iPhone Photos and Videos That Open Everywhere — Converted on Your Device
Your iPhone saves photos as HEIC and videos as MOV. Windows, Android, many websites and your colleagues' laptops can't open them. Recast turns them into JPG, PNG, WebP, MP4, WebM, MP3 or GIF right in your browser — no app to install and no upload.
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The problem
You copy photos from your phone and Windows shows blank icons. A form rejects your picture because it is HEIC. The video you recorded won't play for a friend, is too big for WhatsApp or email, or you only need its sound. Online converters want you to upload private photos and videos to a server, show ads, cap you at a few files, and make you wait in a queue. Installing a converter just to open one photo feels like too much.
How Recast (HEIC & MOV Converter) works
- Drop photos or videos onto Recast, or paste them — HEIC, AVIF, WebP, PNG, JPG, MOV, MP4, WebM, MKV and sound files.
- Choose what you want: JPG, PNG or WebP for photos; MP4, WebM, GIF, MP3 or WAV for videos.
- Recast converts on your device — you can watch the progress of each file.
- Download each file, share it, or with Pro get everything in one .zip.
What you get
- HEIC on every deviceiPhone HEIC and HEIF photos become JPG, PNG or WebP on Windows, Android, Chromebook or Mac, decoded by libheif running in your browser.
- MOV to MP4 that plays everywhereVideos are re-encoded to H.264 and AAC when your browser can, or simply re-packaged in seconds with no loss when that is enough.
- Sound out of any videoSave just the audio as MP3 or lossless WAV — voice notes, lectures, songs from your own videos.
- Compress to fit (Pro)Pick 8, 10, 16, 25, 50 or 100 MB and Recast chooses the bitrate so the video fits WhatsApp, email or Discord, with resolution and quality controls.
- Trim and GIF (Pro)Cut the part you want and turn it into an MP4, a sound file or a looping GIF.
- Folders, batches and PDF (Pro)Drop a folder of thousands of photos and videos and save the results straight into a folder on Chrome or Edge, keeping sub-folders and skipping files already done, or download one .zip of any size. Resize photos in the same step, or combine them into a single PDF.
- Remembers your setupSave the settings you use for WhatsApp, email or your website as named presets and switch with one tap. With Pro, watch a folder: one tap converts only the photos and videos added since last time.
Private by design
Recast never uploads anything. HEIC decoding, video transcoding and ZIP packing all run in your browser on your device, so your photos and videos are never copied to a server. By default Recast keeps the date taken, camera and lens in JPG files and removes GPS location; you can keep everything or remove everything. There is no account, no tracking and no queue — and after the first visit, Recast works offline.
Free vs Pro
What's new
v1.3.0 · 2026-09-25
- Presets: save your settings under a name, such as “Email: JPG 2048 px, no GPS”, and switch with one tap (1 free, unlimited with Pro)
- Share all: one tap sends every converted file to the share sheet — on iPhone choose “Save Images” to put them straight into Photos. On a computer, one tap downloads them all
- Pro: watch a folder — pick it once, then one tap converts only the files that are new since last time (Chrome and Edge on a computer)
- A shareable card shows how much space you saved — and that 0 bytes were uploaded
- Bigger buttons on each file, and clearer messages when a browser cannot read a video (HEVC is only mentioned when it really is HEVC)
v1.2.0 · 2026-09-24
- iPhone photos keep their full Display P3 colour — bright reds, oranges and greens are no longer dulled
- Faster batches: several photos convert at the same time, and big resizes run in the background without freezing the page
- Progress bar with speed and time left, Pause and Resume, and one tap to retry files that failed
- iPhone and iPad (Safari): very large photos are fitted to the browser's size limit instead of coming out blank
- New versions arrive by themselves: the app reloads when you're not using it, or shows a Reload button
v1.1.0 · 2026-09-24
- Drop or choose a whole folder; sub-folders are kept in the results
- Date taken, camera and lens stay in your JPG files; GPS location is removed (you choose)
- Files already in the right format are kept as they are — no re-compression
- Max quality setting with full colour detail, and sharper resizing with no moiré
- Pro: save straight into a folder (Chrome, Edge) and skip files already done; very large videos and .zip files are written to disk, not memory; compress-to-size now always stays under the size you pick
v1.0.0 · 2026-09-24
- HEIC/HEIF photos to JPG, PNG or WebP on any browser
- MOV, MP4, WebM and MKV videos to MP4 or WebM, plus sound to MP3 or WAV
- Progress for every file, share or download each result
- Pro: unlimited batches in one .zip, photos to PDF, resizing, compress-to-size, trim and GIF
- Everything on your device — works offline after the first visit; 15 languages
FAQ
Is Recast free?
Yes. Photo conversion to JPG, PNG and WebP, video to MP4 or WebM and sound to MP3 or WAV are free for up to 10 files at a time and videos up to 2 minutes, with no watermark and no account.
How do I open HEIC photos on Windows?
Drop them into Recast in any modern browser and save them as JPG or PNG. The conversion happens on your computer; nothing is uploaded.
Why does a video say my browser cannot decode it?
Some browsers cannot read HEVC (H.265) video, which iPhones use for many recordings. Safari, Edge, and Chrome on a Mac usually can. Recast tells you instead of producing a broken file.
Is the quality reduced?
A photo that already has the format and size you chose is kept as it is. Other photos are re-encoded at the quality you choose; at 100% colour keeps full detail (4:4:4). For videos, "MP4 · keep quality" only changes the container when possible, which loses nothing; other options re-encode.
Does it keep the colours of iPhone photos?
Yes. iPhone photos use the wider Display P3 colour range. Recast notices it and keeps it in the JPG, PNG or WebP it makes, so bright reds, oranges and greens look the same as on your phone. Ordinary photos stay in standard sRGB. PDF pages use standard colour.
Can I convert many files at once?
Yes. Free converts 10 at a time, and one tap on “Share all” sends them all to your phone's share sheet (on iPhone, “Save Images” puts them in Photos) or downloads them all on a computer. Pro has no limit and saves everything in one .zip or straight into a folder.
Can Recast remember my settings?
Yes. Set things up once — for example JPG, 2048 px, no GPS — tap “Save these settings” and give it a name. Next time, tap the preset and drop your files. The free version keeps one preset; Pro keeps as many as you like. Presets stay on your device and are included in your backup file.
How do I save all the converted photos to my iPhone's Photos?
Convert the photos, then tap “Share all”. The iPhone share sheet opens with every file; choose “Save Images” (or “Save Videos”) and they go straight into Photos. If there are too many for one share, Recast shares them in groups.
Can Recast convert new photos in a folder automatically?
With Pro on Chrome or Edge on a computer, choose “Watch a folder” once. Recast converts what is there, remembers it, and next time a single tap converts only the new files. It only reads the folder when you tap — nothing runs in the background and nothing is uploaded.
Can Recast handle 10 GB at once?
Yes, with Pro on Chrome or Edge on a computer: choose a folder to save into and each file is written as soon as it is ready, so memory stays flat however many files there are. If the tab is closed, run the same folder again and Recast skips files already done. Other browsers download files or one .zip, written to your browser's storage on disk first.
How much is Pro?
One dollar, once. Pro adds unlimited batches with a .zip, photos to PDF, resizing, videos of any length, compress-to-size, quality and resolution, trimming and GIF. No subscription.