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Convert HEIC to PNG

PNG keeps every pixel exactly, which makes it the safer choice when a HEIC photo is going into a design tool, a document or an app that doesn't accept JPG. Drop a HEIC below and save the PNG. It is converted inside this page.

Drop a HEIC photo here

HEIC, PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF. It never leaves this page.

HEIC to PNG, right here.

Free, with no sign-up and no upload: the conversion runs inside this browser tab. Lemon for Mac does the same from Finder, for whole batches and for video, audio and PDFs too.

  • Converted files show up here, ready to download.

Two ways to do it on a Mac.

With Lemon

One click in Finder.

  1. 1Hold Option and click the HEIC photo in Finder.
  2. 2Flick it onto PNG on the lemon that appears.
  3. 3The PNG lands right beside the original.

Select several files first and they are all converted together. Nothing is uploaded: Lemon works with Wi-Fi off.

Built into macOS

Using Preview.

  1. 1Open the HEIC in Preview.
  2. 2Choose File, then Export.
  3. 3Set Format to PNG and save.

One photo at a time. For several, select them in Finder, right-click, and use Quick Actions, then Convert Image.

Questions.

PNG is lossless and much larger. JPG is smaller with a small quality loss. For photos you share or upload, JPG is usually enough. For editing, screenshots and graphics, pick PNG.

More conversions

Every file, one flick.

Lemon converts images, video, audio, PDFs and documents from Finder. $4.99 once, no subscription.