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HEIC to PDF Converter

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Convert iPhone HEIC photos to PDF format instantly

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HEIC to PDF
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Processing limits
  • Decoded images: 12,000 px per side, 40 MP each, 100 MP in total.
  • These are memory budgets, not upload limits — a large file is only ever read by your own browser.
Tool Details
Input formatsHEIC, HEIF
Output formatPDF
Max file size25 MB
Max files20
Max batch size100 MB
Decoded image limits

12,000 px/side · 40 MP each · 100 MP total

ProcessingLocal
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Privacy First

Your files are processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server.

How do I convert an iPhone HEIC photo to PDF?

Add the HEIC or HEIF photos from your iPhone or iPad, pick a page size, margin, and quality, then convert and download the PDF. Each photo is decoded in the browser, re-encoded as JPEG, and placed on its own page, either in one combined document or as separate PDFs. No Apple device, iCloud account, or extra app is needed.

About the HEIC to PDF Converter

Use this HEIC to PDF converter to turn iPhone and iPad photos into documents that are easier to print, archive, or share. Add one photo or a batch, choose the page size, margins, and image quality, then create one multi-page PDF or separate files. Conversion runs in your browser, so the original HEIC or HEIF photos stay on your device.

  • Combine iPhone photos of receipts or paperwork into one ordered PDF for expenses or records.
  • Turn a batch of HEIC images into separate PDFs before sharing them with people who cannot open HEIC files.
  • Create print-ready PDF pages from HEIC or HEIF photos with a chosen page size, margin, and quality.

How to use the HEIC to PDF tool

  1. 1

    Upload HEIC, HEIF files

    Select HEIC, HEIF files from your device or drag files into the upload area.

  2. 2

    Choose settings

    Choose settings such as Page Size, Orientation, Quality before processing.

  3. 3

    Convert to PDF

    Run the HEIC to PDF tool to create the PDF output.

  4. 4

    Download the result

    Download the finished file. The original file stays on your device and is not uploaded.

Why will nothing else open your HEIC files?

HEIC is the High Efficiency Image Container, the format iPhones and iPads have shot by default since iOS 11. It stores comparable image quality in noticeably less space than JPEG, which is why Apple adopted it, but support outside the Apple ecosystem is still patchy — plenty of Windows apps, web forms, printers, and older document systems simply reject the file. Converting to PDF sidesteps all of that, because a PDF opens anywhere.

Does converting HEIC to PDF lose quality?

There is one re-encoding pass, and the quality slider controls it. HEIC cannot be embedded in a PDF directly, so each photo is decoded and written as JPEG before it goes on the page. At the default setting the difference is not visible at normal viewing size; raise it for photos you intend to print, and lower it if you are batching many photos and care more about the final file size than fine detail.

Can you convert a batch of iPhone photos at once?

Yes. Select up to 20 HEIC or HEIF photos, then decide the output shape: leave the combine option on to get one multi-page PDF with the photos in the order you arranged them, which suits expense reports and paperwork, or turn it off to get a separate PDF per photo, which suits sending individual images to people who cannot open HEIC. One caveat — for a multi-image HEIF container, only the first image is converted.

Are my files uploaded when converting HEIC to PDF?

No, and this matters more than usual for phone photos. HEIC files from an iPhone typically carry EXIF metadata including the GPS coordinates where the shot was taken. Conversion happens locally in your browser, so the original never reaches a server, and because each photo is decoded and re-encoded on its way into the PDF, the camera details, timestamps, and location data are dropped rather than published along with the document.

For HEIC to JPG, PNG, or batch conversion, our sibling site Unheic specializes in HEIC and runs entirely in your browser as well.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a HEIC file?
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is the space-efficient photo format used by default on many iPhones and iPads. It usually stores comparable image quality in less space than JPEG.
Can I combine multiple HEIC photos into one PDF?
Yes. Add the photos in the order you want, keep the combine option enabled, and the HEIC to PDF tool creates one multi-page document.
Can I make a separate PDF for each HEIC image?
Yes. Turn off the combine option to create a separate PDF for every selected HEIC or HEIF file.
Are my HEIC photos uploaded during conversion?
No. Decoding and PDF creation happen locally in your browser, so the selected photos are not sent to a conversion server.
Is EXIF or GPS metadata kept in the PDF?
No. Each HEIC photo is decoded and re-encoded during conversion, which strips EXIF data such as camera details, timestamps, and GPS location. Only the image itself ends up in the PDF.
Do multi-photo HEIF files work?
Only the first image in a multi-image HEIF container is converted. This is a limitation of the in-browser HEIC decoder; export such photos individually on your device first.

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