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Convert HEIC to PNG

Turn HEIC images into PNG files for editing, keeping full quality. Add as many as you like: they're converted in your browser, so nothing is uploaded and there's no limit.

Drop HEIC images hereChoose HEIC images

They become PNG files right on your device.

Your files stay on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

How to convert HEIC to PNG

  1. Add your HEIC images

    Add HEIC files on this page, or choose them from your device. You can add a whole folder's worth at once.

  2. Wait a moment

    Each photo is converted on your device in about a second. Outside Safari, a HEIC decoder downloads once, with the first photo.

  3. Download the PNG files

    Download each image, or all of them in one ZIP file.

HEIC to PNG: details

Input
HEIC (image/heic)
Output
PNG, lossless
HEIC files
iPhone, iPad and Android photos, including tiled (grid) photos, 10-bit HDR photos and files with several pictures (the main one is converted)
Browsers
Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari; outside Safari, a HEIC decoder downloads once, with the first photo
Colours
iPhone photos are in Display P3; colours are converted to sRGB so they look right everywhere
Orientation
Portrait photos come out upright
Number of files
No limit
Metadata
Removed, including camera details and GPS location
Upload
None; images are converted in your browser
Price
Free, no watermark, no sign-up

HEIC to PNG: questions

How do I convert HEIC to PNG?

Convert them in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. On tuul.io/heic-to-png/ you add your HEIC images and download the PNG files, one by one or all as a ZIP.

What is the difference between HEIC and PNG?

HEIC is the format iPhones and many Android phones save photos in. It takes about half the space of a JPG at the same quality, but Windows, many Android apps, websites and upload forms can't open it. PNG is lossless and supports transparency, which makes it ideal for graphics and screenshots, but photos saved as PNG are large.

Why can't I open HEIC photos on Windows or Android?

HEIC compresses photos with HEVC (H.265), which needs a decoder many systems don't include. Windows needs the HEIF and HEVC extensions from the Microsoft Store, and many apps and websites can't read it at all. JPG opens everywhere.

Why are the JPG files bigger than the HEIC photos?

HEIC is about twice as efficient as JPG, so the same photo at the same quality takes more space as a JPG. Lower the quality to make the JPG files smaller; 80% still looks the same on a phone screen.

Do portrait photos stay upright?

Yes. iPhones store portrait photos sideways with an instruction to turn them, and that turn is applied once, so every photo comes out the way it looked on the phone.

What about Live Photos and HDR photos?

A Live Photo is a HEIC still plus a short MOV video; the still is converted here. HDR photos are saved in standard range, because JPG and PNG can't hold HDR, and the row says so.

Are my images uploaded?

No. The conversion runs in your browser, so your images never leave your device.

Is there a limit on how many images I can convert?

No. Everything runs on your device, so the only limit is your device's memory. Hundreds of images at once is fine on a computer.

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