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The HEIC problem: Apple chose efficiency over compatibility

When Apple switched to HEIC in 2017, it solved a real problem: HEIC photos are 40-50% smaller than JPEG at the same quality, letting you store twice as many photos on the same iPhone. For Apple users staying within the Apple ecosystem, it's invisible and perfect.

Outside the Apple ecosystem, HEIC is a friction point. Windows 10 and 11 show HEIC files as broken icons unless you've installed a separate codec. Adobe products added HEIC support, but older versions don't have it. Print kiosks at pharmacies and supermarkets don't accept HEIC. Stock photo platforms (Shutterstock, Getty, Adobe Stock) require JPEG or TIFF. Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn accept HEIC from iOS but re-encode it at lower quality - you have more control if you upload a compressed JPEG yourself.

FastCompressor's HEIC-to-JPG converter handles the conversion locally. The output JPEG is optimised during conversion - you choose the quality level, which means you get both format compatibility AND a well-compressed JPEG in one operation. No re-compressing needed after conversion.