I do not want to use the converter that the phone provides for conversions of heic to jpeg. Instead I wish to transfer the photos from my phone to my pc and make the conversions there. I also am leery about free programs because of several requirement requests for their use.
I found IMazing which sounds great but was created for iPhone. I have posted another question on this particular program.
Samsung notes can convert to jpeg or PDF, I use this all the time because when I need to print a picture on my home printer the picture needs to be converted first and my S24 Ultra gives me the option of using Samsung notes to open the photo then from there you can tap the three dot menu on the top right corner and you'll see a save as image function if you tap that you get the option to save as JPEG or .img and PDF is there somewhere also. There's no reason to be leery of a Samsung in-house app that's already built into your phone regardless if you want it or not. I would be much more leery of free PC programs that have access to your photos and folders on your desktop or laptop.
I'm sorry actually, you must save it as PDF first in Samsung notes then you can open it in its PDF form and convert it to whatever you need after that using what I said above in the menu for Samsung Notes.
I read windows has a built in feature, quoted More options) button in the top-right corner, then select "Export" > "JPEG" as the format. This will convert and save the selected .heic files as .jpg in a separate folder.
In Windows, go to the Windows Store and do a search for heic. You will find several heic to jpeg converters. You can select a free version with a decent user feedback rating and install it on your PC.
