HEIC to PNG: when lossless is the right call
Short answer: drop your HEIC photos in the box above and you get PNG files back in about a second — no app, no sign-up, nothing uploaded.
PNG is the right target when you care about lossless quality and transparency. Below is when to pick it, and when JPG is the smarter choice.
When should you convert HEIC to PNG?
PNG keeps every pixel exactly as it was — no compression artefacts — and it supports a transparent background. That makes it the better choice for a few specific jobs:
- Screenshots and images with text, where you need crisp edges
- Logos, icons, or graphics that need a transparent background
- Design work where you will edit the image again and cannot afford quality loss
- Tools and websites that ask specifically for a PNG upload
HEIC to PNG or HEIC to JPG?
For an ordinary photo, JPG is usually the better answer — it is far smaller and looks the same to the eye. PNG shines when the image has hard edges, text, or transparency, because it does not blur them the way JPG compression can.
The honest trade-off is size. Because PNG is lossless, a converted PNG is often several times larger than the same photo as JPG, and can even be larger than the original HEIC. If file size matters more than perfect edges, use the HEIC to JPG converter instead.
How to convert HEIC to PNG
Use the converter at the top of this page. Drop your HEIC files in, and each one is decoded and re-saved as a PNG on the spot — preview, download each, or grab the whole batch as a ZIP. Because it all happens in your browser, your photos never leave your device.
It works the same on Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android — any modern browser will do.