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Convert HEIC Photos to PNG

Processed entirely in your browser. Never uploaded to a server.

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Processed entirely in your browser. Never uploaded to a server.

Convert HEIC photos from an iPhone to lossless PNG. Use PNG when you need a clean copy for further editing without introducing lossy compression, rather than for everyday sharing — for everyday sharing, HEIC to JPGproduces a much smaller, more widely compatible file.

Why PNG instead of JPG or WebP

PNG re-encodes the decoded pixels without discarding any detail. That makes it the right choice when the photo is going into further lossless editing, but it also means the resulting file is typically several times larger than the original HEIC, and much larger than a HEIC to JPGor HEIC to WebPconversion of the same photo. If you just need to share or upload the photo somewhere, one of those is usually the better fit.

FAQ

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. Conversion happens entirely in your browser. Your photo never leaves your device.
Why convert to PNG instead of JPG?
PNG is lossless, so this conversion doesn't throw away any image detail the way a JPG re-encode does. Use it when you need a clean, lossless copy to keep editing further without stacking up lossy compression generations.
Will the PNG have a transparent background?
Almost never, no. HEIC/HEIF photos taken by an iPhone's camera are captured as a fully opaque frame, so there's no alpha channel to preserve. PNG's transparency support only matters for images that were transparent to begin with, such as graphics or edited cutouts, not standard camera photos.
Will the file be a lot bigger than the original HEIC?
Usually, yes. HEIC uses efficient lossy video-derived compression, while this tool produces an uncompressed-detail lossless PNG. A PNG conversion of a HEIC photo is normally several times larger than the source file. If size matters more than losslessness, HEIC to JPG or HEIC to WebP will give you a much smaller file.
What happens to photo metadata like location and date?
This tool focuses on the image data itself; camera/location/date metadata isn't guaranteed to carry over the same way it does when AirDropping or exporting from Photos. If you need that metadata preserved exactly, check the output before deleting your original.

Want to understand why iPhone photos use this format in the first place? Read the guide

Need a smaller, more universally compatible file instead? Try HEIC to JPG or HEIC to WebP.