Convert HEIC to PNG Live
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to PNG, ready to use anywhere.
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iPhones save photos as HEIC, and plenty of apps, websites and Windows programs still refuse to open them. Converting HEIC to PNG gives you a lossless, universally supported copy — the right choice when you plan to edit the photo further or need pixel-perfect quality.
HEIC compresses iPhone photos about twice as tightly as JPG, but hardly anything outside Apple's ecosystem opens it. PNG is its opposite: bulkier, but lossless and readable by effectively every program ever written. The conversion decodes the photo once and stores it with no further quality loss. More on the format in our HEIC explainer.
How to convert HEIC to PNG
- 1
Open HEIC to PNG Converter
Load this page — everything runs in your browser, so there's nothing to install.
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Add your files
Drag and drop HEIC images onto the workspace, or click to browse. Add several at once for batch processing.
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Adjust the settings
Fine-tune the output with the options panel and watch the result update live.
- 4
Download your result
Save each file or grab everything as a single zip. Your originals are never uploaded.
When should you convert HEIC to PNG?
- Editing an iPhone photo in software that can't read HEIC.
- Uploading an iPhone photo to a site that only accepts PNG or JPG.
- Keeping a lossless master copy before retouching.
- Sharing a photo with Windows or Android users who can't open HEIC.
How HEIC and PNG compare
HEIC is best for storing photos on apple devices — convert to jpg/png to share or use elsewhere. PNG is best for logos, icons, screenshots, graphics with transparency, and images you will edit repeatedly.
Side by side, the practical differences between HEIC and PNG look like this:
| Property | HEIC | PNG |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy (HEVC) | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | No | No |
| Typical file size | About half the size of JPG at similar quality | Larger than JPG/WebP for photos; efficient for flat graphics |
| Support | Apple devices; poor support on the web and non-Apple apps | Universal — supported everywhere |
| Best for | Storing photos on Apple devices — convert to JPG/PNG to share or use elsewhere. | Logos, icons, screenshots, graphics with transparency, and images you will edit repeatedly. |
Things to keep in mind when converting HEIC to PNG
- Converting to a lossless format can't restore detail HEIC already discarded — it preserves what's there, but doesn't add quality back.
HEIC to PNG: quality, file size and privacy
The PNG output is lossless: the conversion from HEIC adds zero compression artefacts, whatever quality journey the image has had before.
Your HEIC files stay on your machine from start to finish. The page brings the tool to your browser rather than sending your images to a server — which is also why there's no queue, no daily cap, no watermark and no sign-up.
Frequently asked questions
Are my files uploaded when I convert HEIC to PNG?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser — your HEIC files never leave your device, so it's completely private.
Is the HEIC to PNG converter free?
Yes, and it stays free: the site is ad-supported, so HEIC-to-PNG conversion never asks for payment or registration.
Can I convert many HEIC files at once?
Yes. Add up to 50 HEIC files in one go (up to 100 MB each) and grab the results one by one or zipped together.
Why won't my HEIC photo open on Windows or Android?
HEIC is Apple's default photo format, and most Windows apps, Android devices and websites can't read it without extra codecs. Converting to PNG gives you a file that opens everywhere — and it happens in your browser, so the photo is never uploaded.
Will the PNG file be smaller than my HEIC?
Usually the PNG is somewhat larger — HEIC compresses about twice as efficiently as older formats. The trade-off is a file that opens everywhere.
Do I need to install software to convert HEIC to PNG?
Nothing at all. Any up-to-date browser already has everything the HEIC to PNG converter needs, on desktop or mobile.
Will converting HEIC to PNG reduce quality?
No — PNG is lossless, so quality is preserved exactly. Detail already lost in the original HEIC can't be restored, but nothing new is lost.