Open and inspect HEIC photos
View an iPhone HEIC photo on any computer or phone, and see what's stored inside it: when and where it was taken, which camera, and whether it's part of a Live Photo. The file is read in your browser and never uploaded.
Drop a HEIC photo here, or click to choose
The photo is read on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
HEIC · HEIF · ≤ 100 MB
What a HEIC file is, and why it won't open
HEIC is the photo format iPhones use by default. It's a HEIF container holding HEVC-compressed images, which is why the files are about half the size of a JPG. Windows needs a paid extension to show them, many Android galleries and Chromebooks can't open them at all, and some apps only show a blank icon. This viewer decodes the photo right in the page, so you can look at it without installing anything.
A HEIC can also carry more than one picture. iPhone photos often include a thumbnail, an HDR gain map that brightens highlights on HDR screens, and in Portrait mode a depth map used for the background blur. The EXIF block records the time, camera and lens settings, and usually the GPS position. Checking it before you send a photo to someone tells you exactly what you're sharing.
Everything inside the photo, at a glance
A viewer and an inspector in one.
See the photo
The HEIC is decoded in your browser and shown upright at full detail. Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
Check the location
See whether the photo carries GPS coordinates, and where they point, before you post or send it.
Date and camera details
Capture time with its time zone, phone model, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and focal length.
Spot Live Photos
Shows whether the HEIC is the photo half of a Live Photo, which means a matching .MOV holds the motion.
Depth and HDR data
Tells you if the file includes a Portrait depth map or an HDR gain map, and how many images it holds.
Nothing is uploaded
The file is read locally. Its metadata, including the location, never leaves your device.
View a HEIC file in three steps
No app, no extension, no account.
Open the HEIC
Drag the file onto the page or click to choose it. HEIC and HEIF files up to 100 MB work.
Look it over
The photo appears with its file details, capture information, location and Live Photo status.
Convert if you need to
Need a file that opens everywhere? Jump to HEIC to JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF with one click.
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Convert your HEIC photos
Save them as JPG for any device, or combine several into a PDF.