How do I compress an HEIC file?

Drop the HEIC onto the compressor above, keep Balanced or pick another level, and click Compress. Download the smaller HEIC when it's done; it usually takes a few seconds.

Does compressing HEIC reduce quality?

A little, by design: HEIC is a lossy format. Balanced is tuned to look the same for most uses; choose Light if you want to stay closer to the original.

How much smaller will my HEIC get?

HEIC photos start small, so the savings are smaller than with JPG, but high-quality iPhone photos still have room to shrink on Balanced and Strong.

Can I compress HEIC to a specific size?

Yes. Set a target size in the compressor, or a percentage to reduce by, and the file is compressed to land at or just under it. Common sizes like 100 KB are listed on this page with the target preset.

Is it safe to compress HEIC files here?

Yes. Your file travels over an encrypted connection to an isolated sandbox created for your job only, and both the original and the result are deleted automatically.

Is the HEIC compressor free?

Yes. Cloud jobs like this one use the same free daily credits as cloud conversions, and there's no watermark.

Should I convert my HEIC instead?

Sometimes. JPG opens everywhere, and the converter can make it small at the same time. The HEIC to JPG converter does that in one step.

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Compress HEIC

Make HEIC files smaller without visible quality loss. Free, processed in an isolated sandbox and deleted automatically.

Isolated cloud sandbox, auto-deleted
Same format, smaller file
Batch & ZIP download

How to compress HEIC

1
Add your HEIC files
Drag and drop HEIC files onto the compressor, paste them, or click to browse. You can add several at once.
2
Pick a level or a target
Balanced is selected and suits most files. Choose Light to stay closer to the original or Strong for the smallest file, or set a target size or a percentage to reduce by.
3
Compress
Click Compress. Files are processed in an isolated cloud sandbox and are usually ready in seconds.
4
Download
Download each smaller HEIC, or everything at once as a ZIP.

What compression does to HEIC

LossyCloud sandbox

Re-encodes HEIC at a tuned quality.

Light: Near-lossless: re-encodes conservatively and keeps the full resolution.
BalancedDefault: The default: looks the same for most uses, and typically 40–70% smaller.
Strong: Smallest file: lower quality, and large images are downscaled.

Need it much smaller? JPG opens everywhere, and the converter can make it small at the same time. Convert HEIC to JPG

Common sizes

The compressor above takes any target size, or a percentage to reduce by. These pages preset the sizes people ask for most, for upload forms, email and chat limits.

100 KBHEIC to 100 KB100 KB upload limits

HEIC · High Efficiency Image Container

HEIC is the default photo format on iPhones and iPads. It stores photos at about half the size of JPG, but many apps and websites can't open it.

Type: Image
Extension: .heic
MIME: image/heic
Best for: photos taken with Apple devices

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