heic-jpg-convert-linux

How to convert Apple iPhone's .HEIC images to .jpg via Linux Terminal.

These commands can be used in Ubuntu versions >= 18.04.

Open a terminal and paste this command:

sudo apt install libheif-examples

Open the folder containing the .HEIC images in the terminal (e.g. navigate there by using cd and ls). Then use the following command:

for file in *.HEIC; do heif-convert $file ${file/%.HEIC/.jpg}; done

Sources:

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/958355/any-app-on-ubuntu-to-open-and-or-convert-heif-pictures-heic-high-efficiency-i
• https://gist.github.com/bittercoder/f6601784ebe4f63e9b9e037e3344b960