HEIC to PDF
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to PDF, one photo per page, inside your browser. Works where the browser can decode HEIC, such as recent Safari.
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About This Tool
HEIC to PDF puts iPhone and iPad photos saved as .heic or .heif into a PDF, one photo per page. Add the files, arrange the thumbnails, choose the page options and select Convert to PDF. Each photo is decoded by your browser, redrawn as PNG and placed on a page with pdf-lib inside the tab, so nothing is uploaded.
The decoding step is the catch. The tool has no HEIC decoder of its own, so it depends on the browser's. Recent Safari on a Mac, and browsers on a recent iPhone or iPad, which all use Apple's WebKit engine, can read HEIC. Chrome, Edge and Firefox on Windows, Android and Linux generally cannot. A quick check is the thumbnails: if they stay blank after you add the photos, the conversion will stop with a Failed to process image error. In that case export the photos as JPEG and use JPG to PDF, or set new iPhone photos to JPEG under Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible.
Because each photo is saved as lossless PNG on the way, the PDF is usually several times larger than the HEIC files; Compress PDF can shrink it. The same re-encoding drops the photo's metadata, including any location, from the PDF. Page Size offers A4, Letter, Legal, A3, A5 and Fit to Image, but Fit to Image counts one point per pixel, so phone photos make very large pages. A4 with scaling keeps them a normal size.
This suits quick records made on a phone, such as photos of a whiteboard after a CAPA meeting or of an equipment label, gathered into one PDF in the order you choose.
How to Use
Open the tool in a browser that reads HEIC
Use Safari on a Mac, or any browser on a recent iPhone or iPad. Other browsers usually cannot decode HEIC.
Add your photos
Drag .heic or .heif files onto Upload Images, or click to browse. Up to 100 can be added in one selection. Check that the thumbnails show the photos.
Order and set options
Drag thumbnails into order, then choose Page Size, Orientation and Margin under PDF Options.
Convert and download
Select Convert to PDF, then Download. A single photo keeps its own name; several are saved as one PDF named after the page count.
Use Cases
Meeting whiteboards
Combine iPhone photos of whiteboards from a root-cause or planning session into one PDF for the meeting minutes.
Equipment labels and tags
Collect photos of serial plates and calibration labels taken on an iPad during a walk-round into a single file.
Sharing photos with Windows users
Colleagues on Windows often cannot open HEIC files at all. A PDF made on a Mac or iPhone opens for everyone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the conversion fail in Chrome or on Windows?
The tool uses the browser's own image decoder, and Chrome, Edge and Firefox generally cannot decode HEIC. The photo never loads and you see a Failed to process image error. Use Safari on a Mac or a browser on a recent iPhone or iPad, or convert the photos to JPEG and use JPG to PDF.
Does it work on an iPhone?
Usually, yes. Browsers on recent versions of iOS and iPadOS use Apple's WebKit engine, which can read HEIC, so the photos load and convert in the tab.
Why is the PDF so much bigger than my photos?
HEIC is a compact format. To place a photo in a PDF the tool redraws it as PNG, which is lossless but much larger. Run the result through Compress PDF if you need a smaller file.
Is the photo location kept in the PDF?
No. Redrawing the photo as PNG leaves its EXIF metadata behind, so GPS coordinates and camera details are not carried into the PDF.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. They are read and converted inside the browser tab on your device.