Turn JPG photos into .heif files with HEVC inside - about half the size, for Samsung, Apple and HEIF-aware apps. Want the .heic name iPhones use? Pick JPG to HEIC.
Want to check the result? Open it in the HEIC Viewer.
HEIF is the modern photo container used by Samsung phones, many cameras and Apple devices.
With HEVC inside it stores a photo in about half the bytes of a JPG.
Use it to save space or to match the photos your phone already takes.
| JPG | HEIF | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | JPEG (1992) | HEVC |
| Typical size | 100% | About 40-60% |
| Transparency | No | Yes |
| Opens on | Everything | iPhone, iPad, Mac; Windows with extensions |
| Browsers | All | Safari only |
Going the other way? HEIF to JPG works for every device. Test files are in the JPG sample files.
Drop your JPG files into the box, keep quality 85 or pick a preset, and press Convert to HEIF. More than two files come as a ZIP.
Yes, briefly - browsers cannot write HEIF. Your browser sends one PNG copy over HTTPS, and our server deletes it the moment you download the result.
Usually 40-60% smaller than a JPG at the same look.
Only with Keep EXIF on - by default they are removed. The page warns you when a photo contains a GPS location.
With the free HEIF and the HEVC extensions from the Microsoft Store. For sharing with Windows users, keep the JPG.
HEIF is the container; HEIC is HEIF with HEVC images inside - what iPhones save. JPG to HEIC makes the same file with a .heic name.
