

But at least you can view the images on your Windows machine.įor now and until HEIC sees more widespread support, it's probably best to keep both CopyTrans HEIC and iMazing HEIC Converter on hand.

Photoshop and even Paint will throw an error. This won't allow you to open it in just any program, unfortunately. It's aptly named CopyTrans HEIC for Windows.Īfter you download and install the program, you will be able to view HEIC images within Windows Photo Viewer. of course, the HEIC and HEIF 'codec' are available in the Microsoft Store, but thats not a solution for a Windows server. The company behind CopyTrans, an alternative backup utility for iPhones, iPads and iPods, created a plugin that brings native support for HEIC to Windows. Pictureflect Photo Viewer is a free image viewing app for Windows 10 with an optional Pro upgrade, offering a minimalist fullscreen photo viewing experience. So, with this HEIC picture file format Apple is pushing, Im stuck trying to find a solution to open those pesky files in a RDSH environment hosted on 2016 server.

How to open HEIC in Windows Photo Viewerįor Windows users, there is at least one more option. At 95 percent, most of the images I converted to JPG were double the size of the same HEIC image. Select whether you want to convert the images to JPG or PNG, uncheck the box next to Keep EXIF data if you don't want to remove it, then drag the slider next to Quality to select how much quality you want the converter to preserve. Then drag and drop all the HEIC images into the converter. To use iMazing HEIC Converter, download and install the program.
