Turn iPhone and iPad HEIC photos into lossless PNG files for editing, design and documents, with no extra compression step and no upload.
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iPhones save photos as HEIC because it halves storage use without visible quality loss. That is great on the phone and awkward everywhere else: many editors, Windows apps, design tools and print services still can't open HEIC. When you plan to edit, retouch, composite or archive a photo at maximum quality, PNG is the natural target. It is lossless and universally supported, so the photo survives any number of edits without further degradation.
This converter decodes HEIC in your browser and writes PNG directly, with no JPEG step in between, so no extra quality is lost along the way. Convert one photo or a whole camera roll, download a ZIP, and nothing ever leaves your device.
Before
HEIC, 12 MP iPhone photo
≈ 1.5–2.5 MB
Efficient, but many editors, Windows apps and design tools can't open it.
After
PNG, lossless
≈ 15–25 MB
Every decoded pixel kept exactly, ready for editing without generation loss.
Typical for a 12-megapixel photo. PNG stores every pixel without compression loss, so it is much larger than HEIC. For a small photo to share, the HEIC to JPG converter is a better fit.
Drop .heic or .heif files into the workspace above, or click to choose them from your files or photo library.
PNG is preselected. The quality slider does not apply because PNG is lossless.
Click Convert Now. Each photo is decoded locally and saved as PNG.
Save PNGs one by one or download the whole batch as a single ZIP.
| Need | Convert to | Typical size | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edit, retouch, layer | PNG | 15–25 MB | Lossless; no degradation on re-save |
| Design and print work | PNG | 15–25 MB | Maximum fidelity to the decoded photo |
| Screenshots or graphics | PNG | Small | Sharp edges and text stay crisp |
| Email and messaging | JPG | 2–4 MB | Much smaller, universally viewable |
| Upload forms with KB limits | JPG | Compress further | PNG rarely fits size limits |
| Website delivery | WebP / JPG | Smallest | PNG photos are too heavy for pages |
HEIC is Apple's use of the HEIF container with HEVC (H.265) compression, the same codec used for 4K video, applied to a single still frame. It describes an image far more efficiently than JPG, which is why a 12-megapixel iPhone photo is only around 2 MB. The catch is support: HEVC decoding involves patent licences, so it is not built into every operating system, browser or application.
Converting removes that dependency. Once the photo is a PNG, any editor, document, website builder or print service can read it without codecs, extensions or special apps.
Many converters decode HEIC to JPEG first and then convert that JPEG to whatever format you asked for. Each JPEG step discards a little detail. This converter decodes HEIC straight to raw pixels (as a lossless PNG) and then writes your PNG from those pixels, so the result is a faithful copy of what the HEIC contains.
That matters when you are about to edit. Retouching, colour grading, adding text or compositing layers all involve saving the image several times; a lossless PNG working copy means none of those saves degrades the photo. Export a JPG or WebP only at the very end, for sharing.
Because PNG is lossless, a photographic PNG is large: a 12 MP photo typically lands around 15–25 MB, depending on detail and noise. That is perfectly normal for a master file, but it is the wrong format for email, messaging or upload forms with size limits.
If you need something smaller, resize the photo first with the Image Resizer. A 3000-pixel-wide PNG is roughly half the size of a full 4032-pixel one. For sharing, the HEIC to JPG converter produces files that are ten times smaller with no visible difference on screen.
Modern iPhones capture in a wide colour gamut and can add HDR gain-map data for brighter highlights on compatible screens. The PNG holds the standard 8-bit version of the photo, which displays consistently on every device and in every app. For most editing and printing workflows that is exactly what you want.
The PNG is written from the decoded pixels, so EXIF metadata such as GPS location, capture date and device details is not copied. That is useful before sharing, but keep the original HEIC if you rely on that information to organise your library; the EXIF viewer shows what the original contains.
Your photos are personal. Here, the HEIC decoder (the open-source libheif library compiled to run in the browser) and the PNG encoder both run on your device. No photo is uploaded, stored or seen by anyone, and the converted files go straight to your downloads folder.
Recent versions of Windows can display HEIC after installing the HEIF Image Extensions and HEVC Video Extensions from the Microsoft Store, and many Android gallery apps open HEIC too. That is fine for viewing on your own device. As soon as a photo goes into an editor, a design tool, a website builder or someone else's computer, a universal format is safer, because you can't control which codecs they have installed.
PNG is the right target when the photo is going into further editing. For everything else, such as sharing, emailing and uploading, a JPG is smaller and just as compatible.
Start edits from a lossless PNG so repeated saves in your editor never degrade the photo.
Bring iPhone photos into design tools that don't read HEIC, at full quality.
Some print services prefer lossless input. PNG gives them the cleanest possible file.
Keep a lossless, universally readable copy of important photos alongside the originals.
Yes, from the decoded photo onwards. Your HEIC is decoded to full pixels and written straight to PNG, with no intermediate JPEG step. The PNG preserves exactly what the HEIC contains; it can't add detail the HEIC never stored.
HEIC uses advanced lossy compression, while PNG stores every pixel exactly. A 2 MB iPhone photo often becomes a 15–25 MB PNG. That is expected; use PNG when you need a lossless working file.
No. HEIC decoding (with the open-source libheif library compiled for the browser) and PNG encoding both happen on your device.
Choose PNG for editing, retouching, layering or archiving at maximum fidelity. Choose JPG for sharing, emailing and uploading, where a much smaller file matters more; see the HEIC to JPG converter.
iPhone camera photos are fully opaque, so there is no transparency to keep. PNG simply stores the photo losslessly. Use the AI Background Remover if you want a transparent cut-out.
No. The PNG is written from the decoded pixels without EXIF metadata, so GPS location, capture date and camera details are removed. Keep the original HEIC if you need them.
Yes. Add a batch, convert, and download all PNGs as one ZIP. Very large batches are faster on a desktop computer because each 12 MP photo needs about 48 MB of memory while it is processed.
A Live Photo's still image is converted; the motion part is not included. HDR highlight information is not carried over, so the PNG shows the standard version of the photo that every screen displays consistently.