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How to Convert HEIC to JPG on Windows 10 and 11 (4 Free Ways)

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Windows doesn't save photos as HEIC, but it's where a lot of HEIC files go to die — someone AirDrops or emails you an iPhone photo, and now you have a .heicfile that won't upload to a form, a website, or an old app that only takes JPG. Here are four free ways to convert HEIC to JPG on Windows 10 and 11, fastest first.

Just want to view a HEIC file, not convert it? See how to open HEIC files on Windows instead. This guide is about turning them into JPGs you can use anywhere.

Method 1: Browser converter (fastest, no install, private)

The quickest way — and the only one that needs nothing installed — is a browser converter that does the work locally on your machine instead of uploading your photos to a server:

  1. Open heictojpg.click in any browser (Chrome, Edge, or Firefox)
  2. Drag your .heic files onto the page — up to 50 at once
  3. They convert right in the browser (no upload, no signup, no watermark)
  4. Download the JPGs, or grab them all as a zip

Because the conversion runs in your browser, your photos never leave your PC — which matters for personal or document photos. It also works offline once the page has loaded. If you need a different output, there's HEIC to PNG and HEIC to WebP too.

Method 2: Microsoft Photos (Save as JPG)

If you'd rather use built-in Windows tools, Microsoft Photos can export HEIC to JPG — once Windows can read HEIC. First install the codecs:

  1. Open the Microsoft Store and install HEIF Image Extensions (free)
  2. Also install HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer — you need both, because HEIC uses HEVC compression internally

Then convert:

  1. Double-click the HEIC file to open it in Photos
  2. Click the ··· menu (or Edit & Create) and choose Save as
  3. Pick JPG as the file type and save

Good for one or two files. For a whole folder it's slow — one save dialog per photo — so use Method 1 or Method 4 for batches.

Method 3: Microsoft Paint

Once the HEIF extensions from Method 2 are installed, plain old Paint can convert too:

  1. Right-click the HEIC file → Open with → Paint
  2. Click File → Save as → JPEG picture
  3. Choose a location and save

Handy if Photos is being difficult, and it lets you crop or resize in the same step. Same catch as Method 2: it's one file at a time.

Method 4: Convert a whole folder at once (batch)

Got dozens of HEIC files? Two good batch options:

Which method should you use?

Your situationBest method
A few files, nothing installedBrowser converter (Method 1)
Prefer built-in Windows toolsMicrosoft Photos or Paint (Methods 2–3)
A whole folder of HEICBrowser converter or a batch app (Method 4)
Privacy matters (documents, personal photos)Browser converter — no upload (Method 1)

Why is it JPG you want anyway?

JPG opens on literally everything and every upload form accepts it, which is exactly what HEIC doesn't. HEIC is smaller and higher quality — see HEIC vs JPGfor the full comparison — but that only helps inside Apple's ecosystem. On Windows, convert to JPG and the compatibility headache disappears. (Curious why your iPhone makes HEIC in the first place? Here's why.)

The fastest fix stays the same: drag your files onto the converterand you'll have JPGs in a few seconds — no install, no upload.

Need to convert HEIC files?

Use our free browser-side converter — no upload, no signup, no watermark.

HEIC → JPGHEIC → PNGHEIC → WebP