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Convert HEIC to PNG

Turn an iPhone HEIC photo into a lossless PNG, ready for editing software, design tools and anywhere HEIC isn't accepted.

  • No signup
  • Your images stay on your device
  • Free, no watermark
Mode

Drop an image here

or

Choosing several images switches to batch mode.

  • JPG
  • PNG
  • WebP
  • AVIF
  • HEIC
Up to 50 MB

How to convert HEIC to PNG

  1. 1

    Add the HEIC file

    Drop the photo onto the page or choose it. PNG is already selected.

  2. 2

    Set the size

    Large photos make large PNGs. Reduce the dimensions if you don't need every pixel.

  3. 3

    Convert and download

    Select Optimize image and download the PNG.

When PNG is the better choice

PNG makes sense when you'll edit the photo further, place it in a design or need a format that never adds compression artifacts when saved again. For sharing or uploading a photo as it is, JPG gives a much smaller file.

Expect a big file

HEIC stores a 12 megapixel photo in a couple of megabytes. The same photo as a lossless PNG can be 15 MB or more, because PNG keeps every pixel exactly. Reducing the dimensions is the most effective way to bring it down.

How the decoding works

Recent versions of Safari decode HEIC natively. In other browsers PixMino loads its own HEIC decoder the first time you need it; after that it's cached. The photo itself is processed on your device and never uploaded.

Supported formats

PixMino opens five formats and saves four. HEIC photos from iPhones are saved as JPG or PNG.

JPG

Best for
Photos and images with soft gradients.
Transparency
Not supported.
Compression
Lossy, with adjustable quality.

PNG

Best for
Screenshots, logos and graphics with sharp edges or text.
Transparency
Supported.
Compression
Lossless. Can use fewer colours where the change is invisible.

WebP

Best for
Websites that need small files.
Transparency
Supported.
Compression
Lossy, usually smaller than JPG at similar quality.

AVIF

Best for
The smallest photo files for modern websites.
Transparency
Supported.
Compression
Lossy, often smaller than WebP. Slower to create.

HEIC

Best for
Photos taken on iPhone and iPad. Opened by PixMino, saved as JPG or PNG.
Transparency
Not used by camera photos.
Compression
Lossy and very efficient, but poorly supported outside Apple devices.

AVIF and HEIC use codecs downloaded the first time you need them; after that they work offline. Animated images are converted as a single frame.

Questions

Does HEIC to PNG lose quality?

No further loss is added: PNG stores the decoded photo exactly. It can't restore detail HEIC compression removed.

Why is the PNG so much larger than the HEIC?

HEIC is a lossy, highly efficient format, while PNG is lossless. Choose JPG if file size matters.

Are Live Photos converted?

Only the still image. The motion part of a Live Photo isn't included.