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?
- Nothing is lost, but nothing is gained either. PDF stores exactly what HEIC hands over, including the gaps HEIC left behind when it compressed. No tool can bring those back, and the file grows several times over. This conversion makes sense for editing, not for quality.
- How many files, and how large?
- Up to 50 files at a time, 50 MB each. No sign-up, no watermarks.