Turn HEIC photos into WebP for your website
HEIC is great for storing photos on an iPhone, but it is a poor fit for the web: Chrome, Edge and Firefox can’t display HEIC images, and most content management systems refuse the upload. WebP is the opposite — Google designed it for websites, every current browser displays it and its files are small. This HEIC to WebP converter turns iPhone photos straight into WebP, ready for a blog post, an online shop or an app.
Going directly from HEIC to WebP avoids an intermediate JPG and the extra layer of compression artefacts that comes with it. You choose the WebP quality, convert a batch at once and download each file or a ZIP. Photos are decoded and encoded on your own device and never uploaded.
How to convert HEIC to WebP
- Drop your HEIC or HEIF photos on the upload area, or click to choose them.
- Set the WebP quality. 80–90% suits photos on most websites; 100% makes a lossless WebP in Chrome and Edge.
- Keep Main image only for normal photos, or pick All images in the file for HEIF files that store several pictures.
- Check the previews and file sizes, and untick any photo you want to leave out.
- Download photos one by one or press Download all as ZIP. If you change a setting afterwards, press Convert again with new settings.
HEIC to WebP Converter features
Straight from HEIC to WebP
Each photo is decoded losslessly and encoded once, so you don’t pay for two rounds of compression.
Adjustable quality
Choose anything from 40% to 100%. The size of every result is shown, so you can find the sweet spot for your site.
Batch processing
Convert dozens of photos in one go and download them together as a ZIP.
Clear fallbacks
Browsers that can’t write WebP, such as Safari, get a PNG instead and the card says so — nothing is silently mislabelled.
Private
No upload, no account and no watermark. Conversion runs entirely in your browser.
Why WebP for photos on the web
WebP supports lossy and lossless compression as well as transparency. Google’s comparison found lossy WebP files 25–34% smaller than JPEGs of equivalent quality, which means faster pages and better Core Web Vitals scores, especially on mobile data.
Browser support is no longer a concern: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari 14 or later all display WebP, and WordPress has accepted WebP uploads since version 5.8. HEIC, by contrast, displays only in Safari.
| Format | Chrome, Edge, Firefox | Safari | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEIC | Not displayed | Safari 17 and later | Photo storage on Apple devices |
| JPG | Displayed | Displayed | Universal sharing |
| WebP | Displayed | Safari 14 and later | Websites and apps |
| PNG | Displayed | Displayed | Lossless editing and graphics |
Choosing a WebP quality for photos
- 90–100%: portfolio pieces and product shots where every detail matters. 100% is lossless in Chrome and Edge and produces much larger files.
- 75–85%: blog posts, news articles and galleries. Most people can’t tell these apart from the original on a phone or laptop screen.
- 50–70%: thumbnails and background images, where a small download matters more than fine detail.
- Resize before publishing: a full 4032-pixel-wide iPhone photo is far wider than any content column. Convert here, then bring photos down to 1600–2000 px with the Image Resizer.
What doesn’t carry over
The WebP contains the photo itself, not the camera metadata: date, camera model and GPS location are removed, which is usually what you want before publishing. Live Photo motion, Portrait depth data and HDR gain maps are left out too. Colours are written as plain 8-bit values without a colour profile, so very saturated Display P3 colours may look slightly less vivid.
Need a JPG for an email or an upload form instead? Use the HEIC to JPG converter. For a lossless master copy, use HEIC to PNG, and to shrink finished images further, try the Image Compressor.
HEIC to WebP Converter FAQ
How do I convert HEIC to WebP?
Drop the HEIC photos onto this page, set the WebP quality (85% is a good start) and press “Download all as ZIP”. Each photo is converted in your browser and saved as a .webp file.
Is WebP better than JPG for iPhone photos on a website?
Usually yes. At the same visual quality WebP files are typically a quarter to a third smaller than JPG, and every modern browser shows them. Keep JPG for email attachments and upload forms that don’t accept WebP.
Can I make a lossless WebP from HEIC?
Yes. Set the WebP quality to 100% in Chrome or Edge and the image is encoded losslessly. Expect it to be several times larger than a lossy WebP.
Why did I get a PNG instead of a WebP?
Your browser can’t write WebP images. Safari, for example, displays WebP but can’t create it. Open the page in Chrome, Edge or Firefox to get real WebP files.
Does converting remove the location data from my photos?
Yes. The WebP is a brand-new image file without the original EXIF metadata, so GPS coordinates, camera details and timestamps aren’t copied.
Is there a limit on how many photos I can convert?
There’s no fixed limit. Photos are processed one after another to keep memory use low; on a phone, batches of 20–50 large photos are the most comfortable.