HEIC and WEBP are both common image formats, but they serve different purposes. HEIC is typically used for photos taken on iPhone/iPad with default camera settings, while WEBP is best known for modern websites optimizing for page speed. Converting from HEIC to WEBP takes seconds with this tool — just drop your files below, and the conversion happens instantly on your own device.
Converting to WEBP is one of the easiest ways to shave file size off your images without a visible quality hit — most HEIC files shrink by 25-35% once converted, which speeds up page loads if you're uploading to a website.
HEIC
lossy compression- Transparency
- Supported
- Animation
- Not supported
Typically used for
photos taken on iPhone/iPad with default camera settings
Pros
- + Roughly half the file size of an equivalent-quality JPG
- + Retains more image data for editing headroom
Cons
- - Poor compatibility outside the Apple ecosystem
- - Many websites, apps, and Windows tools can't open it directly
WEBP
lossy compression- Transparency
- Supported
- Animation
- Supported
Typically used for
modern websites optimizing for page speed, images needing both transparency and small size
Pros
- + 25-35% smaller than JPG/PNG at comparable visual quality
- + Supports both transparency and animation in one format
- + Supported by all modern browsers
Cons
- - Not fully supported in some older software (pre-2020) or legacy image editors
- - This tool converts only the first frame of animated WEBP