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HEIC to PNG Converter — Convert iPhone Photos to PNG Free

Convert HEIC and HEIF photos to lossless PNG in your browser. Batch conversion, no upload, no signup — your files never leave your device.

Drop .heic / .heif files here or click to upload (batch supported)

Files never leave your device — conversion runs entirely in your browser.

Convert HEIC to PNG in your browser — lossless and private

HEIC is the high-efficiency format iPhones use to save photos, but its poor compatibility means you often need a more universal format to actually use your images. This tool converts HEIC and HEIF files to PNG — a lossless, universally supported format — entirely inside your browser. It's the right choice when you need maximum quality, transparency support, or pixel-perfect output for editing, screenshots, or graphics work. Drop your files and download the PNGs; nothing is uploaded.

When PNG is the right choice over JPG

PNG and JPG solve different problems. JPG is lossy and excels at photographs, where its compression produces small files with no visible quality loss. PNG is lossless and supports transparency (an alpha channel), making it the correct format for images with sharp edges, text, flat colours, or anywhere you plan to do further editing without accumulating compression artifacts. If your goal is simply to share or upload an iPhone photo, JPG is usually smaller and more practical — use the HEIC to JPG converter for that. Choose PNG when fidelity matters more than file size.

Your files stay on your device

Unlike cloud converters that upload your photos to a remote server, this tool runs a WebAssembly build of libheif directly in your browser tab. Your HEIC files are decoded and re-encoded to PNG locally — they are never transmitted, stored, or exposed to anyone. Once the page has loaded it works even without an internet connection, which makes it safe for sensitive images, documents, and screenshots.

Batch convert without limits

Add as many HEIC files as you need and convert them in a single pass. Because all processing happens on your own hardware, there are no per-file caps, no daily quotas, and no watermarks. PNG output is larger than JPG, so very large batches will use more memory and take a little longer — for big photo sets where transparency isn't needed, JPG is the more efficient option.

Frequently asked questions

What is a HEIC file?
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is the format iPhones and iPads use to save photos by default since iOS 11. It packs the same quality as JPG into roughly half the space, but many devices, browsers, and apps can't open it — which is why converting to a widely supported format like PNG is often necessary.
Should I convert HEIC to PNG or JPG?
Choose PNG when you need lossless quality, transparency, or pixel-perfect edges — for example screenshots, graphics, or images you'll edit further. PNG files are larger. For ordinary photographs you intend to share or upload, JPG is usually the better choice because the files are much smaller at the same visual quality; use our HEIC to JPG converter for that.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Conversion happens entirely in your browser via a WebAssembly build of libheif. Your HEIC files are decoded and re-encoded on your own device — nothing is uploaded or stored. The page even works offline once it has loaded.
Does HEIC to PNG conversion lose quality?
PNG is a lossless format, so the PNG output preserves the full quality of the decoded HEIC image with no additional compression artifacts. Note that the source HEIC itself is a compressed format, so PNG can't recover detail that was never stored — but it won't add any further loss.
Can I convert several HEIC files at once?
Yes — batch conversion is supported. Add as many .heic or .heif files as you like and convert them in one go, then download them individually or all together.

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