How to Open & Convert iPhone HEIC Photos on Windows 10/11

Starting with iOS 11, Apple adopted the HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). HEIC uses advanced HEVC video compression algorithms to compress photos down to half the file size of traditional JPEGs while preserving high dynamic range and image sharpness.

While this saves precious gigabytes on your iPhone's internal storage, Microsoft Windows does not include free native codecs for HEIC in standard installations. When you try to double-click a .heic photo on Windows Photo Viewer, you are often met with an error or prompted to purchase a $0.99 codec extension.

When users run into the HEIC error, the default action is often typing "convert HEIC to JPG" into Google and uploading their personal photos to the first converter website they find.

However, most cloud-based converter websites store your uploaded photos on third-party servers. This creates major privacy and security concerns for personal family photos, financial documents, or confidential workplace screenshots.

1. Open our free HEIC to JPG Converter.
2. Drag your .heic files from File Explorer directly into the browser drop window.
3. ConvertHit will process the file locally in less than 2 seconds.
4. Click Download Converted File to save your ready-to-use JPG image.