You may occasionally need to convert an HEIC file to JPEG on the Mac, perhaps because someone sent you an iPhone picture in the HEIF / HEIC file format, for compatibility purposes, or for any other reason.
This article will show you how to concert an HEIC file to JPEG file on the Mac using the Preview app, which is bundled with every Mac OS release.
How to Convert HEIC to JPEG on Mac with Preview
Converting HEIC to JPG is really simple on the Mac, here’s all you need to do:
- Open the HEIC image in Preview app on the Mac
- Pull down the “File” menu and choose “Export”
- Open the submenu for “Format” and choose “JPEG” as the file format, adjust the quality as desired then choose “Save”
You can find the converted JPEG file in the location you exported the .heic file to.
For multiple HEIC files, you can use the batch image file conversion capabilities of Preview to export and save multiple HEIC files as JPEG, or even PNG, TIFF, or other image file formats in the Preview app.
If you find yourself doing this often, you may want to change the iPhone camera to shoot images in JPEG instead of HEIC / HEIF. That basically makes the iPhone export images as JPEG rather than HEIC format.
It’s worth mentioning that HEIC files are smaller in size than JPEG even when compressed. For example, a 1.8 MB HEIC image file might end up as a 2.8 MB JPEG file even at 80% image quality, though exact file sizing obviously differs per image and per file. Thus if you are looking to save storage space, maintaining files as HEIC can be beneficial, whereas JPEG is often most suitable for maximum compatibility for other devices and with the web.
You’ll need a modern version of macOS to be able to open and read HEIC files with Preview app. Older versions of the Preview application on earlier Mac OS releases may not work with HEIC file format at all.
Do you know of another easy way to convert HEIC files to JPEG or another image file format on the Mac? Share with us in the comments below!
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