How to Batch-Convert HEIC Files to JPG (All at Once)

October 5, 2026 · 5 min read

Converting one HEIC photo is easy. Converting three hundred of them — a whole camera roll, a shared album, a year of pictures you just pulled off an old iPhone — is where people get stuck. Opening each file and exporting it by hand is a non-starter, and the "convert" buttons scattered across different apps all seem to handle one image at a time.

The good news: every platform has a genuine batch option once you know where it lives, and a browser converter handles an entire folder in a single drag. Here's each route, so you can pick the one that fits what you've got in front of you.

The short answer

Drop the whole batch onto HeicQuick and download the converted files. It accepts many .heic files — or a whole folder's worth — at once, converts them together, and because everything runs inside your browser, none of those photos are uploaded to a server. It works the same on a Mac, a Windows PC, or a Chromebook, which is why it's the most reliable answer when you're not sure what tools a given machine has.

If you'd rather use what's already built into your device, the Mac and iPhone options below both do batches too. Windows is the one platform without a clean built-in batch converter — so there, the browser really is the simplest path.

Batch-convert on a Mac (built-in)

macOS has a bulk converter hiding in the right-click menu, and most people never find it.

1. In Finder, select every .heic file you want — Shift-click a range, or press Command-A to grab an entire folder.
2. Right-click (Control-click) the selection.
3. Choose Quick Actions → Convert Image.
4. Set the format to JPEG, choose Actual Size to keep full resolution, and click Convert.

JPG copies appear right next to the originals in seconds, however many files you selected. The originals stay untouched. If your macOS is older and you don't see Convert Image, open the files together in Preview instead, press Command-A in the sidebar to select them all, and choose File → Export Selected Images.

For the full walkthrough — including the Photos app and a one-click Automator action — see our guide to converting HEIC to JPG on a Mac.

Batch-convert on Windows

Windows 11 can view HEIC once you've added Apple's codec, but it has no straightforward built-in tool to convert a folder of them to JPG in one shot. The Photos app exports one image at a time, which defeats the purpose of a batch.

So on Windows, the practical choices are:

• A browser converter — open HeicQuick, drag your files on, and download the JPGs. Nothing to install, and it handles the whole batch at once.
• The camera setting, if these files are still arriving from an iPhone: switch the phone to shoot JPG (below) so future photos need no conversion at all.

If you also want to open the originals on your PC before converting, our viewing HEIC on Windows guide covers the codec setup.

Batch-convert on an iPhone or iPad

iOS doesn't expose a simple "convert these 200 photos" button, but there are two reliable paths:

• The Shortcuts app. Build a shortcut using the Convert Image action set to JPEG, with Get Images from Input in front of it. Run it on a multi-select from your Photos library and it writes JPG copies of the whole selection to Files. It takes a few minutes to set up once, then it's reusable.
• Stop making HEIC in the first place. Open Settings → Camera → Formats and choose Most Compatible. Your iPhone then captures JPG, so there's nothing to batch-convert later. The trade-off is larger files and losing HEIC's extra capabilities — more on that in what is a HEIC file.

The one-drag route that works everywhere

When the files are mixed across devices, or you're on a computer that isn't yours, the browser converter sidesteps all of it:

1. Open HeicQuick.
2. Drag the entire set of .heic files — or a whole folder — onto the page.
3. Pick a format and download.

Because the conversion happens entirely in your browser, a batch of family photos, ID scans, or anything private never leaves your machine. Choose the output that fits where the photos are going:

• HEIC to JPG — the universal choice; opens on any device, app, or website.
• HEIC to PNG — lossless, best when you'll edit the images afterward.
• HEIC to WebP — the smallest files, ideal for photos headed to a website.

Worried a bulk convert will soften your photos? At normal quality settings you won't see a difference — here's why converting HEIC to JPG doesn't visibly reduce quality.

Which method should you use?

• On a Mac → Finder Quick Actions → Convert Image (fastest built-in route for a folder).
• On Windows → the browser converter — there's no clean built-in batch tool.
• On an iPhone → a reusable Shortcut, or switch the camera to Most Compatible going forward.
• Mixed devices, a shared computer, or private photos → the browser converter — one drag, nothing uploaded.

The bottom line

A folder of HEIC files isn't the chore it looks like. Mac users have a built-in batch converter one right-click away; iPhone users can automate it with a Shortcut or just switch the camera setting; and on any device, dragging the whole pile onto a browser converter turns hundreds of .heic photos into shareable JPGs in a single pass — without ever uploading a thing.

Ready to clear that backlog? Batch-convert your HEIC files to JPG with HeicQuick — free, private, and running entirely in your browser. Or open the main converter to choose whichever format you need.