Like anything new, there can be some growing pains in using HEIC over JPEG, especially if you have an iPhone paired with a Windows 10 PC.įortunately, it doesn’t have to be an awkward process and with the apps and extensions we’ve used here, you can open and convert HEIC files to JPEG on Windows 10 with ease. You’ll now have copies with the same file names but saved as a JPEG instead of a HEIC file. Once you’re happy with your settings, click ‘Convert’, choose the folder you want to save to, and hit ‘OK’. Before anything happens you can choose between JPEG and PNG formats, whether you want to preserve the EXIF data and how high you want the quality to be.

Once you have the app installed and open, all you need to do is drag and drop the files you want to convert into the app window. It’s lightweight and extremely simple to use. To convert larger batches, we’re using a free app from the Microsoft Store called ‘ iMazing HEIC Converter (opens in new tab)’. Opening an image in the Windows 10 Photos app and saving a copy is OK if you have one image, or maybe a small number, but what about if you have a lot that you want to convert. then find an HEIC file in the file manager, right click, select Properties then Open With and select Image Viewer (if theres two of them, select the one.

(Image credit: TechRadar) How to quickly convert HEIC files to JPEG in Windows 10

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