HEIC to PNG Converter

Turn iPhone and iPad photos into lossless PNG files with transparency kept - for smaller photos pick HEIC to JPG.

How to convert HEIC to PNG

  1. Add your HEIC files. Drop up to 50 HEIC photos into the box, or browse for them. They are decoded on your device and never uploaded.
  2. Pick a PNG type. Standard is lossless and quick, Smallest packs the same pixels tighter, 8-bit makes tiny files. The size shown is measured from the real file.
  3. Adjust if you like. Resize, rename, or turn on Keep EXIF to keep the date and location. Every option starts closed and shows its value.
  4. Convert and download. Press Convert to PNG. One or two files download directly, more than two come as a ZIP.

Want an icon from the PNG? Drop it into the PNG to ICO converter.

Why convert HEIC to PNG?

iPhones and iPads save every photo as HEIC by default.

PNG is lossless, so it is the safest copy for editing, screenshots and graphics - every program reads it.

Just want a quick look first? Open it in the HEIC Viewer.

HEIC vs PNG

HEICPNG
CompressionLossy (HEVC)Lossless (Deflate)
Typical sizeSmallSeveral times bigger
TransparencyYesYes
EditingLimited app supportEvery editor
Best forStoring photosEditing, graphics, screenshots

Going the other way? PNG to HEIC does that. Test files are in the HEIC sample files.

Tips

  • Expect a bigger file. PNG keeps every pixel, so a photo can be 5-10 times the HEIC size.
  • Just sharing a photo? HEIC to JPG is far smaller.
  • Stickers and cut-outs keep their transparent background as PNG.

Date, camera, location and colour

  • Removed by default. The PNG has no camera details, date or GPS location unless you turn on Keep EXIF.
  • Location warning. When a photo has GPS coordinates, the page tells you before you share it.
  • Colour. Phone photos are often in Display P3. Keep profile saves that wider colour; the default converts to standard sRGB that looks the same everywhere.
  • Upright. Photos are turned the right way up, and the orientation tag is reset so no app turns them twice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop your HEIC photos into the box, check the settings and press Convert to PNG.

One file downloads directly, more than two come as a ZIP.

No. Your browser decodes the HEIC and writes the PNG on your device, so private photos stay private.

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 PNG fixes that.

Yes - the pixels decoded from the HEIC are saved exactly. Only the 8-bit palette type reduces colours, and the page warns you when it is on.

A PNG is several times bigger than the HEIC, because PNG stores every pixel losslessly.

Only if you turn on Keep EXIF - by default they are removed. If the photo has a GPS location, the page warns you before you share it.

Bursts and collections show every picture under the preview. The first one is ticked; tick any others and each becomes its own PNG.

Yes. Open this page in Safari on iPhone or Chrome on Android, pick the photos from your gallery and save the PNG to your phone - nothing is uploaded.

Guides & Tutorials

All 14 guides
Guide How to Tell What Format an Image File Is (5 Easy Ways) Read the guide Comparison PNG vs JPG: Which Image Format Should You Actually Use? Read the guide Optimization How to Reduce Image File Size Without Losing Quality Read the guide