As an Apple device user, you probably know about the HEIC extension. This image format is indeed useful: with the same quality as JPEG it requires about 50% less space on your smartphone or tablet.
But there‘s a minor drawback about HEIC: not all devices support this format. To make sure that a shared photo will be available to recipients with any smartphone, use one of the HEIC to JPG converters from our list.
AVS Image Converter is one of the best free options to change HEIC to JPG.
To find your output JPEG image, click on Open folder in the popped-up window.
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Preview is the native Apple software where you can turn HEIC photos to JPG for free.
There’s a good guide on the conversion process by Show Me on Mac:
The most Android devices doesn‘t shoot photos in HEIC. But if someone has send you a file of this format, you can use the Luma app to have an output JPG image.
Alternatively, you can transfer files to your PC or Mac and proceed with format conversion there. Without ads or in-app purchases.
iOS devices are exactly where changing the image format to JPEG must be relevant. The software from Spicy Apps is perfect for this task.
Again, if you have time and want to process images for free, in bulk, and without ads, consider using desktop apps for Windows or Mac.
Numerous free services over the web let you change HEIC to JPEG without installing third-party apps. Just one popular example is Convertio.
The online conversion also has disadvantages. You need to expose personal images to a web service, processing many images simultaneously requires stable Internet connection and time — free plan limits concurrent conversions to 25 only.
Frequent users may consider a subscription from $5.99/month.
Starting from iOS 13, you can disable HEIC as a standard for images on your iPhone. Just go to Camera -> Formats and choose Most compatible.
Now you won‘t even need to convert HEIC photos each time!
HEIC is a nice format for storing pictures on a mobile device. Since the summer update 2021, you can add such photos to your projects in AVS Video Editor.
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