
Select a group of HEIC files in Finder.How to change multiple HEIC photos to JPG using Preview on Mac NOTE: Follow the below methods if you are on macOS Big Sur or older versions of macOS. The exported image(s) will be saved as a new file in the same directory or folder. Keep ‘Preserve Metadata’ enabled if you want to retain the EXIF Metadata.It also shows the approx size of the output file. Select Actual Size to export the image in its original resolution and without losing quality. Choose the Image Size – Small, Medium, Large, or Actual Size.Or select PNG to convert HEIC to PNG instead. In the right-click menu, go to ‘Quick Actions’ and select ‘ Convert Image‘.

For bulk conversion, hold down the Command key and select multiple HEIC files.

To avoid compatibility issues with Windows and older versions of macOS, one can easily convert HEIC files to JPG. That said, there can be incompatibility when sharing and most software including Photoshop does not support HEIC yet. HEIC files are great for people who work around Apple’s ecosystem such as on iPhone and Mac. As compared to JPG, the HEIC format possess better image quality despite having a much smaller file size. Starting with iOS 11, photos captured on iPhone are saved by default in HEIC or HEIF format.
