Why does my HEIC not open on Windows or the web?

HEIC uses HEVC intra-frame coding, which is patent-encumbered. Only Apple platforms ship the decoder by default; Windows requires a paid codec pack for many users, most Linux distributions do not ship one at all, and browser support for HEIC itself sits at roughly 20% globally. Converting to WebP sidesteps the decoder problem entirely: the output plays in essentially every browser, CMS, and image viewer.

Will I lose quality converting HEIC to WebP?

For typical smartphone photography at the default quality target, the WebP output is visually indistinguishable from the source HEIC at normal viewing distance. Where you may notice a difference is HDR highlights (if the WebP target is SDR-only, the highlight range collapses) and wide-gamut saturation (if the target is sRGB, Display P3 colours are re-mapped). For hero images and social posts, those differences are invisible.

What happens to my upload?

Your upload is only held while we process it (usually a few seconds) and is deleted the moment we send the result back. Nothing is saved on our servers, nothing is indexed, and nothing is used for model training. No account is required, so there is nothing tying the upload to your identity in the first place.

The free tier is one image per request. The paid Optimizer tier batches up to 50 images per job and ships a ZIP of outputs with consistent quality settings across the whole batch. Batch is useful when you have a catalogue to re-encode or a backlog of iPhone photos to normalise for the web.

Does my HEIC contain GPS coordinates?

Almost certainly yes. iPhone photos embed your latitude and longitude in the EXIF block by default, along with camera model, lens, and capture time. The conversion preserves that metadata into the WebP, so if you are publishing the output publicly, run the EXIF strip tool first. For personal archive use (iCloud, Photos library), the EXIF is what makes the photo searchable and should be kept.

When should I NOT convert HEIC to WebP?

Do not convert when the destination is another Apple device (keep the HEIC: it is smaller and opens natively). Do not convert when you are archiving camera originals: the HEIC is the authoritative source and any transcode is a generation loss. Do not convert when wide-gamut colour or HDR matters and the target cannot preserve it: pick AVIF instead, which natively preserves Display P3 and HDR.

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Convert HEIC to WebP (High Efficiency Image Container to WebP)

Convert HEIC to WebP online. Drop a High Efficiency Image Container and get a WebP back at roughly 85% of the original byte cost. No sign-up, nothing saved.

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The same iPhone photo as HEIC at 316 KB and WebP at 270 KB, ready for the open web.

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Convert HEIC to WebP. iPhone and iPad cameras save photos as High Efficiency Image Container by default, and HEIC is not a web format: most browsers refuse to display it, most CMS importers reject it, and Windows users see a "file type not supported" error. This tool re-encodes your HEIC as a WebP that plays everywhere, with no resizing and nothing kept on our side.

WebP (WebP) is a delivery-friendly target standardised in 2010 and supported in roughly 97%% of 2026 browsers. It is the right landing spot when the use case is publishing on the web, sending over email, or handing the file to a non-Apple collaborator. At visual parity with the source HEIC, the output is about 85% of the byte cost, which is the right balance of quality and compatibility.

HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is the Apple-platform camera default. It uses HEVC intra-frame coding to pack high-quality photos into small files, preserves wide-gamut colour, and supports HDR. All of that is great for the iCloud round-trip and for on-device viewing, but terrible for web delivery: browser support for HEIC itself stalled at about 20% globally and has not moved in years.

The trade-off is metadata fidelity. HEIC often carries a Display P3 colour profile and HDR metadata; converting to WebP may collapse those to sRGB depending on the target format chosen. For Instagram, web hero images, and blog covers that is the right call. For a gallery site that deliberately ships wide gamut, convert to AVIF instead, which preserves Display P3 and HDR natively.

When NOT to convert HEIC to WebP: when the destination is an Apple-platform viewer (keep the HEIC; iOS Photos, macOS Preview, and Apple Mail open it natively and save space). When you are archiving camera originals (keep the HEIC as the master). When the wide-gamut or HDR metadata matters and the target format cannot preserve it: pick a modern codec such as AVIF instead.

