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Free HEIC to PDF converter

HEIC to PDF, straight from the iPhone

Drop your HEIC photos and get a PDF in seconds. Each image is decoded and re-encoded at quality 92, the rotation stored in the photo is applied automatically, and nothing leaves your browser. Up to 60 photos per document, each up to 50 MB.

HEIC is the default camera format on every iPhone since iOS 11 — great for storage, frustrating when you need a PDF. Safari opens HEIC by itself; in Chrome, Edge and Firefox the page downloads a HEIC decoder from this site the first time you add a HEIC photo, then decodes every photo right here in the tab.

  • 100% free
  • No signup
  • No upload
  • 60 photos per PDF
  • iPhone-ready
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Runs in this tab — no server, no account, no queue

Have a mix of formats, not just HEIC? The image to PDF converter handles them all. Working with camera JPEGs? JPG to PDF copies each JPEG in untouched.

How to convert HEIC to PDF

Four steps, no install, and the same result whether you brought one photo or sixty.

  1. Add your HEIC photos

    Drop them on the box above, click it to browse, or paste from the clipboard with Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on a Mac). Up to 60 images per run, 50 MB each. JPG, PNG, WebP and other formats can go in the same batch. In Chrome, Edge or Firefox the first HEIC takes a moment longer while the page downloads its HEIC decoder.

  2. Arrange the page order

    Thumbnails read left to right, and that is the page order in the finished PDF. Arrows move one image at a time, Sort A→Z reads numbered filenames the way you count (IMG_2 before IMG_10), and Reverse flips the whole batch.

  3. Choose the page layout

    A4 or US Letter centres each photo on a standard page with a 0, 5, 12 or 20 mm margin. Fit to photo makes the PDF page match the image instead. Leave quality on Original for the sharpest result, or pick Smaller file if the PDF has to clear an upload cap.

  4. Convert and download

    Press Convert to PDF. The progress bar names each file as it is processed, then the download button shows the page count and finished size. Untick “All photos in one PDF” beforehand to get one PDF per photo, zipped together.

Why HEIC exists and why it needs converting

Apple adopted HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) as the default camera format starting with iOS 11 and the iPhone 7. The format uses the HEVC codec to compress photos to roughly half the size of a JPEG with no perceptible quality loss — a big win for phone storage.

The trade-off is compatibility. Windows Photo Viewer, many web browsers, email clients, government form portals and HR upload fields still expect JPEG or PDF. Converting HEIC to PDF solves the compatibility problem and wraps multiple photos into a single, universally accepted document.

Orientation — no sideways photos

An iPhone does not turn the pixels when you shoot in portrait: the HEIC is stored sideways, with a rotation in the file that tells viewers which way is up. Converters that ignore it produce sideways or upside-down pages. Here the rotation — and a mirror flip, where the file has one — is applied as the photo is decoded, by Safari or by the page's own decoder in other browsers, and the upright picture is what goes into the PDF. Portrait photos stay portrait.

Technical specifications

Input formatHEIC/HEIF (primary), plus JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, AVIF
HEIC decodingSafari decodes HEIC itself. Chrome, Edge and Firefox use libheif, compiled to WebAssembly and downloaded from this site (about 1.5 MB) the first time a HEIC is added
Re-encode qualityJPEG quality 92 (Original) or 72 (Smaller file)
Re-encode ceiling16 megapixels per page — 24 MP and 48 MP photos are scaled down to fit
Bit depth8 bits per channel — a 10-bit HEIC is reduced to 8
OrientationThe rotation and mirroring stored in the photo are applied — portrait photos stay upright
Several pictures in one fileOne page per file; in Chrome, Edge and Firefox that is the file’s main picture, and the list notes how many pictures the file holds
Batch limit60 images per PDF, 50 MB per image
Output formatPDF 1.7 — one image per page, no password, no watermark
Default pageA4 with a 5 mm margin; Fit to photo and US Letter also available
Output modesOne combined PDF, or one PDF per image delivered as a .zip
Processing locationThis browser tab — no file is sent to a server at any point
PriceFree — no signup, no watermark, no daily quota

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert HEIC to PDF?
Drop the HEIC file on the box at the top of this page and press Convert to PDF — the download link appears seconds later. No account, no email, no software to install. Add more photos before converting and each one becomes a page of the same document.
What is HEIC?
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is the default photo format on iPhones and iPads since iOS 11. It uses HEIF encoding to store photos at roughly half the file size of JPEG with no visible quality loss. The catch is that many websites, email clients and Windows apps still cannot open HEIC files directly.
Does converting HEIC to PDF lose quality?
A PDF cannot hold HEIC as it is, so each photo is decoded and re-encoded as JPEG — at quality 92 in Original mode, where JPEG compression is not visible in a photograph, or 72 in Smaller file mode. Pages are capped at 16 megapixels: a 12 MP photo keeps its full resolution, while the 24 MP and 48 MP photos newer iPhones take are scaled down to fit. A 10-bit HEIC comes out at 8 bits per channel, the depth a JPEG holds.
Can I combine multiple HEIC files into one PDF?
Yes — that is the default. Add up to 60 photos, leave “All photos in one PDF” ticked, and each image becomes one page in the order the thumbnails show. Untick it instead and you get a separate PDF for every photo, delivered together as a single .zip download.
Does this work on Windows?
Yes. Chrome, Edge and Firefox on Windows cannot open HEIC by themselves, so the first time you add one, the page downloads its HEIC decoder (libheif, about 1.5 MB) from this site and decodes the photo inside the tab. Nothing is uploaded, and the HEIF and HEVC extensions from the Microsoft Store are not needed.
Is there a file size or page limit?
60 images per run and 50 MB per image. There is no daily quota, no paid tier and no waiting in a queue — the conversion runs on your own processor, not on a remote server, so the only real ceiling is your machine’s memory.
Can I mix HEIC with other image formats?
Yes. JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP and AVIF can all go into the same batch alongside your HEIC files. Each image becomes one page regardless of its format.
Are my HEIC files uploaded anywhere?
No. Every step — decoding the HEIC, laying out pages and writing the PDF — happens inside this browser tab. No file, filename or metadata leaves your device. The only network activity a HEIC causes is in Chrome, Edge and Firefox, the first time you add one: the page downloads its HEIC decoder from this site, and nothing from your photos goes with it. You can watch that in the network panel of your browser’s developer tools. In Safari, which decodes HEIC itself, you can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and convert anyway.

About this HEIC to PDF converter

This tool is part of JPGtoPDF, a free browser-based image-to-PDF converter. Safari decodes HEIC files with its own image pipeline; Chrome, Edge and Firefox cannot, so there the page runs libheif, an open-source HEIC decoder compiled to WebAssembly, inside the tab. Either way each photo is then laid out on a PDF page and encoded as JPEG via the /DCTDecode filter.

Because decoding happens locally, your photos never leave your device. There is no server queue, no daily quota, and no reason to create an account. The limits are 60 photos per PDF, 50 MB per photo and 16 megapixels per page — a larger photo is scaled down to fit.

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