Convert HEIC to PDF Online — Free
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to PDF — two-step browser flow (HEIC → JPG → PDF) that produces shareable, printable PDFs from iPhone receipts, documents, or photo collections.
Direct converter coming soon
Convert your HEIC to JPG first, then use Image to PDF to combine.
Open HEIC to JPG Converter →How to convert HEIC to PDF
- 1
Add your HEIC file
Drop or select a .heic file. Files up to 50MB process locally in your browser — nothing uploaded.
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Run the conversion
First convert your HEIC to JPG using our HEIC to JPG tool (uses a WebAssembly decoder in a Web Worker). Then drop the resulting JPGs into the Image to PDF tool and generate — arrange page order, pick A4 or Letter, set margins. Both steps run entirely in your browser.
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Download your PDF
One click saves the result as a .pdf file. Your original file stays on your device.
Why convert HEIC to PDF?
Sharing or printing iPhone photos as a single PDF — receipts for expense reports, multi-page documents, business card collections, photo packages for a client — is far more practical than emailing individual HEIC files, especially since many recipients' devices can't open HEIC. PDF is the universal document format for signing, archiving, and printing.
Common HEIC to PDF use cases
- Compiling iPhone receipt photos into a single expense report PDF for accounting or reimbursement
- Turning iPhone photos of a printed document (menu, handout, whiteboard) into a PDF for sharing with colleagues
- Packaging iPhone event photography into a shareable PDF album for family or clients who don't use iCloud
- Creating a PDF portfolio from iPhone-shot product photos for a freelancer or craft seller
What file size to expect
10 iPhone HEICs (each ~2 MB) convert to JPGs totaling 30-50 MB (JPGs are larger than HEICs). Those JPGs combined into a PDF produce a document of roughly 30-50 MB — matching the JPG total plus minor PDF overhead. To shrink, compress JPGs to quality 85 before PDF assembly for a 10-20 MB PDF.
Technical notes: HEIC → PDF
Direct HEIC-to-PDF requires a PDF encoder that can embed JPEG data derived from HEIC; our current flow uses JPG as the intermediate because PDF 1.7 can't embed HEIC natively. The libheif-wasm HEIC decoder runs in a Web Worker; the JPG-to-PDF step uses pdf-lib to assemble the final document. No upload occurs — both steps are browser-local. Apple-specific HEIC metadata (Live Photo movie, Portrait depth, spatial audio) is dropped at the HEIC decode step.
Compatibility and browser support
The resulting PDF opens in every PDF viewer — Acrobat, Preview, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, iOS Files, Android Drive. The HEIC decode step works in any browser that supports WebAssembly (all modern browsers since 2017). First-time use downloads the ~1.5MB decoder, then it's cached.
HEIC vs PDF
| HEIC | ||
|---|---|---|
| File size | Very small (efficient codec) | Varies |
| Quality | Lossy | Preserves layout |
| Transparency | No | Yes (within pages) |
| Browser / app support | Apple ecosystem, limited elsewhere | Universal |
| Best for | iPhone photo storage | Documents, forms, archival |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why two steps?
Direct HEIC → PDF is on our roadmap. PDF 1.7 can't natively embed HEIC, so today we decode HEIC → JPG first (in your browser, with a WebAssembly decoder), then bundle the JPGs into a PDF.
Multiple HEICs into one PDF?
Yes — convert each to JPG in the HEIC tool, then drop all JPGs into Image to PDF and arrange page order before generating.
Will the PDF be small?
Modest in size — a 10-page PDF of iPhone photos is typically 20-40 MB because JPGs from HEIC are larger than the HEICs themselves. Pre-compressing JPGs to quality 85 halves the PDF size.
Can I keep Live Photo animations?
No — Live Photos and Portrait depth are dropped at the HEIC-to-JPG step. PDF is static and can't carry Live Photo animation.
Faster workflow on iPhone itself?
Yes — on iPhone you can select photos, tap Share → Print → pinch-to-zoom to export as PDF. That gives you a single PDF directly without converting through a browser.
Will page rotation be right?
Yes — EXIF orientation from the HEIC carries through to the JPG and is respected in the PDF. Portrait photos display portrait; landscape photos display landscape.