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title: "HEIC to WebP Converter — Private, In-Browser | Compress Pro"
description: "Convert iPhone HEIC photos to WebP right in your browser — web-ready files at a fraction of JPG size. Batch whole albums, ZIP download, zero uploads."
canonical: https://compress-pro.com/heic-to-webp
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# Convert HEIC to WebP.

> iPhone HEIC photos to web-ready WebP — all on your device.

Convert iPhone HEIC photos to WebP entirely in your browser — **decoded and re-encoded on your device, never uploaded**. WebP opens where HEIC cannot: every browser, CMS and chat app of the last decade, at a fraction of the size an equivalent JPG would cost.

**No uploads · No ads · Free & open source.**

## How it works

1. Drop files anywhere on the page, click to browse, or paste with Ctrl/⌘ + V.
2. Pick a quality or preset — or set an exact target size and let the tool find it.
3. Compress, compare before/after, and download — individually or as a ZIP.

## Why WebP for iPhone photos

HEIC is excellent on the phone and awkward everywhere else — browsers never adopted it. WebP keeps most of that efficiency while displaying across the entire web, which makes it the right export for sites, blogs and web apps. [HEIC to JPG](https://compress-pro.com/heic-to-jpg) remains the pick for older desktop software and print; [HEIC to AVIF](https://compress-pro.com/heic-to-avif) squeezes hardest where cutting-edge support is guaranteed.

## Quality and metadata

The default quality is visually transparent for photos — judge with the built-in compare slider before batch-exporting an album. With the keep-metadata toggle on, EXIF from the HEIC carries into the WebP; leave it off and the file is written clean. Rotation is applied during decode either way, so photos come out upright.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why WebP instead of JPG?

Roughly 25–35% fewer bytes at the same visual quality, plus transparency support. JPG still wins for maximum compatibility with older desktop apps, print shops and picky upload forms.

### Is metadata kept?

Your choice — the keep-metadata toggle carries EXIF from the HEIC into the WebP; switched off, the output is written clean, which for web publishing is usually the safer default.

### Can I convert a whole album at once?

Yes — drop hundreds of photos in one go; each converts on your device and the batch downloads as a single ZIP.

### Is it private?

Yes. The conversion happens entirely on your device — the image is read, re-encoded and saved without ever touching a network. There is no server-side queue, no temporary copy in some bucket, nothing to expire or leak. Want proof? Run one file through, switch your connection off, and run another — it still works.

## Related tools

- [Convert HEIC to JPG](https://compress-pro.com/heic-to-jpg)
- [Compress HEIC photos](https://compress-pro.com/compress-heic)
- [Convert HEIC to AVIF](https://compress-pro.com/heic-to-avif)

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