Since iOS 11, iPhones have saved pictures in HEIC file type by standard. HEIC — High Efficiency Image Container — is a great format: it creates images with approximately 50 percent less storage of comparable JPEGs while keeping great image quality.
However there is a significant catch. HEIC is an Apple-centric file type not broadly compatible beyond the Apple ecosystem. Windows PCs, non-Apple phones and many websites do not support HEIC files lacking special programs.
Changing HEIC to JPG is the essential action which makes iPhone photos universally shareable. Frequent cases needing conversion are sending iPhone photos to non-Apple users, adding images to websites incompatible with HEIC.
People with Macs have the easiest method. Open the HEIC photo in Preview, select File, check here then Export and pick JPEG as the output format.
For Windows users, browser-based tools handle HEIC to JPG converting without any setup. Upload the HEIC photo and download the finished JPG.
Visit alljpgconverters.com for a totally free browser-based HEIC to JPG tool with no account necessary.