HEIC Viewer

Drop an iPhone HEIC file and see the photo — no conversion, no upload, no install. Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, anywhere with a modern browser.

Drop a HEIC file here

or click to browse

Accepts: .heic, .heif

What this is

Most operating systems can't open HEIC files. Windows asks you to buy a codec. Some Android phones refuse to show them. This page decodes the HEIC inside your browser and shows it to you. The photo never leaves your device.

How it works

The page loads libheif, the same decoder Apple uses, compiled to WebAssembly.
Your HEIC file is read into memory and decoded to pixel data.
The pixels are painted onto a canvas you can see.
Nothing is uploaded.

If you want to keep the photo as JPG

After previewing, click "Download as JPG" to save a copy. Or use the dedicated HEIC to JPG converter for batches.

If the viewer can't open your file

Some "HEIC" files are actually short Live Photo videos with a .heic extension. If you see an error, try renaming the file to .mov and opening it in a media player.