Compress HEIC Photos
Get the smallest file that still opens everywhere.
Drop HEIC photos here
Photos stay on your device. You can also paste with Ctrl/Cmd+V.
HEIC is already a highly compressed format, so squeezing a HEIC file further saves very little and still leaves a file many people can't open. The practical way to compress HEIC photos is to turn them into a compressed JPG at a target size; this page does that, with a 1 MB target switched on by default.
How to use it in 3 steps
- Drop your HEIC photos on the box.
- Pick a target size (2 MB, 1 MB or 500 KB) under More options.
- Download the compressed JPGs or a ZIP.
Why HEIC?
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container, also called HEIF) is the default photo format on iPhones and iPads since iOS 11. It keeps roughly the same quality as JPG in about half the space, which is why Apple uses it.
The catch is compatibility: Windows needs an extra codec to open HEIC, most websites, forms and older apps reject it, and many Android phones and print services can't read it. Converting to JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF gives you a file that opens everywhere. This converter decodes the photo in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
HEIC already uses very efficient compression, so re-saving it as HEIC saves little, and many Windows PCs, websites and apps still can't open it. A compressed JPG is smaller than most iPhone originals and opens everywhere.
The tool starts at the chosen quality and lowers it step by step until the file is under your target; if that isn't enough, it also reduces the pixel size. If a photo still can't reach the target, its card says so.
At a 2 MB or 1 MB target most phone photos still look sharp on screens. A 500 KB target can show softness in fine detail, so preview the result before deleting the originals.
Yes. Keep "Keep photo info" on under More options to copy date, camera and location into each JPG, or turn it off to strip them before sharing.
No. Photos are converted by your browser on your own device; nothing is uploaded to a server, so they stay private.
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