How to convert HEIC to PDF
- Choose your files. Click Select File or drag your HEIC files into the upload box. You can add many at once.
- Pick the settings. PDF is already selected as the output format. The conversion starts as soon as a file is added.
- Download. Each file appears in the list when it is ready. Download them one by one, or all together with Download all.
Why convert HEIC to PDF?
Forms, visa portals and offices often ask for documents as PDF. If you photographed a receipt, ID or certificate with an iPhone, converting the HEIC to PDF gives you a file every portal accepts.
When to keep the HEIC
Keep the HEIC photo as well. The PDF is meant for sending and printing; if you need the picture again for editing or sharing, convert the original instead of the PDF.
Tips for the best result
- Each image becomes one PDF page, the same size as the image, so nothing is cropped or stretched.
- The photo is stored without extra compression, so the PDF can be large. If a portal has a size limit, convert HEIC to JPG first, then JPG to PDF, which keeps the JPG compression and makes a much smaller PDF.
- Several photos? Convert them together, then Download all gives you one PDF with every photo as a page, or separate PDFs.
Common problems and fixes
- The PDF is too big to upload.
- Use HEIC to JPG with Resize set to Max 1920px, then convert the JPG to PDF. The result is usually well under 1MB.
- The page is very large when printed.
- The page is the size of the photo. Choose Fit to page in the print dialog to print it on A4 or Letter paper.
HEIC
HEIC – High Efficiency Image Container
HEIC is the format iPhones and many recent cameras use for photos. It keeps files roughly half the size of JPG at similar quality, but it is not supported by most browsers and many apps, so photos are often converted to JPG or PNG before sharing.
More HEIC conversions PDF
PDF – Portable Document Format
PDF is the standard format for documents that must look the same on every device. It preserves layout, fonts and images, but is difficult to edit.
More PDF conversions Converting HEIC to PDF
- Your HEIC file is converted on our server and the PDF result can be downloaded straight away.
Also available as Image to PDF Converter, which accepts JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, JFIF, GIF, BMP, TIFF, AVIF files.
Related guide
- How to open HEIC files on WindowsiPhone photos are HEIC files that Windows often cannot open. See why, how to convert HEIC to JPG for free, and how to make your iPhone save JPG instead.
Frequently asked questions
Can I combine several iPhone photos into one PDF?
Yes. Add all the photos, convert them, then choose Download all and pick One PDF: every photo becomes a page, in the order of the list.
Is the text in the PDF searchable?
No. The PDF contains the photo as a picture; text in it cannot be selected unless you run text recognition (OCR) software.
How do I convert HEIC to PDF?
Click Select File or drop your HEIC file onto the upload box. The converted PDF appears in the list below with a download button. You can add many files at once and download them together as a ZIP.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no watermark. To keep the service available for everyone there is a 95MB limit per file and a cap on how many files one connection can process in a short period.
Are my files stored?
Your upload is used only to make the converted file. Images are processed in memory; other files are written to a private temporary folder that is deleted as soon as the conversion finishes. Nothing is kept after the result has been sent back.
Will quality drop?
For images, a little, by design: the image is re-encoded at the Quality you choose (default 75%). Audio and video are re-encoded with high-quality settings; documents keep their text and layout as far as the target format allows. Converting never restores detail that is already missing from the original.
How this works: your file is uploaded over HTTPS and converted on this server with open-source engines (libvips for images, FFmpeg for audio and video, LibreOffice and Pandoc for documents, Calibre for ebooks, Ghostscript and Inkscape for PDF and vector files). Images are processed in memory; other files use a private temporary folder that is deleted as soon as the conversion finishes.