HEIC Image Viewer – View HEIC Files Online

Use our HEIC image viewer to easily view iPhone photos. While HEIC files are often difficult to open on non-Apple devices, our online application makes it simple and hassle-free.

📁 Select HEIC files

Drag & Drop your images here

How to open heic image?

1. Upload HEIC File

Drag and drop the HEIC file into our image viewer or simply click the upload button to choose your file from your computer or smartphone.

2. View or Convert

Unlike converters, our online viewer helps you view the HEIC image, saving you time and unnecessary clicks.

3. Download converted HEIC file

If you want to download the HEIC image, simply click the red download button below the displayed image.

What is .HEIC?

.HEIC, or its full name (High-Efficiency Image Coding), is a bitmap image format released by Apple. It is a new format introduced with the iOS 11 operating system for iPhone in 2017. The biggest advantage of HEIC files is their compactness, as they can store a photo of the same quality as JPG with a 50% reduction in file size.

What are the main advantages of our HEIC image viewer?

HEIC File Viewer is designed to save you time. Simply upload the HEIC file, and you can instantly see how the image looks. No technical skills are required. This application is ideal for photographers, graphic designers, or anyone who doesn’t have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac at hand.

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View HEIC Photos or Images Online:

Open and view HEIC photos instantly in your web browser without the need for unnecessary plugins or software installation.

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Convert to Popular Image Formats:

Convert HEIC images to widely compatible bitmap formats like JPG or PNG

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Batch Processing and Cross-Platform Support:

View HEIC files on Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux, or Android with the ability to save time by converting multiple files at once.

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High-Quality Conversion:

Displayed and converted image files retain their original quality, so you don’t have to worry about your HEIC photos looking worse than on your iPhone or other Apple devices.

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Secure and Private:

HEIC images are converted via JavaScript code, meaning your files are not stored on our server. The entire conversion process happens in your browser.

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What can HEIC files include?

HEIC is an image file format, so it typically includes photos, logos, graphics, or images in general.

What are the pros and cons of HEIC files?

PROS

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Small Size but High Quality

HEIC files save space on your device without sacrificing the quality of captured photos. This is achieved through advanced image compression techniques developed by Apple.

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Multiple Image Support

An interesting feature of HEIC files is that they can contain more than one image in a single file.

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Higher Color Depth

Unlike bitmap files, which usually have 8-bit color depth, HEIC images have double that value, offering a higher color depth.

CONS

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Limited Compatibility

One of the main drawbacks of HEIC files is their limited compatibility, as this file type can primarily be opened only on Apple devices with iOS or macOS.

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Potential for Data Loss

The process of converting HEIC files to bitmap files like JPEG may result in a loss of image quality (color depth can decrease from 16-bit to 8-bit), or you may only see one image out of several included in the HEIC file.

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Processing Power Requirements

Encoding and decoding HEIC file formats require a higher amount of processing power. This can be an issue for lower-performance devices.

FAQs

❓ What are JPG and PNG files? - These standard bitmap image files are widely compatible and can be viewed on any device. JPG and PNG are some of the oldest graphic formats, having been in use for decades.

❓ What happens when you use our HEIC file viewer? - The primary purpose of this application is to view HEIC photos, but you can also download and save converted HEIC images as PNG files to your computer, tablet, or smartphone using the red download button. This allows you to use these image formats in graphic editors (Photoshop, GIMP, Illustrator, Corel), or for creating websites, videos, PowerPoint presentations, or simply opening them with a double-click on Windows.

❓ How to open HEIC photos in Windows and Linux - HEIC files cannot be opened on Windows, Linux, Android, or any web browser. Usually, if you download a HEIC image and click on it, nothing will appear. To solve this, you can either find an extension in the Microsoft Store or use our online application, which helps you view and download HEIC images and then use them on any operating system.

❓ HEIC file example - If you need a sample HEIC file for testing, you can find a download link for this file type below.
Download HEIC file

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