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Convert HEIC to PNG

Convert iPhone HEIC images to lossless PNG in your browser. Keeps transparency and every pixel; nothing is uploaded.

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Convert HEIC to PNG: what to know

Most HEIC photos are better served by JPG, but PNG is the right choice when the image is a screenshot, a scanned document, a graphic with transparency, or a master copy you will edit again and do not want to degrade. This page converts HEIC to PNG losslessly, on your device.

When PNG beats JPG for a HEIC file

Screenshots and text: JPG smudges sharp edges around letters and interface lines; PNG keeps them crisp. iPhone screenshots are saved as PNG already, but screenshots that were shared through Photos or Messages sometimes arrive as HEIC.

Transparency: HEIC can carry an alpha channel — stickers, cut-outs, some app exports. PNG keeps it; JPG would flatten it onto a background.

Editing masters: if you plan to crop, retouch and re-export several times, start from a lossless PNG so each generation does not lose detail.

What to expect from the file size

PNG stores every pixel exactly, so a 12-megapixel photo can become 20–40 MB as PNG. That is expected and not a fault. For photos you will simply share, choose JPG instead; for screenshots and graphics with large flat areas, PNG stays small because those compress well losslessly.

The converter runs the result through OxiPNG, a lossless optimiser, so the PNG is as small as a lossless PNG of that picture can reasonably be. If you need it smaller, send it to the compressor and choose the Smaller PNG (256-colour) mode.

How it works

Add up to 20 HEIC or HEIF files. PNG is preselected. Click Convert; each row shows the resulting size. Download individually or as a ZIP. Metadata such as location and camera settings is removed; orientation is applied so the image is not rotated.

Questions about HEIC to PNG

Does PNG keep the HEIC's transparency?
Yes. Keep transparency is on by default; untick it to flatten onto a colour.
Why is my PNG so much bigger than the HEIC?
PNG is lossless. Photos have few repeated pixels, so they compress poorly losslessly. Use JPG for ordinary photos.
Can I make the PNG smaller without losing quality?
The output is already optimised losslessly. Any further reduction needs the compressor's reduced-colour PNG mode, which is lossy.

How to convert an image to another format

  1. Add up to 20 images — JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG, ICO or TIFF. They stay in your browser.
  2. Choose Convert to: JPG for photos you will share anywhere, PNG for graphics with transparency, WebP or AVIF for the smallest files on the web.
  3. Click Convert, check the size next to each file, then Download one by one or as a ZIP — or send the results to the compressor or cropper.

Quality applies to JPG, WebP and AVIF. PNG is always lossless. If a transparent image is converted to JPG, the transparent areas are filled with the background colour you choose.

Useful details

Are my images uploaded?

No. Conversion runs in your browser using built-in codecs; the files are never sent to Toolkitta. Keep the tab open until you download or send your results — reloading clears the batch. Website hosting and performance measurement are described in our Privacy notice.

Which formats can I convert from and to?

In: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC/HEIF (iPhone photos), AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG, ICO and TIFF, up to 20 files, 20 MB each and 100 MB per batch, at most 40 megapixels. Out: JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF. Animated GIF, WebP and PNG keep their first frame only.

Why does my iPhone photo have no file type on Windows?

Some systems do not recognise HEIC and leave the type blank. The converter identifies files from their contents, so a .HEIC file with no type still opens; HEIC decoding is downloaded once (about 2 MB) the first time you add one.

What happens to transparency?

PNG, WebP and AVIF keep it by default; untick Keep transparency to flatten onto a background. JPG cannot store transparency, so transparent areas are filled with the background colour (white by default).

Is metadata (EXIF, location) kept?

No. Every converted file is rebuilt from pixels, so camera settings, GPS location and other embedded metadata are removed. Orientation is applied to the pixels first, so photos are not rotated. Keep your original if you need the metadata.

Which quality should I choose?

Start at the defaults (JPG 85, WebP 80, AVIF 60). For photos on the web, 70–80 is usually indistinguishable. For an exact kilobyte target, send the result to the compressor and use Target size.

Is AVIF safe to use?

All current browsers and phones open AVIF and it produces the smallest files, but some older desktop software, email clients and upload forms reject it. Use WebP or JPG when you are not sure what will open the file.

How do I continue in another tool?

Use Send to beside a converted image, or Send all to for the batch, to open the compressor, cropper or Image to PDF tool with those results already loaded. Every session stays available until you reload the page.

Can I convert images to PDF here?

Not in this tool — PDF is a document, not an image format. Convert first if you need a specific format, then use Send to → Image to PDF, or open the Image to PDF tool directly to combine JPG, PNG, HEIC or WebP files into one PDF with page size and order controls.

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