This is a general recommendation with any type of file. On the other hand, if the photo wouldn’t be interesting to anyone snooping, there’s no real concern with uploading it to an online service. If the photo has sensitive content, it’s best to leave it on your PC. Warning: While the website below worked perfectly fine for us, we strongly recommend against uploading any private photos (or documents, or videos) to online tools for conversion. Just upload the HEIC file and you’ll be able to download a JPEG. If you don’t want to install any software, you can always use an online conversion tool. Here's the Fix How to Convert HEIC Files to JPEG on the Web RELATED: Windows 10's Photos App Is Too Slow. As IrfanView’s official FAQ points out, IrfanVIew will open HEIC image files as long as you have either CopyTrans HEIC for Windows or the HEIF and HEVC packages installed.įor more information on HEIC support in your favorite image viewing or editing program, perform a web search for its name and “HEIC.” We also love IrfanView as a great, simple image viewer.
For example, Adobe Photoshop can now open these files, although you will have to install both the HEIF Image Extensions package mentioned above and the HEVC Video Extensions software.
More programs are gaining native support for HEIC image files in HEIF format.
