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HEIC to PNG converter

Save iPhone HEIC photos as lossless PNG files for editing, design work and screenshots.

Drop HEIC photos here

or paste with Ctrl+V. Your images stay on your device.

Processed on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and there's no sign-up or watermark.

How to convert HEIC to PNG

  1. Drop your HEIC files onto the box above, or click Choose images to select them.
  2. Wait a moment while each photo is decoded and saved as a PNG. There's no quality setting because PNG is lossless.
  3. Download the PNGs one by one, or all together as a ZIP.

When PNG is the right choice

Most people converting iPhone photos want JPG, because it’s small and opens everywhere. PNG makes sense in a few specific cases:

  • Editing and design. PNG is lossless, so saving it again after edits doesn’t add compression artifacts.
  • Screenshots and graphics. Text, icons and flat colors stay perfectly sharp.
  • Transparency. HEIC can store transparent areas (for example a subject lifted from its background), and PNG keeps them. JPG would fill them with a solid color.
  • Software that wants PNG. Some design tools, game engines and upload forms only take PNG.

What to expect

Feature HEIC PNG JPG
Compression Lossy, very efficient Lossless Lossy
Typical size of a 12 MP photo 1 to 3 MB 15 to 25 MB 3 to 5 MB
Transparency Yes Yes No
Opens everywhere No Yes Yes

The converter runs in your browser. Safari decodes HEIC natively; in other browsers the page loads a HEIC decoder once (about 1.5 MB) and converts on your device. Photos taken sideways are rotated correctly. Metadata such as date and location isn’t copied into the PNG.

If file size matters more than lossless quality, use HEIC to JPG. To turn photos into a document, use HEIC to PDF.

Questions and answers

Should I convert HEIC to PNG or JPG?

For everyday sharing, JPG is the better choice: files are much smaller and look the same. Choose PNG when you'll edit the image further, need transparency, or the picture is a screenshot or graphic with sharp text.

Why is the PNG so much bigger than the HEIC file?

PNG stores every pixel exactly, while HEIC uses very efficient lossy compression. A 2 MB iPhone photo can easily become a 15 to 25 MB PNG. If size matters, use the HEIC to JPG converter instead.

Is the conversion lossless?

Yes, from the decoded photo onward: the PNG keeps every pixel of the HEIC image as your browser decodes it, with no extra compression loss.

Are my photos uploaded?

No. Everything runs in your browser on your own device, so your photos stay private.

Does transparency carry over?

Yes. Most camera photos have no transparency, but HEIC images that do, such as cut-out subjects or stickers, keep their transparent areas in the PNG.