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It supports both HEIC to JPG and HEVC to MP4 conversion while letting you adjust the quality and preserve EXIF metadata. 3. Best for Windows Explorer Integration: CopyTrans HEIC

Once installed, simply select your HEIC files in a folder, right-click , and choose "Convert to JPEG with CopyTrans" .

For those who want conversion to feel like a part of Windows itself, adds a "Convert to JPEG" option directly to your right-click context menu in File Explorer. Download: Download the plugin from CopyTrans .