iPhone photos won't upload to Artifact Uprising?
If your iPhone photos look fine on your phone but they aren't uploading to Artifact Uprising, the issue is usually the file format. iPhones save photos as HEIC by default; converting them to JPG takes 30 seconds and works on every photo service.
Convert your iPhone photos to JPG, free.
Drop them in. Get JPGs back in seconds. Files stay on your device — nothing uploads anywhere. Free for up to 50 photos.
Convert iPhone photos →Why Artifact Uprising does this
Apple changed iPhone's default photo format to HEIC in 2017. HEIC files take up less space on your phone, which is great for storage. JPG remains the format every photo service accepts without exception — converting HEIC to JPG is the single fix that gets your photos uploading everywhere.
Artifact Uprising's mobile website accepts HEIC photo uploads. Their desktop website accepts JPG and PNG. If you're designing your photo book on a laptop or desktop computer, converting HEIC photos to JPG first lets you upload them through the desktop editor.
What to know about Artifact Uprising specifically
Artifact Uprising's photo books are popular for premium gifts and milestone keepsakes — wedding albums, baby's first year, family yearbooks. The desktop editor is where most of the design work happens because the layouts benefit from the larger screen. Converting HEIC photos to JPG before opening the desktop editor keeps your design flow uninterrupted.
The fix in three steps
- Drop your iPhone photos into the converter at heictojpg.dev
- Wait a few seconds — the conversion happens entirely in your browser
- Download the JPG files (or all of them as a zip), then upload them to Artifact Uprising. They'll work.
Why this is safe
- ✓ Files stay on your device — the conversion happens right in your browser
- ✓ No accounts, no email signup, no marketing
- ✓ Free for up to 50 photos. $5 once for unlimited if you have hundreds.
- ✓ EXIF data preserved — chronological photo book order stays correct