How to Open a HEIC File in Windows 10
Assuming your PC is up to date, you don’t actually have to do much to open a HEIC file. Here’s what’s involved.
Find the file on your PC. Double-click the file. Through this method, it’s not possible to see a preview of the image like with some other files. It should now open in a Photo Preview window just like any other image file. File won’t open? Download the HEIF Image Extensions add-on from the Microsoft Store.
How to Open a HEIC File in Windows 7 and 8
Opening a HEIC/HEIF file is a little trickier on Windows 7 and 8 since there’s no direct support for the file extension. The best solution is to download a tool called CopyTrans HEIC for Windows. It’s a plugin that opens HEIC files just as easily as any other files, with no further interaction required once you’ve installed the tool.
Visit https://www. copytrans. net/copytransheic. Select Download, then install the software. Double-click a HEIC file to open it.
What Are HEIC Files Anyway?
The HEIC format was adopted by Apple in 2017 as a replacement for the JPEG format. More efficient in terms of size and quality, the HEIC file extension is also known as a HEIF file. It’s been used in the past for Apple’s iPhone Portrait Mode, enabling much higher quality images than a regular JPEG, among other advantages.
