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PixHeic

Open .HEIC files right here

Someone sent you a photo your computer refuses to open. Drop it below and look at it in a second — no codec purchase, no software install, and no copy of your photo on anyone else's server.

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Drop a HEIC photo to view it

or pick one from your device — previews appear below in seconds

Supports .heic and .heif from iPhone, iPad and modern Android cameras

Nothing open yet. Added photos appear here, and full previews render above.

Why your computer will not open a .heic file

HEIC wraps HEVC-compressed image data, and HEVC carries patent licensing costs. That is why Windows ships without the decoder: opening a HEIC in Windows 10 or 11 first requires the HEIF Image Extensions from the Microsoft Store, which in turn lean on the HEVC Video Extensions that most people have to buy. Chromebooks, older Linux desktops and plenty of web apps simply have no support at all.

This viewer sidesteps the whole problem. It carries its own decoder — a WebAssembly build of libheif — so the photo is decoded by the page rather than by your operating system. Nothing is installed and nothing is purchased.

If you want to keep a copy that opens everywhere, each preview has a download button that saves it as a JPG. To convert several at once, use the HEIC to JPG converter or the batch converter.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to install anything to view HEIC files?
No. The decoder loads with the page as WebAssembly, so any current browser can display a HEIC here — including on machines where Windows Photos, Explorer thumbnails and Preview all fail. Nothing is installed on your system and no Microsoft Store purchase is needed.

Is my photo uploaded when I view it?
No. Decoding happens in a Web Worker on your own device, and the preview you see is drawn from pixels that never left the tab. The only network request the page makes is for its own code, which is why viewing keeps working if you go offline after the page has loaded.

Can I view Live Photos and bursts?
The still image opens normally. A HEIC from a Live Photo or a burst can hold several frames, and the viewer shows the primary one — the frame your phone treats as the photo. The motion component lives in a separate video file that your phone stores alongside it, and is not part of the HEIC.