Convert HEIC to PDF
We turn HEIC into PDF right in your browser — the file never goes to a server.
What you will lose
- Only the first frame survives
How they differ
| HEIC | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lossless | yes | yes |
| Lossy | yes | yes |
| Transparency | yes | yes |
| Released | 2015 | 1993 |
| Author | MPEG | Adobe |
HEIC
Good at
- Half the weight of JPEG at the same quality
- Stores burst frames, depth maps and live photos
- The default capture format on iPhone since 2017
Awkward about
- Opens poorly outside Apple devices
- Patent constraints hold back browser support
- Many sites and forms simply refuse these files
Use it when
- Keeping photos inside the Apple ecosystem
- When you want the most quality per byte
Good at
- Looks the same everywhere: fonts, margins and line breaks are fixed
- The one format any office will accept without argument
- Holds text, vectors and photographs in a single file
Awkward about
- Hard to edit: it is a format for reading, not for changing
- Weight depends on what is inside — a scanned page can weigh as much as a book
- Text inside a scan stays a picture until something recognises it
Use it when
- The document is being sent, printed or filed somewhere official
- The layout must not shift on someone else’s device
- Loose pages need to become one file
Common questions
- Does the file get uploaded to a server?
- No. HEIC → PDF runs right in your browser and the file never leaves your device. It only goes to a server if the browser cannot cope — and then we delete it within a couple of hours.
- Will transparency survive?
- Yes, PDF supports transparency, so semi-transparent edges stay as they were.
- Can I get the original quality back afterwards?
- Yes, PDF supports lossless compression, so you can go back to the original.
- How many files, and how large?
- Up to 50 files at a time, 50 MB each. No sign-up, no watermarks.