HEIC to TGA Converter

What HEIC to TGA conversion does

Convert a HEIC photo from your iPhone into TGA directly in your browser, with your choice of 24-bit (no alpha) or 32-bit (with alpha) output — a format that's stayed a working standard in game development and texture pipelines long after most consumer photo formats moved on.

How to convert HEIC to TGA

1. Choose a HEIC file.
2. Choose whether to include the alpha channel (32-bit) or not (24-bit).
3. Select Convert & download.
4. Save the .tga file from your browser downloads.

Why use this conversion

Game engines, texture-authoring tools, and older graphics pipelines often specifically expect a .tga file rather than a compressed phone format like HEIC — converting turns any iPhone photo into an asset those tools can import directly.

Transparency and output quality

TGA lets you choose 24-bit or 32-bit output. Because HEIC/HEIF is treated as an alpha-capable format here, 32-bit is selected by default — even though most ordinary iPhone camera photos are fully opaque, so 24-bit shaves off a little size without visibly changing a typical photo. This tool writes an uncompressed true-color TGA (image type 2) rather than a run-length-encoded variant, so — like most uncompressed formats here — the output is larger than the HEVC-compressed HEIC source.

Privacy and local processing

• Processing occurs locally in the browser.
• Files are not uploaded to Looty Tools for conversion.
• Converted files remain on your device.

Limits and known issues

• Input: HEIC/HEIF (.heic, .heif) only, up to 25.0 MB and 8,192 px per side.
• TGA support drops off outside game engines and texture-authoring tools — most everyday OS photo viewers won't open a .tga file without a plugin, so it isn't a general-purpose substitute for a HEIC photo.
• A multi-image HEIC — a burst or Live Photo — produces one TGA per captured frame, delivered as a ZIP when there's more than one; every decoded image is kept.
• Metadata is not preserved in the downloaded file.

Related tools

• HEIC to AnyConvert HEIC photos into multiple common output formats.
• HEIC to BMPConvert HEIC photos to uncompressed BMP bitmaps.
• HEIC to TIFFConvert HEIC photos to TIFF for print and archival use.

HEIC to TGA FAQ

Why convert HEIC to TGA?

Game engines, texture-authoring tools, and older graphics pipelines often specifically expect a .tga file rather than a compressed phone format like HEIC — converting turns any iPhone photo into an asset those tools can import directly.

Should I use 24-bit or 32-bit TGA?

32-bit is the default here, since HEIC/HEIF is treated as an alpha-capable format — though most ordinary iPhone camera photos are fully opaque. 24-bit composites any transparent pixels onto a white background instead, the same convention used for JPG output, and trims a little size.

Is TGA output compressed?

No. This tool writes an uncompressed true-color TGA (image type 2), so the file is larger than the HEVC-compressed HEIC source.

What happens with a multi-image HEIC file?

Each image inside a multi-image HEIC — a burst or Live Photo — becomes its own TGA file. A single-photo HEIC downloads one .tga; a burst or Live Photo downloads a ZIP with one TGA per captured image, never just the first one.

Are my files uploaded?

No. Conversion runs locally in your browser and does not upload your file to Looty Tools servers.

What is validated before conversion?

The file must actually be a HEIC/HEIF container — the tool checks the ISO-BMFF ftyp brand, not just the filename or extension, before decoding.