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Convert HEIC to PNG

Turn iPhone and iPad HEIC photos into lossless PNG files. Convert several photos at once, preview the results, and download them one by one or as a ZIP.

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Drop HEIC photos here

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Select HEIC Photos

🔒 Photos are converted on your device and are not uploaded. Some browsers first download a converter component - details below.

Add one or more HEIC photos to get started.

✅ Conversion complete!

HEIC to PNG converter for iPhone and iPad photos

iPhones and iPads save photos as HEIC by default. The format keeps files small, but many editors, websites and older devices cannot open it. This converter reads your HEIC or HEIF files and saves each one as a PNG, a format that opens almost everywhere and does not lose further detail when it is saved.

There is nothing to adjust: PNG is lossless, so unlike JPG it has no quality setting. Add your photos, click convert, check the previews, and download. If you would rather have smaller files, the HEIC to JPG converter produces JPG instead, and Compress PNG can shrink the PNG files afterwards.

How to convert HEIC to PNG

1Add your HEIC photosDrag and drop them onto the box, or click it to choose files. Files ending in .heic or .heif are accepted, and each file is checked to make sure it really is a HEIC photo.
2Click "Convert to PNG"Photos are converted one after another. Each finished photo shows a thumbnail and its new file size. You can stop the batch at any time.
3Download the resultsUse the Download button next to a photo, or "Download All (ZIP)" when you converted more than one.

HEIC or PNG: what is the difference?

HEIC is built to make photos small. It is compact, but not every program can open it.
PNG is lossless and widely supported. It is a good choice for editing, graphics work and keeping a picture without further compression. It can also store transparency, although iPhone photos normally have none.
File size: a PNG made from a photo is usually much larger than the HEIC, and often larger than a JPG too. Converting to PNG cannot restore detail the HEIC had already discarded.
When to pick JPG instead: if you mainly want a small file that opens anywhere, use HEIC to JPG.

How your photos are handled

Your photos are read by your browser from your device. They are not uploaded to LovePDFImg or to any other server.
Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac can read HEIC itself. Most versions of Chrome, Firefox and Edge cannot, so on those browsers the page downloads an open-source converter component (heic-to, which is built on the libheif library) from the jsDelivr network the first time you convert. That download is the library only, and, like any web request, it shows jsDelivr your IP address. Your photos are not part of it. The ZIP option loads a small ZIP library from cdnjs the first time you use it.
The PNG files exist only in your browser tab until you download them. LovePDFImg does not store them, and they are gone when you close or leave the page.
If you allow analytics in the cookie settings, Google Analytics measures page visits. File names and file contents are not sent. See the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

What to know before you convert

Only the main still image is converted. The video part of a Live Photo and depth information are not included.
Photo details may not be kept. The PNG files do not include the original's EXIF data, such as the date taken, camera model or GPS location. Keep your HEIC originals if you need them.
Colors and HDR can differ. HDR extras are not carried over and the PNG files are saved without an embedded color profile, so some photos may look slightly different.
Some unusual HEIC variants may not decode. Certain HDR or 10-bit photos can fail in this converter. When a file fails, the list says so, and you can still convert the others.
Size limits. You can add up to 50 files at a time, each up to 100 MB. PNG files are large, so big photos need a lot of memory. In browsers that read HEIC themselves, photos above about 16 megapixels are scaled down to fit the browser's image limit, and the list tells you when that happens.
HEIC only. JPG, WebP, AVIF and GIF files are not converted here. For WebP, see WebP to PNG; for JPG, see JPG to PNG.

Frequently Asked Questions

HEIC (also written HEIF) is the format iPhones and iPads use for photos by default. Many programs, websites and older devices cannot open it. PNG opens almost everywhere and is lossless, which makes it a good choice when you want to edit the picture, keep it without further compression, or use it in a design tool.

No. Your photos are read and converted by your browser on your own device, and the PNG files are created there too. Some browsers, such as Chrome, Firefox and Edge on most computers, cannot read HEIC by themselves, so the page downloads an open-source converter component (heic-to, a pinned version) from the jsDelivr content delivery network the first time you convert. Only that component is downloaded. Your photos are never sent anywhere.

PNG does not lose any further detail when the converted picture is saved, but it cannot bring back detail that the HEIC file had already discarded. For ordinary photos the visible difference from a high-quality JPG is usually small, while the PNG file is much larger. Choose PNG when you need lossless output or plan to keep editing, and JPG when a smaller file matters more.

HEIC is designed to store photos in very little space, while PNG stores every pixel without lossy compression. A PNG made from a photo is often several times larger than the HEIC file, and sometimes larger than a JPG of the same picture by a wide margin. If size is a problem, try the Compress PNG tool, or use HEIC to JPG instead.

No. The converted PNG files do not include the EXIF information from the original, such as the date taken, GPS location or camera model. Keep the original HEIC files if you need that information.

Yes. You can add up to 50 files per batch, each up to 100 MB, convert them with one click, and then download each PNG separately or all of them together as a ZIP. Photos are converted one after another so that phones and computers with limited memory can handle larger batches.

They may differ slightly. Only the main still image is converted, extra HDR data stored alongside it is not carried over, and the PNG files are saved without an embedded color profile. Photos taken in a wide color range can therefore look a little different on some screens.