LivePhotoKit vs Zamzar: Unlimited Free HEIC vs 2/Day Limit
Zamzar gives 2 free conversions per 24 hours, then $12-19/month. LivePhotoKit: unlimited, no upload, no server.
| Feature | LivePhotoKit (Free) | Zamzar (Paid) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, unlimited | 2 free/24hr, $12-19/mo |
| File size limit | None | 200MB (Basic), 2GB (Pro) |
| Conversion speed | Instant (client-side) | Upload + queue + download |
| Live Photo → MP4 | Yes | No |
| Batch convert | Yes, drop multiple files | Yes, but counts against limit |
| Privacy | Files never leave device | Uploaded to server |
Feature by feature: LivePhotoKit vs Zamzar
Here is how LivePhotoKit and Zamzar compare on the things that matter most when you just need to convert HEIC photos and Live Photos:
- Price: with LivePhotoKit you get free, unlimited, whereas Zamzar gives you 2 free/24hr, $12-19/mo. For everyday HEIC conversion this is the difference between an open tool and a metered one.
- File size limit: with LivePhotoKit you get none, whereas Zamzar gives you 200mb (basic), 2gb (pro). It is a small thing on its own, but it adds up across a folder of photos.
- Conversion speed: with LivePhotoKit you get instant (client-side), whereas Zamzar gives you upload + queue + download. It is a small thing on its own, but it adds up across a folder of photos.
- Live Photo → MP4: with LivePhotoKit you get yes, whereas Zamzar gives you no. It is a small thing on its own, but it adds up across a folder of photos.
- Batch convert: with LivePhotoKit you get yes, drop multiple files, whereas Zamzar gives you yes, but counts against limit. It is a small thing on its own, but it adds up across a folder of photos.
- Privacy: with LivePhotoKit you get files never leave device, whereas Zamzar gives you uploaded to server. It is a small thing on its own, but it adds up across a folder of photos.
Two free conversions, then pay
Zamzar offers just 2 free file conversions per 24-hour window. For anyone who shoots photos regularly — especially iPhone users producing HEICs by default — that limit is hit almost immediately. Beyond it, Basic runs about $12 per month and Pro about $19 per month, and both come with file-size ceilings of 200MB and 2GB respectively.
LivePhotoKit flips the model
Instead of uploading, your browser reads the HEIC file locally and converts it with WebAssembly. There are no server costs to pass on, so there is no daily limit, no subscription, and no file-size cap beyond what your own device can hold in memory.
Speed is a different experience
With Zamzar, every conversion is a round trip: upload the file, wait in a processing queue, then download the converted result. On a slow connection or with a large batch, that adds up to minutes. LivePhotoKit skips all of it — the file is already on your device, so conversion starts the instant you drop it in and finishes in a moment.
Privacy by design
Uploading personal photos to a third-party server means trusting that server to handle and delete them properly. LivePhotoKit removes that question entirely: your files never leave your device, so there is no copy on anyone else system.
Live Photos and batches
LivePhotoKit extracts the motion half of an Apple Live Photo to MP4, which Zamzar does not do. It also lets you drop a whole folder of HEICs and convert them together, without each file eating into a daily quota.
When Zamzar makes sense
Zamzar supports hundreds of niche formats that a browser-based tool cannot touch — CAD files, legacy document types, specialized codecs. If you live in those formats, Zamzar earns its fee. But for HEIC to JPG or PNG, and for Live Photos to MP4, LivePhotoKit is faster, free, and private.
FAQ
- Why does Zamzar limit free conversions?
- Zamzar pays for server infrastructure to process uploads, so it caps free users at 2 per day. LivePhotoKit has no server costs — your browser does the work, so there is no cap.
- Can I batch convert with LivePhotoKit?
- Yes. Drop multiple HEIC files at once and convert them all in one session, with no per-file counting.
- Is there a file size limit?
- No. Because conversion is local, the only limit is your device memory, not a server-imposed cap.
- Does LivePhotoKit add a watermark?
- No. Output files are clean JPG, PNG, or MP4 with no watermark and no quality throttling.
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