HEIC to WebP Converter In your browser, nothing uploaded
EXIF metadata is removed. Decoding and redrawing the image carries no GPS coordinates, camera model or timestamp across, so the file you download has none of it. If you need that data kept, copy the originals instead.
Drag & drop images here
or click to browse — HEIC, AVIF, WebP, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF
How to Convert HEIC to WebP
- Drag and drop your HEIC files into the converter above, or click to browse.
- The converter automatically outputs WEBP format. Adjust quality if needed.
- Click download to save your converted WEBP files. For multiple files, use "Download All as ZIP."
What is WEBP?
WebP arrived from Google in 2010, taking the block prediction from the VP8 video codec and applying it to a single still frame, which is where its efficiency comes from. The result compresses photographs noticeably better than JPEG — usually by a quarter to a third at matched quality — and it also handles transparency and animation, so one format covers what used to take three. Every current browser decodes it without a plugin, which is the whole reason it became the default output of most publishing platforms and the format your CMS quietly hands to visitors. Its weakness is everything outside a browser tab. Mail clients and desktop photo software adopted WebP slowly, and some never did, so it is a format to publish in rather than a format to send to people.
What is a HEIC File?
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is an image format used by Apple devices running iOS 11 and later. It uses the HEVC (H.265) codec for compression, producing files roughly half the size of equivalent JPEGs while maintaining the same visual quality. Despite its advantages, HEIC files are not universally supported across all platforms and applications, which is why conversion tools like this one exist.
HEIC vs WEBP
HEIC and WebP are solving the same problem in different rooms. HEVC compresses a little more tightly than VP8, so the HEIC off your phone is usually somewhat smaller than the WebP you get out of it, perhaps by 20 to 50 percent depending on the picture. That advantage is worth nothing on a website, because no browser will render the HEIC at all. WebP renders in every one of them and still comes in well under a JPG of the same photo, which is why it sits where it does: small enough to matter for page weight, supported enough to use without a fallback. The conversion is a re-encode rather than a repackage, since both formats are lossy, so a second generation of compression is applied on top of what the phone already did.
Why Convert HEIC to WebP?
- No browser displays HEIC, so a photo straight off the phone is unusable on a web page until you convert it, whatever the CMS claims to support.
- WebP keeps the alpha channel, so a cut-out or a graphic with a soft edge stays transparent instead of picking up a box.
- The file is a good deal lighter than the equivalent JPG. The biggest image on the page stops dragging down its Largest Contentful Paint.
- Most content platforms would re-encode your upload to WebP anyway, so doing it here means you choose the quality setting rather than inheriting theirs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use WebP without a JPG fallback?
On the web, yes. Native decoding has been in every major browser for years, and the versions that lacked it are no longer a meaningful share of traffic. Elsewhere it is a different story. Some email clients show a broken thumbnail rather than the image, and a fair amount of desktop software still refuses to open the file, so anything you attach to a message is better sent as JPG.
Which quality setting works best here?
Start at 85 and leave it there for photographs. WebP holds together better than JPEG at the same number, so 85 here looks roughly like 92 would in a JPG. Drop to 75 for thumbnails and gallery grids. Nobody looks closely at those, and the saving compounds across dozens of images. Raise it to 90 or above for a photograph that fills the screen, and check the result rather than trusting the number.
Will the WebP be bigger than the original HEIC?
Usually, yes, by something in the range of 20 to 50 percent. HEVC is the more efficient codec and you are giving up some of that on the way to a format browsers can actually show. Against a JPG of the same photo the WebP still wins comfortably, normally by a quarter to a third, which is the comparison that matters when you are choosing what to publish.
Do social platforms accept WebP uploads?
Most of the big ones do now, though nearly all of them re-encode whatever you send into their own format afterwards, so the effort partly evaporates. If an upload is rejected without an explanation, WebP is a reasonable first suspect. JPG is the fallback that never fails. For your own site, a blog or anything you control, WebP is the better choice.