Learn how to view both HEVC and HEIF files on Windows 11/10. HEIF (High-Efficiency Image format ) is a file type for photos used by iPads and iPhones having iOS 11.

You can view and edit HEIC files in Windows’ built-in Photos app, but you may have to tell your computer that you want to use Photos to open this type of file.

Open File Explorer and locate the HEIC image you want to convert. Right-click on the file, go to Open with, and select Photos from the sub-menu.

Second, converting .HEIC files to .JPGs is even easier. Right-click on your .HEIC image and use the new option in Windows’ context menu, “Convert to JPEG with CopyTrans,” to do just that.

So we need an easy of converting HEIC files on a Mac to the more common and universal JPEG/JPG format. Luckily, it’s easy to both open an HEIC file on a Mac, and convert it to JPEG.

You can use GIMP or another free converter software or an online tool to convert HEIC or HEIF images to PDF format on your Windows PC.

You can convert Apple's HEIC files to PDF on a Mac or Windows computer using the free Convertio website.

After the iOS 11 update, iPhones now use HEIC images by default. The new standard isn't widely supported yet. Here's how to deal with HEIC images on your Windows machine.

Converting a HEIC file to JPG only takes a few steps on Windows 11 and you can do it via the operating system's native apps or via a free web app. Here's how.