Convert HEIC/HEIF iPhone photos to lossless PNG online. Batch conversion, processed locally in your browser — photos never leave your device.
TL;DR: Free HEIC to PNG converter: turn iPhone photos into lossless PNG in batches, decoded locally without upload.
For local tools, open DevTools → Network and search your input — it should not appear in requests.
Usage Guide
Convert Apple HEIC photos to PNG when you need lossless quality or transparency: no new compression loss, every detail preserved; HEIC/HEIF only, batch local. The PNG page hides the quality slider (lossless).
1. Batch flow
- Drop multiple HEIC/HEIF photos (other types are rejected).
- Click Convert — PNG is lossless; there is no quality slider.
- Download per file or all at once; colliding names uniquified; multi-frame HEIC splits per frame.
2. When to pick PNG over JPG
Three scenarios: the photo still needs editing (every JPG re-save stacks losses; PNG does not); the image has transparency (JPG cannot store it); quality is a hard requirement (printing, archiving). For everything else JPG is friendlier in size — both tools are on this site.
3. Color profiles: why the output can look slightly different
iPhone photos are Display P3, a wider color gamut than the web-standard sRGB. PNG targets sRGB, so vivid reds and greens can shift a few percent during conversion — invisible in most photos, noticeable in saturated product shots. For pixel-exact color work, convert to TIFF or keep HEIC and use a P3-aware editor. PNG output is lossless after the decode, so there is exactly one generation of change, not compounding loss. Live Photos and bursts export as separate stills — the video component of a Live Photo is not part of the HEIC still.
4. Practical tips before converting
- Expect roughly 5-10x larger files — PNG is lossless, HEIC is heavily compressed.
- Strip location metadata automatically when publishing photos publicly.
- Bursts and Live Photos export as individual stills, one PNG each.
FAQ
Yes. PNG uses lossless compression, so quality does not degrade — the trade-off is files larger than JPG. The encoding is lossless, which is why this page shows no slider.
Expected. HEIC is an efficient lossy format while PNG is lossless; 2-5x growth is typical. Choose HEIC to JPG when small size matters more.
For further editing, layer work, or cutouts in design tools; when you need transparency or sharp edges (ID photos, UI slices); or when downstream tools demand PNG. For plain sharing, HEIC to JPG saves space.
AirDrop or "Export Unmodified Original" may still be HEIC, while "Most Compatible" exports may already be JPG. This page accepts .heic/.heif only — the point is to avoid pointlessly re-encoding a JPG into PNG.
Rotate portrait photos to the correct orientation in your system gallery before converting, so downstream layouts are not sideways. For big batches, watch memory: convert in chunks and keep the original HEIC as your master.
Neither. Decoding and PNG packaging run locally in the browser, with no server involved.
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