Convert HEIC to PNG

Chrome and Firefox don't ship a HEIC decoder, so the tool above can't read the file on this browser. That's a limitation of the browser, not of img-compress — here's what actually works instead.

Why can't I use the tool here?

Reading a HEIC file depends on a licensed video codec (HEVC) that Chrome and Firefox don't ship, for patent-licensing reasons outside img-compress's control. Two ways around it:

iPhoneExport straight from Photos

Open the photo on the iPhone that took it, tap Share → Save to Files — iOS hands you a JPEG copy. If you specifically need PNG (for a lossless file, or an upload form that requires it), run that JPEG through img-compress's JPG to PNG converter next. To stop hitting this at all, go to Settings → Camera → Formats and switch to "Most Compatible."

Mac / iPhoneOpen this page in Safari

Safari reads HEIC natively, so opening this same page there gets you straight to a working PNG converter, no extra step.

Why PNG instead of JPG here?

PNG keeps every pixel from the decoded HEIC exactly as it was, with no further compression loss — useful if you're about to edit the photo further, or a platform specifically asks for a lossless upload. JPG is the better default for a photo you're just posting or sending somewhere, since it's smaller with no visible difference; this converter is for the narrower case where PNG is actually the requirement.

The Safari-only limitation is the same one that affects HEIC to JPG: Chrome and Firefox never licensed the HEVC codec HEIC photos are compressed with, so they can't read the file at all, regardless of which format you're converting it to.

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