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Your RAWs, ten times smaller. Still your photos.

RawToHEIC is an on-device app that converts camera RAW and iPhone ProRAW files to HEIC inside Apple Photos on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — up to 10× smaller, with edits, albums, favorites, and metadata kept intact. Free for 50 conversions a day; unlimited for $19.99 once or $9.99/year.

Download on the App Store IPHONE · IPAD · MAC — FREE TO START. UNLIMITED $19.99 ONCE · ★ 5.0 · 7 APP STORE RATINGS

68 GB freed on a typical 2,500-photo library.

52.4 MB CR3 → 5.8 MB HEIC · visually identical

Three steps, inside Photos.

01

Select your RAWs

Pick any photos in Apple Photos and open the Share sheet. RawToHEIC is right there.

The iOS Share sheet in Photos with the RawToHEIC action
02

Confirm the estimate

See how much space you'll get back before anything happens, and decide whether the originals stay or go.

RawToHEIC's confirmation showing the estimated savings
03

Keep using your phone

Conversion runs in the background with a Live Activity. Albums, edits, and favorites stay exactly where they were.

The finished conversion in RawToHEIC with freed-up space

See the full feature list →

Your originals, protected.

Deleting originals is opt-in, per batch — and even then, nothing is removed until the converted photo is written to your library and verified.

  • A RAW is never deleted before its HEIC is saved and verified.
  • Cancel any time — finished photos stay, pending ones stop.
  • Everything happens on your device. No uploads, no analytics, no account.

Every RAW your camera shoots.

CR3 · CR2 · CRW · ARW · SR2 · NEF · NRW · RAF · ORF · RW2 · PEF · 3FR · FFF · DNG / ProRAW · JPEG · PNG · TIFF · HEIC

See every format we convert →

Requires iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or macOS 15 Sequoia.

What photographers are saying.

Accidentally had phone in RAW. This solved it…

Well, thanks to the BING search engine A.I. recommending this, this became the fasted in-app purchase I have ever made. My camera got set to RAW accidentally earlier this week. I could not find an easy way to convert, and let a robot give me all kinds of options. This program seemed to be the easiest. I tried it and it went so well, I bought the full version instantly. It can also compress PNG screenshots down to HEIX saving space, which is a nice bonus. I have screenshots going back to 2007 or whenever that feature first came to the iPhone ;-) Nice job. I need to figure out how to filter by PNG, as it let me select screenshots twice, converting HEIC to HEIC. Since it showed the same before/after size, I assume it didn’t really reconvert… but the UI was not clear on what it was doing.

App Store · United States

Easy and simple

Claiming back screenshots space in 3 taps 🚀

App Store · Australia

Free up 50GB in minutes

Was running out of space after shooting in JPEG-XL Lossless for a long time. Instead of deleting old photos and/or setting my iPhone Camera to a lower quality setting I can keep shooting RAW, edits the ones I like, and easily convert the rest to jpeg with this app. What a time and storage saver! Also the developer is very friendly and responds to bug reports promptly.

App Store · Australia

Try it free, go unlimited when you're ready

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Free

  • 50 free conversions a day, on the house.
  • Unlimited: $19.99 once — or $9.99/year.
  • One purchase for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
  • No account, no ads, no analytics.
Download on the App Store

5.0 · 7 APP STORE RATINGS

Questions, answered.

What formats does it support?

Canon CR3, CR2, and CRW; Sony ARW and SR2; Nikon NEF and NRW; Fujifilm RAF; Olympus ORF; Panasonic RW2; Pentax PEF; Hasselblad 3FR and FFF; Adobe DNG and iPhone ProRAW — plus JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and HEIC files.

Will it delete my RAW originals?

Only if you ask it to. Deleting is a per-batch choice, and a RAW is removed only after its HEIC is saved and verified in your library. Deleted originals stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days.

Does it work with iCloud Photos?

Yes. Originals download automatically if they aren't on your device, and converted HEICs sync like any other photo.

What about edits made in Photos?

Edits carry over. The converted photo keeps your adjustments exactly as they look in Photos.

Does it preserve HDR?

Yes. RawToHEIC writes an HDR gain map into the converted HEIC, so photos keep their pop on HDR displays.

Is my data collected?

No. Conversion is entirely on-device. The app has no analytics, no account, and no tracking of any kind.

One-time purchase or subscription?

Your choice. The app is free for 50 conversions a day; unlimited is $19.99 once (yours forever) or $9.99/year — one purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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