How to Convert HEIC Files to JPG on a Mac

Dec 9, 2020

5 minutes

When you take a photograph on your iPhone, oftentimes they will be saved as a .heic file. This is essentially a compressed file format that will save your iPhone a lot of space over time as you take more and more photos. Most applications, however, will require that we convert these files when they've been added to your computer, via Airdrop say.

Here are two easy ways to convert one or even multiple HEIC files to JPGs on a Mac computer.

Mac computer

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Right-click the file or files you want and open with "Preview"
Hit Command-A on your keyboard to select all the files
Go to File and Export Selected Images
Next, click the Options button at the bottom of the screen
Change file format from HEIC to JPEG
Choose destination for new files
Click Choose

These are the steps to set up a nifty "Quick Action" that will make it easy to convert these in the future!

Go to your Mac's "Automator," by searching for it in "Finder"
Create a New Document
Choose Quick Action
At the top, choose "Workflow receives current image files in Finder
In the search bar, search for "change type of images"
Double-click or drag to workflow to add the action
In the "Change Type of Images" box, change image type to JPEG
Save as a memorable action name like "Convert to JPEG"

Now, you can right-click an image file or files in Finder to have it auto-converted to a JPG.

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By default, Mac computers will automatically save the screenshots you take on your computer as a .png file. Many websites and software applications prefer to have images as .jpg, however.

How to Convert HEIC Files to JPG on a Mac

Convert using "Preview"

Convert using "Automator"