# Compress HEIC

> Compress High Efficiency Image Container (HEIC) files online for free. The compressor re-encodes HEIC at a tuned quality. Processed in an isolated cloud sandbox and deleted automatically. Or pick an exact size, like 100 KB.

URL: https://www.converterrr.com/compress-heic

- Compression: lossy, runs in an isolated cloud sandbox (deleted automatically).
- API: `POST /api/v1/jobs` with `"operation": "compress"` and an optional `compression_level` or `target_size` (paid plans).
- Format: [HEIC converter](https://www.converterrr.com/heic-converter), [Compress images](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-images).

## What compression does to HEIC

Re-encodes HEIC at a tuned quality.

- **Light:** Near-lossless: re-encodes conservatively and keeps the full resolution.
- **Balanced (default):** 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](https://www.converterrr.com/heic-to-jpg).

## Common sizes

- [Compress HEIC to 100 KB](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-heic-to-100kb): 100 KB upload limits

## 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.

## Good to know

- HEIC already uses the efficient HEVC codec, so iPhone photos start out small. Compressing trims them further at a tuned quality and keeps them as HEIC.
- Many websites and Windows apps still don't accept HEIC. If that's why you're here, converting HEIC to JPG is usually the better fix.
- Need to meet an upload limit? Set a target size (or a percentage to reduce by) in the compressor and the photo is compressed to fit, downscaling it if it has to.
- HEIC files are compressed in an isolated cloud sandbox created just for your job; the upload and the result are deleted automatically afterwards.

## About the HEIC format

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.

|  | HEIC |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | High Efficiency Image Container |
| Type | Image |
| Extensions | .heic |
| MIME type | image/heic |
| Best for | photos taken with Apple devices |
| Properties | lossy compression, proprietary |

## Compress other images

[Compress JPG](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-jpg), [Compress PNG](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-png), [Compress WebP](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-webp), [Compress AVIF](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-avif), [Compress GIF](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-gif), [Compress TIFF](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-tiff), [Compress SVG](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-svg)

## Compressing HEIC: frequently asked questions

### 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.