Convert CR2 to JPG

Convert CR2 to JPG from any Canon EOS camera. Drop your CR2 files, pick a quality and download JPEGs. Your photos are never uploaded.

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What is CR2?

CR2 stands for Canon RAW version 2. Canon cameras used it from the mid-2000s until 2018, when the EOS M50 brought in CR3. A CR2 file is built on the TIFF structure. It holds the raw sensor data plus the camera's own JPEG version of the shot. If your RAW photos come from a Canon DSLR released before 2019, they are almost certainly .CR2 files.

Which Canon cameras shoot CR2?

Canon EOS DSLRs released before 2019 save RAW photos as CR2. That includes the 5D series up to the 5D Mark IV, the 6D and 6D Mark II, the 7D and 7D Mark II, the 80D and earlier models, the 1D X and 1D X Mark II, and Rebel or Kiss bodies such as the Rebel T7i (800D), Rebel SL2 (200D) and Rebel T7 (2000D). EOS M mirrorless models from before the M50 use CR2 too, as do RAW-capable PowerShot compacts like the G7 X and G7 X Mark II. Newer Canon cameras write CR3. Use the CR3 to JPG converter for those.

What's inside a CR2 file?

Next to the RAW sensor data, a CR2 file stores EXIF metadata such as camera, lens, exposure and date. It also holds a small thumbnail and a JPEG preview that Canon saves at the photo's full resolution. This converter pulls out that full-size preview. So a CR2 file usually becomes a JPG with the same pixel dimensions as the original photo.

How the CR2 to JPG conversion works

CR2 files carry a JPEG preview made by the camera. It is the image you see on the camera screen after you take the shot. This tool finds the largest embedded JPEG, decodes it and saves it again at the quality you choose, from 1 to 100 with 85 as the default. There is no RAW development step, so even a large batch converts fast. Your original CR2 files are not changed.

What the JPG will look like

The preview uses the settings from when the photo was taken, such as white balance and Picture Style. So the JPG looks like an in-camera JPEG, not a flat RAW rendering. Its pixel size matches the embedded preview. EXIF metadata such as capture date, exposure settings and GPS location is not copied. For exposure, colour or white balance edits, develop the RAW in Canon's Digital Photo Professional or Lightroom.

How to convert CR2 to JPG on Windows and Mac

The fastest way is this page, which works in any browser. Your computer and Canon's own software can also change a CR2 file to JPG:

In any browser: drop the CR2 files above, press Convert all, then download the JPGs one by one or as a ZIP.
Mac: open the CR2 in Preview, choose File > Export, set Format to JPEG and click Save. The Photos app can also export RAW photos as JPEG.
Windows: install Microsoft's free Raw Image Extension from the Microsoft Store. Then the Photos app and File Explorer can show CR2 files.
Canon Digital Photo Professional, free for EOS owners: select the images, then use File > Batch process to save them as JPEG.
Lightroom Classic: select the photos, choose File > Export and set Image Format to JPEG.

Should you keep the CR2 or the JPG?

A JPG is 8-bit and compressed. It is ideal for sharing, printing and uploading, but it leaves little room to fix blown highlights or change colour later. The CR2 keeps all the sensor data, and that is what RAW editors work from. Converting never changes the original file. Most photographers keep the CR2 files as master copies and use the JPGs wherever a normal image is needed.

Before you start

Input: CR2. Output: JPG. The settings appear before anything runs, so you can check them first. Your original file is never changed.

Local AI tools may download a model before the first run and can use a lot of memory. The output can contain mistakes or gaps, so review it before you rely on it.

Keep the original until you have opened and checked the result. The work happens in this browser tab, so the size you can handle depends on your device's memory, your browser and the file itself.