Container and codec
HEIF is a flexible image container. HEIC commonly refers to HEIF photos encoded with HEVC, including photos produced by Apple devices.
The converter accepts both .heic and .heif files as inputs.
Experimental browser codec
Experiment with local HEIC export.
This experimental encoder writes one 8-bit still image in a local browser worker. It is for compatibility and performance testing, not archival use.
Experimental output is limited to 12 MP, transparency is flattened to white, metadata is removed, and compatibility is not yet guaranteed. Source files still stay on this device.
Experimental local encoder
Files stay on this deviceConvert to HEIC
Drop images here
Choose one or more image. Nothing is uploaded to WebP Cloud.
Experimental HEIC output is limited to 12 MP, flattens transparency to white, and removes metadata. Do not rely on it for archival workflows yet.
Accepted inputs: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, ICO, SVG, TIFF, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, and HEIF. ICO uses its largest high-depth image; TIFF uses the first page; HEIC/HEIF uses the first top-level still image. Metadata is not preserved.
One experimental still image
The encoder runs in a dedicated browser worker and writes a single 8-bit HEVC-compressed image into a HEIC container.
Alpha, EXIF, GPS, image sequences, depth data, and auxiliary images are not preserved.
1. Choose a test image
Use an image at or below 12 megapixels. Transparent pixels will become white.
2. Encode in a worker
The experimental codec loads only after conversion starts and keeps heavy work off the page thread.
3. Verify elsewhere
Open the result in Apple Photos or Preview and keep the original source file.