the rest of Granite is built on: your documents are yours. It’s worth reading the security engineering behind Granite if you care where your files actually live.
Already on a Mac, iPhone, or Windows PC?
Your device has built-in ways to convert HEIC too, and sometimes the fastest fix is to stop your iPhone from making HEIC files in the first place. For the full walkthrough on every device, plus the camera setting that switches you back to JPG, read what a HEIC file is and how to convert it.
Questions
HEIC, answered
- How do I convert a HEIC file to JPG?
- Choose JPG, then drop your HEIC photo onto the tool. It converts in your browser and gives you a JPG to download. You can convert several at once.
- Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
- No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using open-source libheif. Your photos never leave your device, so there's nothing to delete afterward, and it keeps working even if you go offline.
- Can I convert HEIC to PDF?
- Yes. Pick PDF and each photo becomes a one-page PDF sized to the image, useful when you're photographing a document and need to send or file it as a PDF.
- Can I convert several HEIC files at once?
- Yes. Add as many as you like. They convert one after another, and each one gets its own download link the moment it's finished, so a large batch won't overwhelm your browser.
- Does it work on Windows, Android, and Chromebook?
- Yes. It runs in any modern browser, so it works the same on Windows, Mac, Android, ChromeOS, and Linux. There's nothing to install and no app to download.
- Is it really free?
- Yes. No account, no email, no watermark, and no cap on how many files you convert. It's a free tool from Granite, an AI document vault.
- Will I lose quality converting HEIC to JPG?
- There's a small, usually invisible quality loss, because JPG re-compresses the image. For a photo of a document or an ordinary snapshot you won't notice it. Choose PNG if you want an exact, lossless copy instead.
- What's the difference between HEIC and HEIF?
- They're nearly the same thing. HEIF is the underlying image format; HEIC is Apple's name for HEIF files compressed with HEVC, which is what an iPhone produces. This tool reads both .heic and .heif files.
Keep exploring
Related from Granite
- What is a HEIC file (and why won't it open)?The format your iPhone uses, why other apps choke on it, and how to stop fighting it.
- Granite reads your documentsSnap a photo of a document and Granite reads it on upload, HEIC included, then files it for you.
- More free toolsChecklists and calculators for getting your documents in order, no account needed.
The photo was the easy part
Converting a HEIC is one step. Granite is the next one: snap a document, drop it in, and it's read, filed, and findable forever, no manual sorting. Free for your first 25 documents.