HEIC vs. JPG: What's the Difference and Which Should You Use?
Key points
- HEIC gives smaller files at the same quality
- JPG works nearly everywhere
- JPG for submitting and sharing; HEIC is fine for storage
HEIC
- About half the size of JPG at similar quality
- The iPhone default format
- Doesn't work on older PCs, software and many forms
JPG
- Works in almost all environments and sites
- Tends to be larger than HEIC
Which to use
- Form submissions, email, social media, viewing on Windows: JPG
- Just storing and viewing on iPhone: HEIC is fine (saves storage)
Converting
Go from HEIC to JPG in your browser with "Convert HEIC to JPG".
Note
Converting to JPG compresses slightly and quality may change a little versus HEIC. For important photos, keep the original HEIC too.
Use "Convert HEIC to JPG" (free)Tools that go well with this
- Compress & Resize Images: Make image files smaller, and resize them if you like.
- Photos to PDF: Combine several photos into one PDF in the order you choose. You can rotate, reorder and set a size limit.
- Convert Image Format (JPG, PNG, WebP): Convert images to JPG, PNG or WebP, several at once.