HEIC vs JPG

HEIC is the efficient default on recent iPhones. JPG remains the universal interchange format for Windows, email, and the open web. Most people convert HEIC to JPG before sharing outside Apple devices.

Quick takeaways

• Keep HEIC as a compact camera original when possible
• Export JPG for sharing, Windows, and the web
• Formatly decodes HEIC locally — files are not uploaded
• Formatly does not encode HEIC; use JPG, PNG, or WebP as targets

HEIC

HEIC (often from iPhone cameras) packs efficient HEIF/HEVC stills. It keeps high visual quality at small sizes, but desktop and web support is uneven, so people often convert HEIC to JPG or PNG.

HEIC converter and format notes

JPG

JPG (JPEG) is a lossy raster format built for photographs. It shrinks file size by discarding detail the eye is less likely to notice, which makes it a default for cameras, email, and the open web.

JPG converter and format notes

Convert between them

Formatly runs the conversion in your browser. Files stay on this device.

• HEIC to JPG converter