// ABOUT HEIC
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is Apple's default camera format on iPhone and iPad since iOS 11. It uses the HEVC video codec to achieve roughly 50% better compression than JPEG at equivalent quality. HEIC supports transparency, depth maps, and burst sequences. However, HEIC encoding requires a commercial HEVC licence, so this tool supports HEIC as an input-only format.
// ABOUT WebP
WebP is a modern image format developed by Google that supports both lossy and lossless compression, as well as transparency and animation. Lossless WebP files are typically 25–35% smaller than equivalent PNGs, while lossy WebP achieves similar quality to JPEG at 25–34% smaller file sizes. All major browsers have supported WebP since 2020.
// WHY CONVERT
Converting HEIC to WebP is useful when you need your image in a format suited for web optimisation, responsive images, progressive web apps, and any context where smaller files improve page load times. Note that converting from a lossy source (HEIC) to a lossless target (WebP) preserves the existing quality but cannot recover detail already lost during the original compression. Image Toolz runs the entire conversion directly in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server — your files remain completely private on your device. The tool handles images up to 200 MB and most conversions complete in under a second.
// FAQ
What is HEIC?
HEIC is Apple's default camera format on iPhone and iPad. It produces small, high-quality photos but is not supported outside of Apple's ecosystem.
What is WebP?
WebP is Google's modern format for the web, supported by all major browsers. It offers better compression than JPEG and is increasingly the preferred format for web images.
Will converting HEIC to WebP lose quality?
Minimal loss with lossy WebP at high quality settings. With lossless WebP the decoded HEIC pixels are preserved exactly — though HEIC's own compression artifacts remain.
Is it safe to convert my files here?
Yes. All conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to any server and nothing leaves your device.