About the JPG to HEIC
Convert JPG images to HEIC, Apple's high-efficiency format, which keeps the same quality in roughly half the file size.
Key features
- Converts JPG and PNG images to HEIC
- Roughly half the file size at similar quality
- Adjustable quality setting
- Auto-rotates using EXIF orientation
- Secure processing; files deleted right after conversion
- Up to 25 MB per image
Convert JPG to HEIC to save space
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) uses modern HEVC compression to store photos at roughly half the size of an equivalent JPG. Apple adopted it as the default iPhone photo format for exactly that reason. If you're archiving a large collection of photos for Apple devices, converting JPGs to HEIC can noticeably reduce storage use.
When HEIC makes sense
- Archiving photos you'll view mainly on iPhone, iPad or Mac.
- Saving iCloud storage for large collections.
- Matching an Apple-centric workflow where everything else is already HEIC.
When to stick with JPG
| Need | Best format |
|---|---|
| Sharing with anyone, anywhere | JPG |
| Uploading to websites and forms | JPG |
| Web pages | WebP or AVIF |
| Windows users | JPG |
| Long-term archive on Apple devices | HEIC |
Quality settings
- 80% (default): good balance; visually close to the original at much smaller size.
- 90%: for photos you might print or edit.
- 60–70%: maximum savings for casual snapshots.
Privacy and processing
Browsers don't include an HEIC encoder, so this conversion runs on our server using the open-source libheif library. Uploaded files are written to an isolated temporary folder, converted, returned to you and deleted immediately. They're never stored, viewed or shared.
Related tools
Need to open HEIC files elsewhere? Use HEIC to JPG, which runs entirely in your browser. For web-friendly compression, try JPG to WebP.
How to use the JPG to HEIC
- Drag and drop your files into the upload area, or click Choose files.
- Set any options, such as quality, page size or page ranges.
- Click the convert button. The file is processed securely on our server.
- Download each result individually, or all of them as a ZIP.