HEIC to
PNG.

Why convert HEIC to PNG?

• Lossless after this point. PNG doesn't re-compress on save, so once a HEIC is a PNG you can edit and re-save without quality drift.
• Alpha channel. PNG supports an 8-bit alpha channel; HEIC files exported from Apple sometimes include alpha that gets dropped by lossy converters.
• Universal support. Every browser, every OS, every editor opens PNG without a plugin.

How it works

1. Open the converter. Go to the Formatly converter — no signup required.
2. Drop your HEIC files. Drag and drop one or more .heic files into the upload box (up to five files, 20 MB each).
3. Choose PNG as the output. Pick PNG from the dropdown. EXIF orientation is honored so photos come out right-side-up.
4. Convert and download. Click Convert; a download link appears for each PNG as it finishes, usually within a few seconds.

Good for

• iPhone screenshots you'll mark up or annotate in a design tool.
• Source images going into Photoshop / Figma / Pixelmator where you want zero further compression.
• Photos destined for a product page or doc where alpha-transparency matters.

FAQ

Why can't Windows open my HEIC photos? HEIC is Apple's default photo format since iOS 11 — it uses the HEVC codec, which is patent-encumbered, so Windows doesn't ship the decoder by default. PNG opens on every operating system and in every browser; converting once is usually the easiest fix.

Will I lose quality converting HEIC to PNG? The PNG encoder itself is lossless, so the only loss happens at the original HEIC decode — and that's already baked into the source file. PNG then preserves every pixel exactly, so you can keep editing and re-saving without further loss.

Does the converter preserve EXIF / date taken? We honor the EXIF orientation tag so iPhone HEICs come out right-side-up. Other EXIF fields (date taken, GPS, camera model) generally survive Pillow's PNG save path but aren't guaranteed. For bulletproof metadata, use exiftool to copy tags after the conversion.

Is HEIC the same as HEIF? Close enough for everyday use. HEIF is the container format; HEIC is the specific flavor that wraps HEVC-compressed images, which is what your iPhone produces. Both .heic and .heif extensions go through the same converter.

Will the PNG be larger than the HEIC? Yes — usually a lot larger. HEIC compresses about 2x harder than JPG and roughly 5–10x harder than PNG on a photograph. A 3 MB iPhone HEIC can land at 20+ MB as a PNG. Use PNG when you need lossless editing or transparency support; pick JPG if file size matters.

Related

• HEIC → JPG → smaller file, universal compatibility
• HEIC → PDF → share iPhone photos as a document
• PNG → JPG → the follow-up trip
• Image → Text (OCR) → extract text from a photo
• PNG vs JPG vs WebP: which to choose →
• All supported formats →