Most trending cases in Windows, faced by users, are to view HEIC format images. HEIC is the latest image viewing format. It is the most annoying thing for the user to have files that can not be used by the application in your window and it is frustrating as well. Most iPhone users face this issue because the iPhone takes an image in HEIF(High-Efficiency image format) and saves the image with a HEIC extension. It is slightly different from the jpg format but every extension has its own advantages.

If you are facing any such issue this article will guide you on how to get rid of this.

What is HEIC?

High-efficiency image codec is referred to as HEIC. With the help of this new image file extension, you may save photos more effectively by compressing them while maintaining their great quality. iPhone models running with iOS11 and later operating systems use this extension to store images. It is better than the JPG format, especially its ability to compress the image without losing the quality.

Convert HEIC to JPG in Windows

Before heading to convert the “HEIC” image into “jpg” you have to make sure that you have the HEIC file extension installed in your Windows. If you don’t have such an extension, you will see an error (“HEVC video extension is required to display this file”) while opening the HEIC file. You can simply click on this link to download the file extension from the Microsoft Store.

Step 1: Navigate to the Input Image

Click the image in Windows Photo Viewer that you want to convert:

Step 2: Save the Input Image

After that just save the picture by clicking “save as”:

Step 3: Choose the Type of the Image

Now there is a drop-down called “save as type”, change the file format from HEIC to jpg:

Step 4: Save the Image

After changing the type of the file just click on the “Save” button:

Now your image is converted into “jpg” format:

Convert the Image from a Web Browser

Multiple sites offer image conversation e.g., convert HEIC to jpg or jpg to HEIC, and many more. Most of them are free. You can simply upload your image and get it in the required format. Let’s try to convert the HEIC image to jpg from the browser.

Step 1: Open the Web Browser

Open your web browser and type “convert heic to jpg”. Choose any site with which you are comfortable, for example, I am choosing freeConvert.com:

Step 2: Choose the Input Image

Now upload your HEIC format image by clicking “Choose Files”:

Step 3: Select the Format

After uploading the image now choose your required format e.g., jpg:

Step 4: Click to Convert the Image

Now just click the “Convert” button and your image will start converting into the required format, this procedure takes a few seconds:

Step 5: Download the Converted Image

At last, just click on the download button and download your converted image:

Here are some famous image converters:

• CloudConvert
• FreeConvert
• iLoveIMG
• Convertio
• FreeToolOnline

Conclusion

To Convert HEIC to JPG you can use Microsoft Photos to save the input image to the required format. You can convert it from the web browser as well. Every manufacturer has its own software with its own extensions, for this, a conversion process is necessary for the user to convert it into an accessible form. This article has explained how you can convert the HEIC format (mostly used in iPhones) to jpg format using a couple of simple steps.