How To: Convert iPhone Photos (HEIC) to JPG

iPhones save photos as HEIC files by default. Some websites, forms, and assignment uploads won't accept them. Here's how to get a JPG instead.

Save new photos as JPG

1

Open Settings

On your iPhone, open Settings > Camera > Formats.
2

Choose Most Compatible

Select Most Compatible. New photos are saved as JPG.

Convert photos you already took

On
How
A Mac
Open the photo in Preview, select File > Export, choose JPEG, then Save.
iPhone to a computer
Open Settings > Photos and under Transfer to Mac or PC, select Automatic. Photos convert to JPG when you copy them to a computer.
Windows
Open the photo in the Photos app, select See more (…) > Save as, and choose .jpg. If Windows can't open HEIC files, use one of the other options.

Skip online converters

Uploading photos to a random conversion website shares them with someone you don't know. Use the built-in options above.

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