Why convert HEIC files?
HEIC is the format iPhones and iPads have saved photos in by default since iOS 11. It stores images at about half the size of JPEG, which is great on your device.
The problem starts when you leave Apple's ecosystem. Windows, Android, older apps, and most websites often can't open a .heic file at all. Converting it turns your photo into a format that works everywhere.
Which format should you convert HEIC to?
Pick the target format based on where the image is going.
| Convert to | Best for | Why |
|---|---|---|
| HEIC to PNG | Screenshots, logos, graphics | Lossless quality and keeps transparency |
| HEIC to JPG | Sharing photos anywhere | Universally supported, small files |
| HEIC to PDF | Documents & printing | Combine many photos into one file |
| HEIC to WebP | Website & CMS images | Smallest size, modern, web-ready |
| HEIC to TIFF | Print & archiving | Lossless, what print shops ask for |
| HEIC to BMP | Legacy & embedded software | Uncompressed, readable by anything |
| HEIC to ICO | Favicons & Windows icons | Several sizes packed into one file |
| HEIC to AVIF | Websites, smallest files | About a third the size of JPEG |
| HEIC to SVG | Logos, stencils, cutting machines | Real traced paths, not a wrapper |
| HEIC to GIF | Old uploads & a graphic look | 256 colours, dithered, palette you pick |
| HEIF Converter | Camera files (.hif) | The whole HEIF family, any output |
Choose PNG for quality and transparency
If you need a lossless copy or an image with a transparent background — screenshots, logos, or graphics — convert HEIC to PNG. PNG keeps every pixel and supports an alpha channel.
Choose JPG for maximum compatibility
For everyday photos you want to email, upload, or send, convert HEIC to JPG. It opens on every device and app and keeps files small.
Choose PDF to combine or print
To turn a set of photos into a single, printable document, convert HEIC to PDF. You can merge multiple images into one multi-page PDF and reorder the pages.
Choose WebP for the web
Building a website? Convert HEIC to WebP for the smallest, fastest images that every modern browser and CMS accepts.
Choose ICO for a favicon
An .ico is a container that holds several sizes at once, which is why browsers still ask for one. Convert HEIC to ICO to get 16, 32, 48 and 256 pixels packed into a single favicon.ico.
Choose TIFF or BMP when something demands it
These two are requests rather than choices. Convert HEIC to TIFF when a print shop or an archive specifies it, and convert HEIC to BMP when legacy Windows software or an embedded display will not read anything else. Both are lossless and both are large.
Not sure what your file even is?
If your photo came off a Canon or Sony camera it is probably a .hif, which is a HEIF file under a different name. Our HEIF converter takes the whole family — .heif, .hif, .heic and the sequence variants — and writes JPG, PNG, WebP or TIFF.
Tools that do more than convert
Not every problem is a format problem. These four work on the file you already have.
| Tool | Use it when | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| HEIC Viewer | You just need to see the photo | Opens HEIC on screen, no conversion, no download |
| HEIC Compressor | The file is too big | Shrinks to a quality level or an exact size in KB or MB |
| HEIC Resizer | The dimensions are wrong | Scales to any width, height or percentage |
| HEIC EXIF Viewer | You want to check or strip metadata | Reads dates, camera settings and GPS locally |
Converting on a phone
Every tool here works in a mobile browser, but the surrounding advice differs by platform. On Android, the usual search results push Play Store apps and Chrome extensions that do not exist on phones — our guide to converting HEIC to JPG on Android covers what actually works. On an iPhone, iOS has built-in methods that beat any website for one or two photos, and converting HEIC to JPG on iPhone compares them honestly with this site.
Private by design
Every HEICHub tool runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Your files are never uploaded to a server — the conversion happens on your own device.
That means your photos stay private, there are no file-size limits, and there is no upload wait. It is the fastest and most private way to convert HEIC online.