Guides

Short, practical walk-throughs, written against the real menus of each system.

• How to open and convert HEIC files on WindowsWindows can show iPhone photos once two small Store add-ons are in place. To turn them into JPG, you have three routes; pick by how many files you have.
• HEIC on iPhone: how to get JPG insteadOne switch in Settings makes the camera shoot JPG. Usually you do not need it: here is what each option costs and when to use which.
• How to compress a photo for an online formExam, visa, job and government portals reject files over a set size. Here is how to land under the limit without a blurry photo.
• What is a HEIC file?HEIC is the photo format iPhones save by default: about half the size of a JPG at similar quality, but not readable everywhere.
• How to extract audio from a video on your phoneA voice note filmed by accident, a song from a concert clip, a lecture you want to listen to: three ways to keep just the sound.
• How to convert HEIC to JPG on a MacmacOS reads HEIC natively, so you need no extra software. Pick the method that matches how many photos you have and where they live.
• WEBP vs PNG vs JPG vs AVIFFour formats, four jobs. The short version: JPG for sharing photos, PNG for graphics, WEBP and AVIF for websites.
• How to make a GIF from a videoMaking the GIF takes a minute. Making it small enough to send is the real skill: it comes down to three numbers.