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High Efficiency Image Format
File type: Bitmap image file
Files with heic extension are high quality images in High Efficiency Image File Format, a picture image format, developed by Moving Picture Experts Group.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
File extension heic is related to 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 heic file contains:
The HEIC images requires less storage space than JPG images without quality loss.
HEIC (also known as heif) format is supported by iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra operating systems.
By default, iOS 11 uses HEIC format as a default format to store digital photos. However users can change HEIC format back to JPG by:
Settings → Camera → Formats and select Most Compatible option
heic MIME types:
image/heic
image/heic-sequence
Windows should now recognize HEIC/HEIF format by default.
The .heic files can be exported to other picture image file formats.
Software applications that can open heic files:
Microsoft Windows
Multiplatform
Software applications that can edit heic files:
Microsoft Windows
Programs for viewing heic files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software apps that convert heic files:
Microsoft Windows
Multiplatform
Software apps that import heic files:
Microsoft Windows
Multiplatform
Software apps that export heic files:
Multiplatform
Software apps that print heic files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software applications that handle other tasks involving heic files:
Apple iOS
Until Microsoft decides to add support for HEIF/HEIC pictures to Windows, you have to rely on 3rd p...
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