Convert Apple HEIC to JPG — in your browser, no upload

Turn Apple HEIC RAW files into JPG — small, universal, ready to share — all at once. Files never leave your device; everything is decoded right here in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark, no limits.

What is an HEIC file?

HEIC is the photo format the iPhone has used by default since iOS 11 — Apple's name for an image stored in the HEIF container, compressed with HEVC. It packs the same picture into about half the size of a JPG, which is great on your phone but awkward everywhere else: Windows often can't open it, many websites and upload forms reject it, and Android phones may not show it. So the moment you move an iPhone photo off the phone, you usually need a JPG.

What is JPG, and why convert HEIC to it?

JPG (JPEG) is the most widely supported image format on the web — every browser, phone, social network and upload form accepts it. It uses lossy compression to keep files small, which makes it the default choice when you need a HEIC to be shareable rather than archival.

For most people converting Apple HEIC files, JPG is the right output: it's a fraction of the size of the RAW (or of a PNG/TIFF export) and opens everywhere. Pixadel fully develops the HEIC — demosaic, white balance, colour — then encodes a JPG at the quality you choose (default 92), so the result matches the camera's own rendering at a sensible file size.

Why convert HEIC with Pixadel

The usual fixes are clumsy — email the photo to yourself to force a JPG, change a phone setting you'll forget, or install yet another app. Pixadel just converts it: drop your HEIC files and get JPGs back, all in the browser. Nothing uploads, there's no account or limit, and you can do a whole camera roll's worth at once into a single ZIP. It works the same on Windows, Mac, Android or anywhere with a browser.

How HEIC → JPG conversion works

Pixadel decodes each HEIC with libheif compiled to WebAssembly — the same engine behind many native HEIC viewers — then re-encodes a clean JPG at the quality you choose (default 92), with an optional half-size export. Because everything runs locally, your photos never leave your device. A memory-aware worker pool converts many files in parallel and streams them into a ZIP, so a full import of hundreds of iPhone photos finishes without uploading a single byte.

Frequently asked questions

What JPG quality should I use?
The default of 92 is visually near-lossless for most photos. Lower it toward 80 for smaller files, or raise it to 95–100 if you plan to edit the JPG further.
Will the JPG be smaller than the HEIC file?
Much smaller — typically 5–15× smaller than the original HEIC, since RAW stores far more data than a finished image needs.
Why won’t my iPhone photos open on Windows or the web?
iPhones save photos as HEIC, a newer high-efficiency format many apps and sites don’t support yet. Converting to JPG makes them open everywhere. Pixadel does this in your browser without uploading anything.
Can I convert a whole camera roll at once?
Yes — drop a folder of HEIC files and Pixadel queues them all, converts in parallel, and hands you one ZIP of JPGs. There’s no cap on file count.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. HEIC decoding runs entirely in your browser via libheif (WebAssembly). Your photos never leave your device — refresh the page and they’re gone.
Does converting lose quality, and what about location data?
You set the JPEG quality (default 92), and the image is fully decoded before re-encoding. The output JPG carries no metadata, so GPS and EXIF are dropped automatically — handy before sharing. To inspect or remove metadata while keeping a file, use the EXIF tool.
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