LanguageHEIF
High Efficiency Image File Format
File type: Bitmap image file
A heif file extension is related to the High Efficiency Image File Format, a picture image format, developed by Moving Picture Experts Group.
What is heif file?
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: September 4, 2024
The heif file extension is associated with the High Efficiency Image File Format, a picture image file format based on HEVC (High Efficiency Video Compression - H.265), developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) in 2013.
The heif file contains:
- Image Items
- Image Derivations
- Image Sequences
- Auxiliary Image Items
- Image Metadata
The HEIF images requires less storage space than JPG images without quality loss.
MIME types:
image/heif
image/heif-sequence
How to open heif file?
Use compatible tools to view content of *.heif files.
How to convert heif file?
The *.heif files can be exported to other picture image file formats.
Suggested software to open heif file:
Associated software actions with the heif file
Software applications that can open heif files:
Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit heif files:
Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)
Programs for viewing heif files:
Zoner Photo Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Apple Photos (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that convert heif files:
HEIC Converter (Microsoft Windows)
iMazing HEIC Converter (Multiplatform)
Software apps that import heif files:
CopyTrans HEIC for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Krita (Multiplatform)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export heif files:
Krita (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print heif files:
Zoner Photo Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Apple Photos (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)