What are HEIC files?
HEIC format is designed by Apple in 2017 with the introduction of iOS 11. It stands for High Efficiency Image Container, which works well with Live Photos. Such HEIC files require less storage space than JPG/JPEG files of equal quality.
However, HEIC format may run into compatibility issues because JPG/JPEG format is still the most common and widely used format. So, how to view iPhone HEIC images on other devices like Android devices and Windows PCs? How to share your HEIC pictures online with others? Apeaksoft Free HEIC Converter is your answer! It can help you convert HEIC to JPG/JPEG/PNG without any quality loss, and it's totally FREE!
| HEIC | JPG | PNG | |
| Full Name | High Efficiency Image File Format | Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format | Portable Network Graphics |
| Definition | The HEIC format, which stands for High-Efficiency Image File Format, is a modern image file format designed to provide improved compression, higher image quality, and smaller file sizes compared to the traditional JPEG format. | JPG is a file type developed by JPEG, also referring to the Joint Photograph-ic Experts Group. It is a standard for professional photographers. | PNG is a bitmap graphics format that is losslessly compressed. The goal of PNG development is to improve and replace GIF as a format suitable for network transmission. |
| MIME | image/heif, image/heic, image/heif-sequence, image/heic-sequence | image/jpeg | image/png |
| Support Color Bit | 16-bit color images | 8-bit grayscale images and 24-bit color images | 24-bit RGB and 32-bit RGBA colors |
| Format Type | Image Container Format | Lossy image format | Lossless image format |
| File Size | Small | Medium | Big |
Apeaksoft Free HEIC Converter guarantees you a 100% free HEIC conversion. With the adoption of efficient technology, it can help you convert HEIC to JPG/JPEG/PNG on Windows or Mac computer in no time.
This free HEIC converter enables you to convert HEIC images in batch to improve efficiency and save time.
You can upload multiple HEIC files or an HEIC folder at your will.
In addition to free batch HEIC conversion, you can adjust the quality of the output image files freely. So, you can choose lossless HEIC conversion and lossy HEIC conversion according to your needs. Meantime, it can keep the EXIF metadata of HEIC files optionally.
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Perez
I receive many pictures from my friend's iPhone 8, but my iPhone 5s cannot read them. I found your freeware, and converted the almost 50 images to JPG, and now I can open them easily.
Wilson
This free software is safe and trust-worthy, there is no bundled software when installing. And the interface is simple and friendly. Batch conversion saves a lot of time.
Phoebe
There are many, many companies out there selling software that does this. Even the "free" versions require you to install their app. This is great. Quick. Free. No installation of anything needed.
FAQs
What types of images can be converted by Apeaksoft Free HEIC Converter?
Apeaksoft Free HEIC Converter can convert HEIC/HEIF images to JPG/JPEG/PNG.
Why should I convert HEIC to JPG/PNG?
The HEIC format is designed by Apple and files in HEIC format can only be viewed on devices running iOS and MacOS. So if you want to view HEIC files on Windows or Android devices, which don't support HEIC formats, you need to convert HEIC to JPG or PNG to display the files.
How to convert HEIC to JPG with Apeaksoft Free HEIC Converter?
You just need to upload one or more of your HEIC images to this free software, and select JPG as the output format, then you can start converting HEIC to JPG within seconds.
Will I lose metadata in the conversion?
When converting HEIC images with Apeaksoft Free HEIC Converter, you can choose to keep the EXIF metadata.
Does HEIC reduce quality?
Compared with JPG/PNG format, images in HEIC format occupy a small amount of space while have higher quality than pictures in JPG and PNG formats.
Batch convert HEIC files to JPG/JPEG/PNG on Windows or Mac for free.
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