Your HEIC upload is held only while we transcode it. The resulting WebP comes back on a one-time download link and is deleted the moment you fetch it. Camera EXIF (including GPS coordinates, if present) is preserved by default: run the EXIF strip tool before publishing a camera HEIC publicly, because iPhone photos embed your location in the image itself.

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HEIC to WebP at a glance

Brojevi i kompromisi koje trebate prije nego se obvežete.

Where HEIC comes from
iPhone and iPad cameras save photos as HEIC by default since iOS 11. Apple-platform viewers open it natively; almost nothing else does.
Browser support cliff
Browser support for HEIC itself sits at roughly 20% globally and has not moved in years. WebP reaches about 97%%.
Size at visual parity
At the default quality, WebP lands at roughly 85% of HEIC byte cost on typical smartphone photography.
GPS metadata warning
iPhone photos embed GPS coordinates in EXIF. The conversion preserves that metadata into the WebP; strip it before publishing publicly.
Colour fidelity
HEIC often carries Display P3 and HDR metadata. The WebP output preserves those profiles only if the target format supports them.
When to keep HEIC
Keep the HEIC when the destination is another Apple device or the iCloud library: it is smaller and opens natively.
Year standardised
HEIC was standardised in 2015 and WebP in 2010. The gap drives both the quality and the compatibility difference.

Tijek rada

Kako radi

Tri koraka, obično završena u pet sekundi.

1
Upload an iPhone HEIC
Drop a HEIC up to 25 MB, or paste from the Mac clipboard. AirDrop the file to your computer first if iOS refuses to expose the raw file.
2
We transcode it to WebP
We decode the HEVC payload inside your HEIC and re-encode it as WebP at a default quality that matches the source visually. Camera EXIF is preserved by default.
3
Download your WebP
Your WebP comes back on a one-time download link that plays on Windows, Linux, the open web, and every email client. The original HEIC is deleted the moment you fetch.

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A 307 KB iPhone HEIC converts to a 275 KB WebP that opens on every platform.

A portrait shot at 114% of the source byte cost retains its skin tones through the conversion. The WebP output is visually identical to the source HEIC.

A landscape (42 KB HEIC to 58 KB WebP) with preserved camera EXIF, ready for a CMS upload. Strip GPS first if the photo is going public.

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Pretvori HEIC u JPG, PNG, WebP ili AVIF

Spustite HEIC datoteke ovdje

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Povucite i ispustite jednu ili više HEIC datoteka (do 100 MB svaka, 50 datoteka po seriji).

Izlazni format

JPG

PNG

WebP

AVIF

Sačuvaj metapodatke (EXIF, IPTC, XMP)

Vaše fotografije nikad ne napuštaju ovaj preglednik

HEIC datoteka se dekodira i sprema u odabranom formatu lokalno u vašem pregledniku. Ništa se ne šalje.

Pojmovnik

Glossary for HEIC and WebP

Definicije svakodnevnim jezikom za gore navedeni žargon.

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View EXIF metadata

Inspect the camera, lens, GPS, and timestamp fields in an image before deciding whether to strip them.

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Strip EXIF metadata

Remove camera, GPS, and device metadata before publishing the converted image publicly.

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Rotate sideways photos

Bake EXIF orientation into the pixels so the converted file renders correctly in every viewer regardless of orientation tag support.

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Convert HEIC to WebP (High Efficiency Image Container to WebP)

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HEIC to WebP at a glance

Kako radi

Upload an iPhone HEIC

We transcode it to WebP

Download your WebP

Pogledajte na djelu

Vaša slika, nestaje kad ste gotovi

Pošaljite sliku

Pretvori HEIC u JPG, PNG, WebP ili AVIF

Glossary for HEIC and WebP

Često postavljana pitanja

Povezani alati

View EXIF metadata

Strip EXIF metadata

Rotate sideways photos

Related reading on HEIC, WebP, and iPhone photo workflow

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