HEIC to PDF
Convert iPhone HEIC photos directly into a PDF.
HEIC or HEIF · or drag and drop · max 50 MB each
HEIC to PDF converts HEIC and HEIF photo files into PDF documents directly in your browser. HEIC is the default photo format on iPhones and iPads since iOS 11 — every photo you take on an Apple device is stored in HEIC unless you've changed the camera settings. The format produces excellent image quality at roughly half the file size of JPEG, but it creates a practical problem: many systems outside the Apple ecosystem don't support it. Windows users need to install a codec pack to view HEIC files. Most online forms, HR portals, and document submission systems reject HEIC uploads. Email attachments in HEIC format may not open for recipients on Windows or Android. Converting to PDF solves all of these compatibility problems at once — PDF is universally supported on every platform and accepted everywhere. iSavePDF handles the conversion entirely in your browser using pdf-lib and heic-convert, with no file ever sent to a server. The tool is free with no account required and no watermark on the output.
Step by step
How to heic to pdf on iSavePDF
Open HEIC to PDF on iSavePDF
Go to isavepdf.com/heic-to-pdf in any modern browser — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. No app installation or account is required. If you're on an iPhone or iPad, you can use this tool in Safari directly from your device to convert photos before sharing them.
Upload your HEIC or HEIF files
Drag one or more HEIC or HEIF files onto the upload zone, or tap to open your device's photo picker. Each file can be up to 50 MB. Uploading multiple files creates a multi-page PDF with one photo per page — useful for compiling a set of photos (property damage photos for an insurance claim, ID documents, progress photos) into a single document.
Arrange the photo order if needed
If you uploaded multiple HEIC photos, drag the thumbnails to set the order they'll appear in the PDF. The first image will be page 1, and so on.
Convert
Click Convert. The tool decodes the HEIC image data in your browser, places it onto a PDF page sized to the photo's natural dimensions, and writes the PDF locally. No upload occurs at any point. Conversion typically takes a second or two per photo, depending on the photo's resolution.
Download the PDF
Click the download button to save your PDF. To verify no file was transmitted, open browser DevTools (F12), go to the Network tab, and re-run the conversion — you'll see no outbound requests carrying your photo data.
How it works
How HEIC to PDF works
Drop your HEIC photos
Pick HEIC files directly from your iPhone Files app or AirDrop transfer — no JPG conversion step needed.
Reorder if needed
Drag thumbnails or use the up/down arrows to set the page order. Each photo becomes one PDF page.
Download the PDF
Each HEIC is decoded to high-quality JPEG and embedded in the PDF — generated entirely in your browser.
When to use it
Common use cases
Submitting iPhone photos to forms and portals that reject HEIC
Insurance claim forms, property management portals, HR systems, legal document submission platforms, and government forms almost universally require JPEG or PDF photo uploads and reject HEIC. If you've taken photos on your iPhone to document something — damage, a property condition, a health issue, an incident — converting them to PDF first makes them submittable anywhere. Because these photos often contain sensitive personal information, converting locally without a server upload matters.
Sharing photos with Windows and Android users
When you AirDrop or email a HEIC photo to a Windows PC or Android device, the recipient may not be able to open it without installing additional software. Converting to PDF before sending eliminates the compatibility problem — everyone has a PDF viewer, and the photo looks exactly as it does on your iPhone. This is particularly common when sharing photos professionally: project progress, property condition reports, event coverage.
Compiling photo evidence into a single document
Insurance claims, incident reports, property inspections, and legal matters often require submitting multiple photos as a single document. Uploading ten separate HEIC photos to a form is tedious and often not supported. Converting them all to a single multi-page PDF creates a clean, sequenced document that's easy to submit, easy to reference, and clearly organised. Each photo becomes a page, in the order you set.
Creating a portable photo archive
A PDF containing HEIC-sourced photos is smaller than an equivalent JPEG PDF because HEIC's superior compression carries through. For archiving a set of photos — a property inspection, a medical before-and-after, a project milestone — a single PDF is more manageable than a folder of individual image files, easier to search by filename, and compatible with every document management tool.
Why iSavePDF
The privacy-first way to heic to pdf
HEIC photos from iPhones frequently contain personal content — family photos, medical documentation, ID documents, property inspections, financial records photographed for reference. Uploading these to a third-party conversion service means the photos travel to a server you don't control and may be retained, cached, or processed in ways you can't verify. Apple's own privacy principles around HEIC content are well-established; extending that caution to conversion workflows is sensible.
iSavePDF converts HEIC to PDF entirely in your browser using heic-convert (for HEIC decoding) and pdf-lib (for PDF creation). Your photos are read from your device, decoded and placed onto a PDF canvas in your browser's memory, and saved to your downloads folder. Nothing is transmitted to any server. You can verify this using browser DevTools — open the Network tab and run a conversion to see that no file content is transmitted. The tool is free and supported by display advertising, not by processing user content.
Tips & limits
Tips for the best results
AirDrop from iPhone to Mac, then convert on Mac
If you need to convert many HEIC photos and want the fastest experience, AirDrop them from your iPhone to your Mac first, then open isavepdf.com/heic-to-pdf in Safari or Chrome on the Mac and batch-convert them. The Mac's processor handles the conversion faster than the iPhone browser.
iOS can share photos as JPEG instead of HEIC
If you frequently need to share iPhone photos with non-Apple systems, consider switching your camera to JPEG in iOS Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible. You'll get larger file sizes but universal compatibility without needing conversion. HEIC conversion is the solution for existing photos already saved in HEIC.
Live Photos only capture the still frame
HEIC files that are iPhone Live Photos contain a still image and a short video clip. The conversion tool captures only the still image frame — the video component is not included in the output PDF. This is the expected behaviour for a document conversion.
Combine with Compress PDF for large batches
A PDF containing many high-resolution iPhone photos can be large. After converting, run the output through iSavePDF's Compress PDF tool to reduce the file size for emailing or uploading. The visual quality of photos at email-appropriate compression is still excellent.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Yes — completely free with no account, no watermark, and no limits on the number of photos you convert. iSavePDF is funded by display advertising.