Frequently Asked Questions

HEIC is an image format being used on Android and Apple devices.  Your device may now takes photos in the HEIC format to save memory space. Since it is a new file format, there are not many tools that can let you view the files in this format on the Windows 10 PC.
Fortunately, there are some converters available that you can use and convert your HEIC files to the popular JPG format. Once your files are in the JPG format, almost any device that you use will be able to open your files. 

The following sections will teach you how to convert HEIC to JPG on Windows 10.

To convert HEIC files to JPG in Windows 10 is unlike other conversion processes. This process does the conversion internally and then lets you access the HEIC files on your Windows PC.
Basically, what you are going to do is you are going to add support for the HEIC file format to the Photos app on your computer. When the app has support for HEIC, it will convert the HEIC files internally and let you view the end result as a JPG image on your PC.

Here’s how you do it.
Step 1. Close any Photos app if it is already running on your PC. Head over to the HEIF Image Extensions page on the Microsoft Store.
Step 2. Click on the Get button to download and install the extension on your PC.

Step 3. When the extension is installed, open your HEIC files with the Photos app.
You will find that the Photos app is now capable of letting you access HEIC files on your PC. That is how you internally convert HEIC to JPG on Windows 10.
If you happen to use the iCloud app on your Windows PC, you can use it to download your iOS devices’ photos available on iCloud in the JPG format.