HEIC to JPG Converter: Free iPhone Photos, No Sign-up, No Upload
Convert HEIC to JPG for free, right in your browser. There is no sign-up or login, no watermark, and no upload: your files never leave your device. iPhones have saved photos as HEIC by default since iOS 11, and many apps, websites and Windows setups cannot open them.
HEIC relies on the patent-licensed HEVC codec, so this converter loads a small decoder the first time: about 1.7 MB, downloaded once and cached by your browser. That download contains none of your photos, and the conversion still happens on your device.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Never uploaded
- No watermark
Your files are converted on your device and never uploaded.
How to convert
- Drag your HEIC files onto the page, or use the picker to choose them.
- Choose JPG as the target format.
- Wait for the one-time engine download if this is your first HEIC file, then set quality if offered.
- Press convert and wait while your browser processes each file.
- Download a single JPG file directly, or take a batch as one ZIP.
- Check the results, then clear the list to start another batch.
Features
- Opens .heic and .heif photos
- One-time engine download of about 1.7 MB, then cached
- Photos are converted on your device, never uploaded
- JPG results open nearly everywhere
- Batch convert and download a ZIP
- No watermark added
Supported formats
About the formats
HEIC vs JPG
HEIC files are often about half the size of a JPEG at similar quality, which is why phones use them. JPG is bigger but understood by nearly every program.
Browsers cannot create HEIC, which is why it can be opened and converted but not produced here.
Privacy: how it works
- Your HEIC photos stay on your device. The page reads each file with the browser's file API, converts it with code running in the tab, and hands the result back as a download. No upload happens, so there is no copy of your file on our servers to protect, delete or leak.
- There is nothing to sign up for and no login. The converter does not ask for an email address, and it does not need to know who you are to do its job.
- Some conversions use a WebAssembly engine that your browser downloads once, the first time you need it. Only the engine is fetched, never your file, and the page shows the approximate size before it starts. Your browser caches it, so later conversions skip the download.
- You can check the claim yourself: open your browser developer tools, watch the Network tab while a file converts, and you will see no request that carries your file.
- Photos often carry location and camera details. Nothing is sent to us, so those details are not exposed by the conversion itself.
Tips
- Expect JPG files larger than the HEIC originals.
- Convert in smaller batches if your phone struggles with a large set.
- The first conversion is slower because the decoder downloads first.
- On iPhone, you can also set the camera to save as Most Compatible, which makes JPG.
- Keep the HEIC originals if you want the smaller files.
- Check an image before deleting the HEIC.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no price, no trial, no credit card and no watermark added to your results. Ulkaa Tool does the conversion with your own device, so there is no server bill to pass on to you.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Your HEIC photos are read and converted inside your browser and are never sent to Ulkaa or to anyone else. The result is created on your device and you save it from there. Some conversions load a small conversion engine the first time you use them. That download is the only network traffic, it contains no file of yours, and your browser keeps it for next time.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no login. Open the page, add your files and convert. An Ulkaa account is not needed for anything on this tool.
Is there a file size limit?
No limit is set by us. The real limit is your device: the conversion uses your own memory and processor, so very large files can be slow or fail on a weak phone or an older computer. Close other heavy tabs and convert HEIC photos one at a time if a big batch struggles.