HEIF

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:

Zoner Photo Studio

Apple Photos

Associated software actions with the heif file

Open

Software applications that can open heif files:

Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)

Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)

Edit

Software applications that can edit heif files:

Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)

View

Programs for viewing heif files:

Zoner Photo Studio (Microsoft Windows)

Apple Photos (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Convert

Software apps that convert heif files:

HEIC Converter (Microsoft Windows)

iMazing HEIC Converter (Multiplatform)

Import

Software apps that import heif files:

CopyTrans HEIC for Windows (Microsoft Windows)

Krita (Multiplatform)

Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)

Export

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)