PNG to HEIF Converter

Turn PNG images into small .heif files with the transparency kept, for Apple and Samsung galleries - want the .heic name iPhones use? Pick PNG to HEIC.

How to convert PNG to HEIF

  1. Add your PNG files. Drop up to 30 PNG images into the box, or browse for them.
  2. Pick the HEIF quality. Quality 85 is close to what phones save. Full colour keeps coloured text and edges crisp.
  3. Adjust if you like. Keep or fill transparency, resize or rename. Every option starts closed.
  4. Convert and download. Press Convert to HEIF. Our server encodes each image and deletes it when you download.

Need a copy that opens everywhere too? PNG to JPG works on every device.

Why convert PNG to HEIF?

HEIF stores an image in a fraction of the PNG size and keeps the transparency.

Apple Photos, Samsung Gallery and many HEIF-aware apps treat it as a native photo.

It is handy for screenshots and artwork you keep in a phone gallery.

PNG vs HEIF

PNGHEIF
CompressionLosslessHEVC (lossy)
Typical size100%10-30%
TransparencyYesYes
Opens onEverythingApple, Samsung, Windows with extensions
BrowsersAllSafari only

Going back? HEIF to PNG.

Good to know

  • Made on our server - browsers cannot write HEIF; the file is deleted after download.
  • Windows needs the HEIF and HEVC extensions to open it.
  • Same file as HEIC, only the extension differs - see PNG to HEIC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop your PNG files into the box, keep quality 85 and press Convert to HEIF.

Yes. Transparent areas stay transparent.

HEIC is HEIF with HEVC images - what this page makes. Only the extension differs.

Yes, briefly - a PNG copy goes over HTTPS to our server and is deleted the moment you download.

Photos and artwork often shrink by 70-90%.

With the HEIF and HEVC extensions from the Microsoft Store.

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