


Note: You can also choose the quality of the export by dragging the slider. Next, hit ‘Save’ to convert the file to JPEG. Go to the ‘Format’ option and choose the ‘JPEG’ option from the drop-down list. Next, navigate to the ‘Export…’ option from the list. Now, select the ‘File’ tab from the menu bar situated on the top right section of your screen. You may or may not see the ‘.app’ extension depending on the preferences of your Mac. You can secondary click on the image and locate the ‘Open with’ option and click on ‘Preview. If ‘Preview is not your default picture viewer. Open the image you want to convert with the ‘Preview’ app. Down here is a showcase, just how efficient Preview is despite being the ancient one! However, it is still a rock-solid application with great versatility. In present times, with Apple’s own Photos and many 3rd party apps coming in, the main use-case for Preview has been reduced to just a photo or document viewer. Preview is the precursor of its kind to the Mac. So, let’s get going! Convert HEIC to JPG using Preview app

It is pretty much plain sailing once you know what you are doing. Though you don’t need to worry, as always Apple has got your back by giving you native support to convert a HEIC file to any other desirable extension. It’s going to give you a hard time, as it is still not as widely accepted. However, when it comes to reading a HEIC file on a windows computer or editing the picture using a 3rd party app. Apple makes sure to convert HEIC to JPG before you send them out to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or take a cloud backup of your pictures. If you have been breathing Apple in and out, you probably won’t even notice the HEIC format exists. High-Efficiency Image File Format (HEIC) was released back in 2017 by Apple to optimize storage for its users as it takes way too little space than a standard JPG.

3 built-in ways to convert HEIC images to JPG on your Mac
