View HEIF files on your browser
The container behind HEIC, also used by cameras for photos with more color. Open a .heif or .hif file right here, on any computer.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your file opens at actual size, or shrunk to fit your screen, with its details along the top.
- Actual size, or shrunk to fit
- Drag to pan • Pinch or scroll to zoom
- Fullscreen
- Export • Save as PNG or JPEG
About HEIF
HEIF is the file format MPEG finished in 2015 for storing images with modern video codecs. HEIC is a HEIF with HEVC inside, which is what iPhones save, and many files named .heif hold the same thing.
Cameras from Canon, Fujifilm and Sony can save HEIF photos with the .hif extension, in 10 bit color that keeps more shades than an 8 bit JPEG. Few apps open them, and most browsers can't.
Filepeek decodes HEIF with HEVC inside on its own, in your browser, and shows its bit depth, color profile and EXIF. A HEIF with AV1 inside is an AVIF, which your browser opens by itself.
High Efficiency Image File Format
.heif • .hif
Format
- MIME type
- image/heif
- Made by
- MPEG
- Released
- 2015
Inside the file
- Compression
- HEVC, usually lossy
- Bit depth
- 8 or 10 bit
- Transparency
- Yes
- HDR
- Yes
- Animation
- Image sequences, shown as their first image
Opens in every browser
Safari 17 and later show HEIF by themselves. In Chrome, Edge, Firefox and older Safari, Filepeek's own decoder opens it.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariShows it natively since version 17
Questions
What's the difference between HEIF and HEIC?
HEIF is the container, and HEIC is a HEIF that holds HEVC images. iPhones save HEIC. Cameras often write HEIF with the .hif extension.
Why do cameras save .hif files?
Canon, Fujifilm and Sony use .hif for their 10 bit HEIF photos, which are smaller than JPEG and keep more color. It's the same format as .heif.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. It's decoded inside your browser and stays on your device.
Can I save it as JPEG or PNG?
Yes. Open it, choose Export, then Save as JPEG or Save as PNG.