There are thousands of apps to help you convert your image files regarding changing the format or the image size. But, macOS Monterey will help you convert any image file without requiring any third-party apps. This is one of the new quick actions introduced and doesn’t need to install any software. It helps you convert heic, which is the default format for taking photos in macOS, to png, one of the most widely used formats. It also helps you change image size, rotate, and choose to preserve the metadata of an image file right from the finder. Check here how to quickly convert images in finder macOS.
macOS: How to Quickly Convert Images in Finder?
Here is a quick and effective way to convert Images in Finder:
Start by selecting any image file or photo that you wish to convert.
Then right-click on the selected image.
A small-menu box pops up. Search and click on the Quick actions option from the menu bar.
Then click on the convert image option.
You have 2 different options here. You can choose to convert image format or image size, or both.
You can also choose to remove or preserve the image’s metadata if you wish. It means you can get the complete info of the image if you choose to preserve the metadata.
Then a copy of the original version with the changes ensures that the original version remains intact.
Using this method, you can convert either a single image or multiple images. If you want to convert multiple images, simply select all the images you wish to convert.
Then repeat the same above process to convert those images.
Quick action tools
We all use different image formats. And all the different image formats will offer you different options. Some image formats may offer you fewer options while others can offer more. You can find all the quick actions under extensions in system preferences.
If you are looking for ways to convert the images into another format other than the ones present in quick actions, then follow the below steps:
First, double-click on the image to open it in preview.
Then click on the file option on the top bar present.
After that, click on export.
You will get some additional options to convert the images as per your wish.
This is how you can use finder to convert images in macOS. Remember that sometimes while you are converting an image, some image formats provide you with additional options, including markup. While you edit your image in this way, you are editing the original image itself. Mac doesn’t provide you with an option to copy an image. Other than this, you can easily convert and save the images in macOS without much effort.
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