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Convert HEIC to JPG for Photoshop Editing

Photoshop opens HEIC on some machines and refuses it on others, which is maddening on a shared project. Convert below and the file behaves the same everywhere.

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HEIC to JPG converter

Drop your photos here

or pick them from your device — converted at full editing resolution

Supports .heic and .heif from iPhone, iPad and modern Android cameras

Nothing queued yet. Converted photos appear here at full resolution, ready to open in Photoshop.

Why Photoshop's HEIC support is inconsistent

It depends on the operating system, not on Photoshop. On macOS, Photoshop CC 2018 and later can open HEIC because macOS supplies the decoder. On Windows, Photoshop relies on Microsoft's HEIF Image Extensions, which depend on the paid HEVC codec — so the same file opens on a colleague's MacBook and fails on your PC.

Photoshop CS6 and other pre-subscription versions predate the format entirely and never will support it. Lightroom Classic has the same OS dependency, which is why a shared catalogue can work on one machine and break on another.

What lands on your canvas

A JPG at the original pixel dimensions — 4032 × 3024 from a 12 MP photo — with orientation already applied so nothing opens sideways. At 95% the re-encode is invisible.

Two things to know before colour-critical retouching: JPEG is 8 bits per channel where HEIC can hold 10, and output is standard sRGB with no embedded profile, so the wider Display P3 gamut is not carried through. For sRGB deliverables neither matters.

  1. Drop your photos in

    Drag them onto the box above or press Select Files. Leave quality high for editing work.

  2. Open the JPGs in Photoshop

    Download them and open as normal, or drag onto an open document to place them as a layer.

Frequently asked questions

Can Photoshop open HEIC files directly?

On macOS, CC 2018 and later can, because macOS provides the decoder. On Windows, Photoshop depends on Microsoft's paid HEVC extensions, so on a typical PC the file will not open. CS6 and older never will. Converting to JPG removes the variable entirely.

Will converting hurt colour accuracy?

For sRGB work, no. Resolution is untouched and at 95% the re-encode is invisible. Be aware that output is 8-bit sRGB with no embedded profile, so the Display P3 gamut an iPhone captures is not preserved and heavy curves have less headroom. For wide-gamut retouching, open the original HEIC on macOS or route it through Lightroom.

Is anything uploaded to a server?

No. The decoder is a WebAssembly module that runs inside your browser tab, so the photo is read from your device into memory and converted there. You can check it in your browser's Network tab, or disconnect from the internet once the page has loaded and convert anyway.