Windows
Mac OSWhat is the HEIC file format?
A file with the .HEIC extension is a file known as High Efficiency Image Format. It belongs to the Raster Image Files category. This format is associated with Moving Picture Experts Group.
The reliable way to open a .HEIC file is with software that recognises this exact format, rather than guessing from the file name. If you are not sure what created a file, our file identifier can read its first bytes and name the real format, even when the file has been renamed.
This page lists 8 programs that open .HEIC files. A fully verified, hand-written description of this format is being prepared; until then, the details on this page are drawn directly from our database.
Format details
in a nutshellFULL NAMEHigh Efficiency Image Format
DEVELOPERMoving Picture Experts Group
CATEGORYRaster Image Files
Programs that open HEIC files
iOS1 app
HEIC conversions
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