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title: "Convert HEIC to JPG on iPhone, Plus PNG and MP4"
description: "Convert HEIC photos to JPG or PNG right on your iPhone, and save videos as MP4 or MOV. Your original stays, and copies go to a PicWay Conversions album."
url: "https://picway.app/photo-format-converter/"
lang: "en"
type: "feature"
updated: "2026-11-01"
published: "2026-11-01"
---

# Convert HEIC to JPG on iPhone, Plus PNG and MP4

URL: https://picway.app/photo-format-converter/
Markdown: https://picway.app/photo-format-converter/index.md
Last updated: 2026-11-01

To convert HEIC to JPG on iPhone, touch and hold the photo in PicWay, tap Convert format, choose JPG, and tap Convert to JPG. PicWay saves a new copy in the PicWay Conversions album and keeps date, location, and tags where possible; the original isn’t replaced or deleted. Photos can become JPG, HEIC, or PNG. Videos can be saved as MP4 or MOV, in H.264 or HEVC, from the editor’s Convert tab.

## HEIC to JPG, right on your iPhone. {#top}

Photos to JPG, HEIC, or PNG. Videos to MP4 or MOV. Your original stays put.

## Which format should I pick? {#photos}

Touch and hold a photo in your library, tap Convert format, and pick one.

- **JPG**: Works everywhere. Best for sharing.
- **HEIC**: Smaller files. Best if you’re staying on Apple devices.
- **PNG**: Files are usually bigger. Pick it when you need a PNG.

## What happens to the original photo? {#original}

Nothing. PicWay makes a new copy in the new format. The original isn’t replaced or deleted.

- **One album for every copy**: Converted copies go to the PicWay Conversions album in Photos, so they’re easy to find.
- **Details come along**: Capture date, location, favorite, the albums it was in, and PicWay tags are kept where possible.
- **It tells you what didn’t**: If tags couldn’t be copied, PicWay says so instead of staying quiet.

## Can I convert MOV to MP4 on iPhone? {#video}

Yes. Open a video in PicWay, tap Edit, then Convert, and pick a format.

- **Four choices**: MP4 · H.264, MP4 · HEVC, MOV · H.264, and MOV · HEVC. PicWay outlines the one it recommends for your video.
- **MP4 saves a new video**: MP4 leaves your original video as it was. MOV can also replace the edited version in place, and you can restore the original in Photos.
- **HDR asks first**: Saving an HDR video as H.264 means converting it to SDR, so PicWay asks before it does.
- **Video to GIF**: Touch and hold a video and tap Make GIF. Make Live Photo is right next to it.

## Can the iPhone convert HEIC to JPG by itself? {#photos-app}

For new photos, yes: in Settings › Camera › Formats, Most Compatible saves new photos as JPEG and videos as H.264. For photos you already took, Apple’s examples of converting by hand use a Mac. PicWay does it on your iPhone.

- **Sharing may convert for you**: Apple notes that AirDrop, Messages, or email may send a more compatible format when the other device can’t open HEIF or HEVC.
- **Still photos only, for now**: Convert format works on regular still photos. Live Photos and animated images aren’t supported yet.
- **Already that format?**: PicWay tells you instead of making a copy you don’t need.

## What can PicWay convert? {#specs}