HEIC is great... until you copy your photos to a Windows PC.
Phone cameras keep getting better every year, which also means our photos keep getting larger. That's why many smartphones now save images in HEIC—it delivers excellent image quality while taking up much less storage than JPEG.
Sounds great... until you transfer those photos to your Windows PC.
Suddenly you're greeted with a format Windows can't open out of the box, and the suggested solution is to buy a codec or converter.
Like many people, I tried the usual online converters.
The experience wasn't great:
❌ EXIF metadata was stripped from my photos.
❌ Free versions reduced image quality.
❌ Most sites limited conversions to just a handful of files per day.
❌ And worst of all—I had to upload my personal photos to an unknown website.
There had to be a better way.
So I built ImageMint.
🖼️ A free desktop HEIC → JPEG converter that:
Preserves EXIF metadata
Maintains the original image quality
Processes files locally on your computer
Doesn't require uploading your personal photos anywhere
Has no daily conversion limits
Just drag, convert, and you're done.
If you've been struggling with HEIC files on Windows, give ImageMint a try. I'd love to hear your feedback and ideas for improving it.
More useful desktop tools are on the way. 🚀
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https://github.com/shouvikpaul89/Imagemint/releases/tag/Imagemint
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HEIC is great... until you copy your photos to a Windows PC. Phone cameras keep getting better every year, which also means our photos keep getting larger. T...
