HEIC → WebP
Convert iPhone photos to WebP – server-side
Why HEIC → WebP?
Convert iPhone photos to WebP – smaller than JPG at comparable quality, ideal for the web. Converted server-side straight from the HEIC, and the file is deleted immediately afterwards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why convert HEIC to WebP?
WebP offers better compression than JPG with good quality – ideal for web and social media.
Are my images safe?
Yes. The file is processed on our server and deleted immediately after conversion. We store nothing.
Why is this converted on the server?
The conversion runs straight from HEIC to WebP. Going via JPG would compress the photo lossily twice and cost visible quality.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free without sign-up.
About WebP
WebP was developed by Google in 2010 and is the only mainstream image format that offers both lossy and lossless compression in a single container. The lossy variant uses VP8 intra coding and typically achieves 25–35% smaller files than JPEG at the same subjective quality. The lossless variant is based on prediction and LZ77 compression and is about 26% smaller than PNG at identical pixel fidelity. WebP supports transparency with an alpha channel, animations, EXIF and XMP metadata, and color depths of up to 8 bits per channel. Safari did not support WebP until version 14 (2020), which slowed adoption for years; since 2021, however, the format is supported by all modern browsers. For web developers, WebP is the best choice when loading time and bandwidth are priorities, since a single image type covers both compression strategies. Google has recommended WebP as the standard web image format since 2019 and offers WebP 2 as an experimental further development, though it has not yet entered any standardization process.
Why convert HEIC/HEIF → WEBP?
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is the default photo format on Apple devices since iOS 11. It uses HEVC compression, delivering excellent image quality at significantly smaller file sizes than JPG — typically 50% less storage. However, HEIC is not natively supported by many non-Apple platforms: older Windows versions before Windows 10, most Android devices without third-party apps, many image editors, and numerous social media platforms. Converting to WebP pays off above all for websites and online shops: at comparable quality WebP is considerably smaller than JPG and is supported by every current browser. For sending by email or for job applications, JPG remains the safe choice.