HEIC TO AVIF CONVERTER

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Convert iPhone HEIC photos to AVIF, an open format with comparable compression.

Your file is uploaded only for the moment it takes to convert, then deleted from the server straight away. It is never stored, indexed, or shared.

Same Container, Different Codec

HEIC and AVIF are closer relatives than their names suggest: both store images in the ISO base media file format, the same container MP4 uses. What differs is the codec inside. HEIC wraps HEVC, which carries patent licensing that kept it out of browsers for years, while AVIF wraps AV1, which is royalty-free and is supported everywhere. Compression efficiency is broadly comparable, so this conversion is less about making the file smaller and more about moving a photo out of a format the web never accepted and into one it did.

Privacy Note

This conversion runs on our server. Your file is uploaded only for the seconds the conversion takes and is deleted immediately afterwards — it is never stored, indexed, or shared. Accepted input: HEIC, HEIF, up to 25 MB.

Key Features

  • Royalty-free AV1 codec in place of patent-encumbered HEVC
  • File size stays in the same range — this is a compatibility conversion, not a compression one
  • Accepts both .heic and .heif from any iPhone or iPad
  • Runs server-side; your photo is deleted the moment it is converted

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