.HEIF File

The heif file extension is associated with the High Efficiency Image File Format, a picture image file format based on HEVC (High Efficiency Video Compression - H.265), developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) in 2013.

The heif file contains:

• Image Items
• Image Derivations
• Image Sequences
• Auxiliary Image Items
• Image Metadata

The HEIF images requires less storage space than JPG images without quality loss.

MIME types:
image/heif
image/heif-sequence

A heif file extension is related to the High Efficiency Image File Format, a picture image format, developed by Moving Picture Experts Group.

How to open:

Use compatible tools to view content of *.heif files.

How to convert:

The *.heif files can be exported to other picture image file formats.