How to Convert HEIC to JPG on Windows

HEIC stands for High Efficiency Image File Format and this format is used and adopted across different, multiple platforms. This means, there are more files that you will see that contain HEIC extension on them. Using HEIC format is very convenient as it provides many benefits. Example, having better image quality. Unfortunately, no matter how great this format is, it is not as popular as other image formats such as JPG. Hence, in this case, you would still need to convert HEIC to a more popular format like JPG. If you do not know how to convert HEIC format on your Windows, you came to the right place as through this article, we shall provide you a guide on how to convert HEIC format to JPG.

How to Convert HEIC to JPG on Windows

Converting HEIC to JPG is easy. However, you will need a built-in Windows Photo App. This default windows photo viewer, in fact, got an update in Build 17123 which provides you the ability to view HEIC extensions. Furthermore, before we move and continue into detailed step by step instructions, you will have to ensure that your Windows is up to date.

• Open your File in the Windows Photo Viewer. Usually, this would be your default photo viewer. Just double click on your image and it will automatically open on photo viewer.
• Click on the Edit and Create button which could be found beside the share button on the top right portion of the page.
• On the scroll down options, you will find the edit option. Click on it.
• Though you will find editing tools, you could just go straight to saving it
• Click save a copy.
• Choose which location you would like to save your file
• Your file will automatically be saved as a JPG file. Do not worry as your original HEIC file will not be overwritten but rather you will have both formats if you wish,

Conclusion

Using Windows Photo viewer is easy and very straightforward. We hope that through this article, we were able to provide you useful information and guide which you could follow in order to be able to convert your HEIC format to JPG format file. So what are you waiting for? try it out and let us know how it went.