Convert HEIC photos to JPG
Right-click the photos in Finder, choose Quick Actions → Convert Image, and pick JPEG. For a whole folder at once, one line in Terminal with the built-in sips tool converts every HEIC file and keeps the originals.
Without Terminal
- Select the photos in Finder.
- Right-click → Quick Actions → Convert Image.
- Choose JPEG and a size, then Convert to JPEG. The originals stay untouched.
In one command
Open Terminal and go to the folder with the photos:
cd ~/DownloadsConvert every HEIC in it to a JPG beside the original:
for f in *.heic *.HEIC; do [ -e "$f" ] && sips -s format jpeg "$f" --out "${f%.*}.jpg"; doneCheck the JPGs open before deleting any HEIC file. sips keeps the photo’s orientation and colour, but it is your only copy.
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