tool · beta · on-device
Your iPhone saves as HEIC. The rest of the internet — print kiosks, Etsy, old laptops, your collage app — wants JPG. Drop a whole batch here, pick a format, download. Nothing uploads anywhere; an open-source decoder does the work on your device. For real projects, grab a proper app.
Unwrapping the film canister…
Unwrapping the film canister…
what people actually use it for
for scrapbookers
Most collage and scrapbook apps choke on the HEIC coming off a new iPhone. Drop a batch here, pull the JPGs out, and your spread is unblocked. No Dropbox round-trip, no emailing photos to yourself.
for printing
Photo print kiosks still don't all read HEIC. Convert a trip's worth of phone photos to JPG, drop them on a USB stick, and walk out with prints an hour later. No frantic re-shoots in the parking lot.
for grandma
Grandma's Windows 7 laptop doesn't open HEIC — she just sees a broken thumbnail and calls you. Convert to JPG first, then attach to the email. Everyone sees the grandkids, no tech support required.
for web uploads
Product photo forms on most marketplaces still reject HEIC. Convert to JPG at 92% quality, upload, done. One less Safari-only workaround in your selling workflow.
for the archive
HEIC is an Apple-heavy format. If you want your photos to open cleanly on anything in ten years — a Linux box, a cheap Android, a photo frame — JPG and PNG are the safe bet. Convert once, archive forever.
for transparency
PNG keeps every pixel lossless and is the right format when you'll layer the photo, edit it repeatedly, or need it to survive multiple saves. Flip the toggle, download PNGs instead of JPGs.
in case you're wondering
No. The HEIC decoder is WebAssembly that runs in your browser tab. Your photos never touch our servers — we don't run an image pipeline at all. You can confirm this by opening DevTools → Network, converting a file, and watching: nothing gets sent.
Only Safari supports HEIC natively. Chrome, Firefox, and Edge never added decoder support because HEIC has patent / licensing baggage. This tool ships its own open-source decoder (libheif compiled to WebAssembly), so it works everywhere.
Drop as many as you want — the tool queues them and converts sequentially. The first file is the slowest because the decoder has to warm up; every file after flies. A hundred iPhone photos is a realistic afternoon.
PNG is lossless — pixel-for-pixel identical to what HEIC held. JPG is lossy; at 92% quality (the default) the difference is imperceptible but files shrink nicely. If you need maximum fidelity, push quality to 100 or pick PNG.
The tool extracts the primary still image — the single best JPG or PNG frame. Live Photo motion, burst alternates, and iPhone depth maps are dropped. For advanced workflows, a desktop app (Photos.app, Lightroom) is the right tool.
Yes. HEIC is the Apple-specific variant of HEIF; both decode the same way. The tool accepts .heic and .heif files.
now what?
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Reframe for square, 9:16, or 2:3.
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Strip GPS metadata before posting.
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Shrink the JPG further for upload.
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Apply a one-click mood filter.
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Cut the subject out for stickers or covers.
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Caption the photo before sharing.
OpenCut the background out of any photo in one click.
OpenDrop your subject onto paper, gradient, or your own backdrop photo.
OpenDrop a word behind your subject, magazine-cover style.
OpenNine presets, one photo — vintage to cinematic.
OpenTri-X, Kodak Gold, Lomo — pick a roll, see the grain.
OpenComic dots, risograph red, punk-zine textures.
OpenPhoto to graphite drawing in two clicks.
OpenMap photo to two colors — Spotify, sunset, riso.
OpenMake real cities look like tabletop dioramas.
OpenSunset, lomo red, golden hour — bleed light into corners.
OpenVHS bands, anaglyph 3D, CRT scanlines, chromatic aberration.
OpenConvert any photo to typed characters.
OpenPure invert, cyanotype, blueprint, X-ray, darkroom, sepia negative.
OpenPhoto as tiles with grout-color gaps.
OpenBrightness, contrast, saturation, hue, blur — seven sliders.
OpenAny photo, wrapped in paper with a handwritten caption.
OpenFour photos, B&W mode, handwritten caption.
OpenTwo photos, side-by-side or stacked.
OpenPaper mat for prints, journals, framed walls.
OpenCircle, heart, star, arch — pick a cookie cutter.
OpenGreetings caption, faux stamp, postmark, paper texture.
OpenFloat a photo over paper for portfolios and mockups.
OpenDrop a photo, type a title, pick a layout. 1000×1500 native.
OpenX, LinkedIn, or YouTube cover with title overlay.
OpenHandwritten captions, magazine headers, or a quick scribble.
OpenStick paper-mood tape onto any photo.
OpenLED red, Kodak yellow, camcorder amber.
OpenCorner sign-off or full diagonal tile.
OpenHearts, stars, flowers, smileys, paper tags, HELLO labels.
OpenSquare for IG, 9:16 for stories, 2:3 for Pinterest.
OpenMirror a selfie, un-tilt a scan, turn a sideways shot upright.
OpenHide faces, plates, addresses — drag a patch over the spot.
OpenRemove GPS, camera info, timestamps before posting.
OpenSmaller JPG, WebP, or PNG — same look, less file.
OpenPull 5 hex codes out of any photo.
OpenPrint-ready QR for menus, invites, journals, vCards.
OpenEyedropper a color in your photo, swap it for another.
OpenFor the real thing →
Converting files is step zero. When you're ready to lay a whole spread — 20 photos, templates, washi tape, captions — a real collage app handles it cleanly.