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Convert heic image files

Apple's camera format. Half the size of JPG for the same detail. HEIF, a container that usually holds HEVC-compressed video frames. It is built around HEIF's items and properties model, so one file can hold a burst, a depth map and a thumbnail. That is the format you end up with when something needs to look the same on every screen, which is why it keeps turning up in getting an iphone photo onto a windows pc. From here it can become PDF, JPG and PNG, and the conversions run on your own device, so the file is never uploaded anywhere.

At a glance

Source
HEIC
Where it runs
Your browser
Cost
Free, unlimited
Account
Not needed
HEIC

Converter

Universal converter

On device

Drop one or more heic image files.

or select heic image

Your file never leaves this browser

    About the format

    Apple's camera format.

    HEIF, a container that usually holds HEVC-compressed video frames. It is built around HEIF's items and properties model, so one file can hold a burst, a depth map and a thumbnail.

    Where it is good
    • Around 50% smaller than JPG at the same quality
    • Supports 10-bit HDR, depth and transparency
    • The native format on every recent iPhone
    Where it falls short
    • Windows and older Android versions cannot open it at all
    • Some websites silently reject the upload
    • A lossy format, so repeated saves still cost quality
    You will find it on
    iPhones, iPads, modern Android cameras, Adobe apps

    The thing people miss

    If a HEIC file will not open on your computer, it is almost certainly the missing codec rather than a broken file.

    Where it goes next

    Getting an iPhone photo onto a Windows PC

    Real jobs

    What people are actually doing with HEIC

    Getting an iPhone photo onto a Windows PC

    Shrinking a photo library without losing visible quality

    Preparing images for a platform that only takes JPG or PNG

    How to

    Converting a HEIC file

    1. 01

      Add your heic image

      Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.

    2. 02

      Pick what you want it to become

      Every format this file can become is listed in the switchboard. Pick one and the converter opens with sensible defaults already set.

    3. 03

      Download the result

      Your converted file downloads straight to your device. Nothing was uploaded, so there is no file to delete from a server afterwards.

    Also available

    HEIC converts into

    PDFPDF documentJPGJPEG imagePNGPNG image

    Related

    Related conversions

    Convert any image to a PDFJPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, GIF, BMP, SVG and AVIF all become one document, one image per page.

    Questions

    HEIC conversion questions

    How do I convert HEIC to another format?

    Add your heic image file to the drop zone, choose the target format, adjust the options if you want to, and press convert. The finished file downloads immediately.

    Is my file uploaded anywhere?

    For most conversions, no. They run entirely inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device.

    Do I need an account?

    No. There is no signup step, no email capture and no usage counter. Open the tool, convert the file, close the tab.

    Will there be a watermark or a page limit?

    Neither. On-device conversions produce a clean file with no branding and no cap on pages, size or number of files.