Why are my HEIC photos rotated in other tools?

HEIC stores orientation as metadata. Tools that ignore it show the photo sideways. This converter reads the orientation and rotates the pixels before placing them on the page.

Does it work on Windows without codecs?

Yes. Decoding happens in the browser page itself, not in Windows, so no HEVC extension is needed.

Live Photos and bursts?

The main still image of each HEIC file is used; the video part of a Live Photo is ignored.

PDF Tools

HEIC to PDF

Name: HEIC to PDF
Author: Miikka

Photographed a document with your iPhone? Drop the HEIC files here and get a PDF that opens on Windows, Android and in any email client.

By Miikka · CalcBrew · Updated Sep 24, 2026

Runs in your browser — files never leave your device.

Drop HEIC files here

or click to browse · paste from clipboard · up to 100 MB each

Select files

Options

Page size

Orientation

Margin

Quality

Higher quality means a larger file. 80–90 is invisible in most photos.

Why convert HEIC to PDF

iPhones save photos as HEIC, which Windows and most web forms cannot read. Converting the photos to a PDF solves the compatibility problem and bundles the pages in one go — no detour through JPG.

HEIC is decoded on your device with a WebAssembly decoder, then each image is stored in the PDF as a high-quality JPEG. Orientation from the phone’s metadata is applied so pages are not sideways.

How to convert HEIC to PDF

Drop HEIC file onto the box above, click it to browse, or paste from the clipboard.
Adjust the options if you need to — the defaults suit most cases.
Press Convert. The work happens on your device, so speed depends on your computer or phone.
Download the PDF — individually or all at once.

About the formats

HEIC · High Efficiency Image Container · .heic

The default photo format on iPhone and iPad since iOS 11: about half the size of JPG at the same quality, but poorly supported outside Apple devices.

HEIC stores images with the HEVC (H.265) codec; a container can hold several images, such as a Live Photo or burst.
Windows needs a paid HEVC extension to open HEIC files, and many websites and forms refuse them.
iPhone can be set to shoot JPG instead: Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible.

PDF · Portable Document Format · .pdf

The fixed-layout document standard: looks the same on every device and printer, which is why forms, invoices, contracts and reports are shared as PDF.

A PDF can contain vector text, embedded fonts, images, form fields, annotations and digital signatures.
Scanned PDFs are just pictures of pages; they need OCR before the text can be searched or copied.
PDF is an open ISO standard (ISO 32000) since 2008.

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Cite this calculator

APACalcBrew. (2026). HEIC to PDF. https://calcbrew.com/heic-to-pdf

MLA“HEIC to PDF.” CalcBrew, 2026, calcbrew.com/heic-to-pdf.

Link to https://calcbrew.com/heic-to-pdf. Results are estimates; cite the underlying formula or data source for academic work.