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OscarMartinez
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Mar 07, 2025
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How can I convert multiple heic to jpg on mac

I recently transferred a bunch of photos from my iPhone to my Mac, and found that they were all in HEIC format, a total of more than 2,000 photos! 😭 Now I want to convert heic to JPG on Mac, but her...
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    Nguyenais
    Mar 07, 2025

    TunessBro HEIC Converter for Mac is the best app for doing this. I have been using this app on my MacBook Pro for years and it is much better than the command line and preview tools.

    I followed this tutorial and converted 800 heic files successfully.

    https://www.osxmac.com/batch-convert-heic-to-jpg-mac

    It supports batch conversion and keeps all exif data of original heic images. This is the preferred way to convert .heic to .jpg on any Mac!

     

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BenjaminBlaze
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Mar 07, 2025

I have encountered this problem before. When I transferred photos from iPhone to Mac, they were all HEIC. As a result, various software did not work well. Preview was very slow and online conversion was limited. Later, I found that the Automator (automatic operation/assembly line factory) that comes with Mac can directly batch handle it with one click, which is super convenient!

Here are the steps to convert HEIC to JPG on Mac with Automator:

  1. Open Automator (press Cmd + Space to search for "Automator" and open it directly).
  2. Create a new "Quick Action" (select "Quick Action").
  3. Add an action: Search for "Change Type of Images" on the left and drag it to the right.
  4. Select "JPEG" in the "To Type" option, and then check Keep the original image (to prevent HEIC from being overwritten).
  5. Save and name it (for example, HEIC to JPG).

Drag and drop directly when converting: select your 2000+ HEIC pictures, right-click → Run the quick action you just created, and JPG will be out in seconds!


Advantages:
✅ Completely free, no need to install any software
✅ Local conversion, no need to worry about privacy leakage
✅ Just drag and drop, no need to open the software every time
✅ Super fast, Mac comes with optimization, will not crash

I used to convert 3000+ heic to jpg on Macbook m2, opened Automator and dragged them all, and it only took a few minutes. Highly recommended! Apple's built-in tools are really not covered, definitely N times faster than Preview! You should try it, it is guaranteed to be useful! 

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