🖥️ How to Install ImageMagick on Windows and Batch Convert HEIC to JPG (Step-by-Step Guide)

 

 

🖥️ How to Install ImageMagick on Windows and Batch Convert HEIC to JPG (Step-by-Step Guide)

If you’ve ever transferred photos from your iPhone to your Windows PC, you’ve probably come across the .HEIC format — and realized it doesn’t play well with many apps. 😓

In this tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how to install ImageMagick on Windows and use a simple command to batch convert HEIC files to JPG format — all in just a few minutes!

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📌 Table of Contents

• What is ImageMagick?
• How to Install ImageMagick on Windows
• Enable HEIC Support (if needed)
• Convert HEIC to JPG with a Single Command
• Optional Tweaks: Resize, Quality, Output Folder
• Bonus: Auto-Cleanup and .BAT Script

✅ 1. What is ImageMagick?

ImageMagick is a free and powerful image processing tool used by professionals and developers. It supports almost every image format — including HEIC, JPG, PNG, WebP — and lets you batch-convert images using simple commands. No need to convert files one by one!

✅ 2. Installing ImageMagick on Windows

🧩 Step 1: Download

Go to the official site:
👉 https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php#windows

Download a version that includes Q16-HDRI-x64-dll.exe.

🧩 Step 2: Install with Options

• ✅ Add application directory to your system PATH
• ✅ Install legacy utilities (e.g. convert)

🧩 Step 3: Test the Installation

Open Command Prompt and run:

magick -version

If you see version info, you're all set! 🎉

✅ 3. Enable HEIC Format Support

Some Windows systems can't read HEIC files by default. If .heic thumbnails don’t appear or ImageMagick throws an error, install this:

👉 HEIF Image Extensions – Microsoft Store

✅ 4. Convert HEIC to JPG – Batch Mode

🚀 Step-by-step:

1. Place all .heic files in one folder
2. Open that folder
3. Shift + Right Click → “Open PowerShell Window Here”
4. Enter this command:

magick mogrify -format jpg *.heic

✔️ All JPG files will be saved in the same folder
✔️ The original HEIC files are left untouched

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✅ 5. Optional Features (Advanced)

🔧 Set JPEG Quality

magick mogrify -format jpg -quality 85 *.heic

🔧 Resize Images

magick mogrify -format jpg -resize 2000x2000 *.heic

🔧 Save to Different Folder

magick mogrify -format jpg -path "C:\Users\YourName\Pictures\JPGs" *.heic

Make sure the output folder exists before running the command.

✅ 6. Clean Up Original Files (Optional)

Once you've confirmed everything looks good, you can delete the HEIC files:

del *.heic

⚠️ Warning: This is permanent. Be careful!

✅ Bonus: Create a .BAT File for One-Click Conversion

Create a batch file for quick reuse. Here's a sample:

@echo off
cd /d "C:\Users\YourName\Pictures\HEIC_Folder"
magick mogrify -format jpg *.heic
pause

✅ Final Thoughts

With just a one-time setup, ImageMagick gives you a powerful way to handle HEIC files effortlessly.
Whether you’re organizing photos, editing in bulk, or sharing albums with non-Apple users, converting to JPG makes life much easier!

📝 Let’s Connect

Let me know in the comments if you’d like a version that adds watermarks, resizes by aspect ratio, or sorts files into folders. Happy to help! 🙌

 

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