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HEIC Files

Updated over 9 months ago

HEIC files

The High Efficiency Image Container (HEIC) is a recent image file format. It was developed in 2017, and all iPhones and Mac computers have supported it since.

HEIC is a useful picture format for both the hobbyist and the professional photographer. It preserves high image quality while being only half the size of a traditional JPEG image. But there’s a downside — few devices and apps outside of Apple products can open HEIC image files, making sharing them difficult. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution to this problem.
To open HEIC files, you will need to converter such as iMazing

https://imazing.com/converter

Once installed, open the app and drop or upload your file:


choose your file format, usually jpg or PDF, then click 'Convert'


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