How to Convert HEIC iPhone Photos to JPG
Apple switched iPhones to the HEIC format back in iOS 11, and it's a genuinely better format on paper — roughly half the file size of an equivalent JPG at similar visual quality. The catch is that "better on paper" doesn't help when you AirDrop a photo to a Windows laptop, upload it to a site that only accepts JPG or PNG, or try to open it in software written before 2017. HEIC support has improved a lot since then, but it's still inconsistent enough that converting to JPG remains the reliable fix.
Steps
- Open the Bulk Image Converter.
- Upload your HEIC photo or photos — the tool recognizes the format automatically, no need to rename anything.
- Select JPG as the output format.
- Convert, then download each file, or grab the whole batch at once as a .zip if you've uploaded more than one.
Why this is a "quality-neutral" conversion, roughly
Converting HEIC to JPG does involve re-encoding, so it's not a byte-for-byte lossless process, but the visual difference at typical viewing sizes is negligible — you're not going to see it in a shared photo or a printed 4x6. Where it does matter is file size: JPGs of the same visual quality run noticeably larger than the HEIC originals, so if you're converting a big batch, expect the total folder size to grow, sometimes by 40–60%.
When you shouldn't bother converting at all
If you're just moving photos between two recent Apple devices, or into Google Photos, or onto a modern website's upload form, there's a decent chance HEIC works fine already and converting is unnecessary extra effort. Try the destination first before assuming you need to convert.