Convert HEIC to PNG
Convert HEIC to PNG for free, right here in your browser. Your files are never uploaded, and they keep their names.
- Free
- Runs on your device
- No account
- No limits
How to convert HEIC to PNG
- Drop your HEIC files in the box above. You can also click the box to pick files, or paste them.
- Each file is converted to PNG on your own device. It usually takes a second or two.
- Download each file, or get them all in one zip. Every file keeps its name.
Why convert HEIC to PNG?
Useful when you want an iPhone photo in a format that keeps every pixel exactly as it was.
PNG files are usually much bigger than HEIC, so only do this when something really needs PNG.
PNG is lossless, but it can't bring back detail HEIC already discarded. The file will grow without looking better.
About the two formats
HEIC: The format iPhones use for photos. Files are small, but many apps outside Apple can't open them.
PNG: Keeps every detail sharp and supports transparent backgrounds. Works everywhere. The safe pick for logos, graphics and screenshots.
HEIC and HEIF are the same format. The two extensions are interchangeable, and .heic is the more common of the two.
The whole conversion happens in your browser. Your file is unpacked into raw pixels and saved again as PNG. Nothing is sent to any server.
Common questions
Is the HEIC to PNG converter free?
Yes, properly free. No paid tier, no trial, no watermark on the result and nothing to sign up for. Put as many files through it as you like, as often as you like.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. The HEIC to PNG converter runs inside your browser, on your own machine, so your files never go anywhere. Big ones are fine too, up to whatever your browser can hold.
Should I convert an iPhone photo to PNG or to JPG?
JPG for almost anything you're sending or uploading, because the file will be a fraction of the size and nobody will see the difference. PNG only when you're going to edit the photo repeatedly and want a lossless working copy, or when whatever you're feeding it to demands PNG. A PNG of a normal phone photo is often ten times the size of the HEIC it came from.
Does converting HEIC to PNG improve quality?
No. PNG keeps every pixel it is given, but the detail HEIC discarded when it was first saved is already gone and nothing can bring it back. What you get is a faithful copy of the HEIC, in a bigger file. Convert to PNG when you need a lossless working copy, not to repair an image.
Will the PNG file be smaller than the HEIC?
No, expect it to be a good deal bigger. PNG stores images far less efficiently than HEIC, so only convert when something genuinely needs PNG. Compress the result afterwards if you have to send it anywhere.
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