Disclaimer
The guides here are written carefully and tested, but operating systems change, devices differ, and nothing on this site is professional advice.
General information only
Everything on jpg-heic.com is published for general information. It is written carefully and checked, but it is not professional advice, not legal, not technical consultancy, and not a substitute for the documentation of the software you are using. Decisions you make on the basis of these pages are your own.
Accuracy of the guides
Operating systems, apps and store listings change constantly. A menu path that was correct when a guide was written may be renamed in the next release; a price may rise; a setting may move. We update pages when we notice, but there is inevitably a lag.
- Verify before you buy. Prices quoted for things like the Microsoft HEVC codec are indicative. Check the current price in the store before purchasing.
- Verify before you rely. If a step matters — a deadline, a submission, a client deliverable — confirm it against the vendor's own documentation.
- Figures are illustrative. File sizes, compression percentages and conversion times in the tables come from testing sample images. Your results will vary with subject matter, resolution, device and settings.
If you find something wrong or out of date, tell us and it will be corrected.
Conversion results
The tools run entirely in your browser, which means results depend on your device, browser version and available memory — none of which we control.
- Some files will fail. Burst sequences, vendor-specific container extensions and damaged files can all defeat the decoder. A failure does not mean your original is harmed.
- Conversion between lossy formats re-encodes the image. Some quality is lost, as explained on this page.
- EXIF metadata, including capture date and camera settings, is not carried into the output.
- Very large batches can exhaust a browser tab's memory and stop partway.
Keep your originals. Conversion always creates a new file and never modifies or deletes the source, but no software should be trusted blindly. Confirm the output is what you expected before deleting anything, and keep a backup of photographs you care about.
Third-party software and links
The guides mention third-party tools — ImageMagick, IrfanView, libheif, Adobe applications, the Microsoft Store codec and others. These are named because they solve the problem, not because of any commercial arrangement. We do not control them, cannot vouch for their current behaviour, and are not responsible for anything that happens when you install or use them.
External links are provided for convenience. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, security or privacy practices of any site we link to.
Availability
This site is provided free of charge and may be unavailable at times, whether for maintenance, hosting problems, or because a third-party CDN delivering the conversion library is down. No uptime is guaranteed and no service level is promised.
Limitation
To the fullest extent permitted by law, no liability is accepted for loss or damage arising from use of this site or reliance on its content, including data loss, corrupted files, wasted time, or costs incurred by following a guide. The terms of use set out the full position.
Trademarks
Company and product names appear throughout these guides for the plain reason that the guides explain how to operate that software. They remain the trademarks of whoever owns them, their appearance here implies no relationship in either direction, and none of those companies has reviewed, approved or contributed to anything on this site.
Common questions
- Are the file sizes in your tables guaranteed?
- No. They come from converting sample images and are illustrative. Your results will vary with the subject, resolution, device and settings you use.
- What happens if a conversion fails?
- Your original file is untouched — the tools never modify or delete the source. Failures usually mean an unusual container variant, and the troubleshooting pages cover the common causes.
- Do you guarantee the guides are up to date?
- No. Operating systems and store listings change frequently and there is inevitably a lag. Verify anything important against the vendor's own documentation, especially before buying software.
- Are you responsible for third-party tools you recommend?
- No. Tools like ImageMagick or IrfanView are named because they solve the problem. We do not control them and cannot be responsible for how they behave on your system.