Turn iPhone and iPad photos into JPEG XL files, from visually lossless to fully lossless - need it to open everywhere? Use HEIC to PNG.
Want to check the original first? Open it in the HEIC Viewer.
iPhones and iPads save every photo as HEIC by default.
JPEG XL is a modern, royalty-free format with true lossless mode, wide colour and HDR - popular with photographers and archives.
Just want a quick look first? Open it in the HEIC Viewer.
| HEIC | JPEG XL | |
|---|---|---|
| Codec | HEVC (licensed) | JPEG XL (royalty-free) |
| Lossless | Rarely | Yes, and compact |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Opens in | Apple devices | Safari 17+, Photoshop, GIMP, Affinity |
| Best for | Phone galleries | Archives, editing, pro photo |
Test files are in the HEIC sample files.
Drop your HEIC photos into the box, check the settings and press Convert to JPEG XL.
One file downloads directly, more than two come as a ZIP.
Windows needs the HEIF and the paid HEVC extensions from the Microsoft Store, and many websites and programs do not read HEIC at all. Converting to JPEG XL fixes that.
The HEIC is decoded in your browser, then a PNG copy goes over HTTPS to our server for JPEG XL encoding. It is deleted the moment you download the result.
At quality 90 the JPEG XL is usually close to the HEIC size; lossless is bigger.
Bursts and collections show every picture under the preview. The first one is ticked; tick any others and each becomes its own JPEG XL.
Up to 30 HEIC photos per batch. Recent conversions stay in this browser, so you can download them again later.
