You took a photo on your iPhone. It saved as HEIC format. You tried to open it on your Windows computer. Nothing happened. You tried to email it to your friend with an Android phone. They could not see the photo. You attempted to upload it to a website. The site rejected it because it only accepts JPG. This is the problem with HEIC to JPG and PNG conversion . HEIC is Apple's modern image format. It makes photos 50% smaller than JPEG while actually looking better. It is brilliant technology. But it is also locked into Apple's ecosystem. The rest of the world—Windows computers, Android phones, older software, websites—does not speak the HEIC language. Converting HEIC to JPG or PNG is the solution. But conversion has real costs. You lose data. You lose advanced features. You lose efficiency. Understanding what you gain and what you lose helps you make smart decisions. This guide teaches you everything about converting HEIC to JPG and PNG. You will understand why HEIC exists, why c...