Why your iPhone photos are HEIC
iPhones save photos as HEIC by default. It's an efficient format that keeps good quality in small files, and it works perfectly inside Apple's own apps. The trouble starts when the photo leaves the iPhone: many upload forms, Windows programs, older Android apps, printers and websites don't accept HEIC, or show an error instead of the picture.
JPG is accepted practically everywhere. Converting your HEIC photos to JPG is the simplest way to send them to someone on another device, attach them to an application, or order prints.
Important: it depends on your browser
ConvertirDocs converts HEIC using your browser's own ability to open the file, so it only works in browsers that can read HEIC. Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac can. Chrome on a computer usually can't. If your browser isn't able to open a HEIC photo, the site tells you clearly instead of producing a broken file.
If you're on a Windows PC or using Chrome, the easiest option is to open ConvertirDocs in Safari on your iPhone and convert the photos there before sending them anywhere.
Your photos stay private
Personal photos deserve care. Here the conversion happens entirely in your browser: your pictures are never uploaded to a server and nothing is stored. You don't need an account, an email or an app, and there's no limit on how many photos you convert. It's 100% free.
iPhone photos usually record where they were taken. The JPG files you download have their EXIF data removed, including that GPS location, so you can share them without revealing your home address or your kids' school. The camera orientation is respected, so portrait photos stay upright.
After converting
Photos too heavy for an email or a portal? Send them to “Compress image” to set a size in KB. Need a PDF of documents you photographed, like an ID or a receipt? “JPG to PDF” combines them into one file, without selecting them again.
Changing the iPhone camera setting
If you often need JPG, you can also change what your iPhone saves in the first place. In the Camera settings, under Formats, choosing “Most Compatible” makes new photos save as JPG instead of HEIC. That setting only affects photos you take from then on. For the photos already in your library, converting them here is still the way to get JPG copies.