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HEIF to PNG Converter

Convert HEIF to PNG online for free. Fast, secure, and high-quality conversion with no sign-up or software required.

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How it works

Three steps to your converted file

Everything happens in your browser tab - upload, pick a format, download. The heavy lifting runs on our servers.

01

Upload your file

Drag and drop, click to browse, or paste a URL. Batches take up to 20 files at once - 230+ input formats across video, audio, image, document, and archive types.

02

Choose an output format

Pick from over a hundred output formats. Filter by category or search by name - every option is open to everyone, no account needed.

03

Convert & download

Hit Convert and grab your download link moments later. Originals are erased when the job completes; results are cleared within about an hour.

What is a HEIF file?

The High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is a container format defined by MPEG-H Part 12 (ISO/IEC 23008-12) tailored for the storage of individual images and image sequences. It is based on the ISO Base Media File Format (ISOBMFF) and separates the container structure from the image encoding, allowing support for various codecs including HEVC (H.265) and AVC (H.264). HEIF supports computational photography features such as auxiliary image items (depth maps, alpha planes), burst photography, and audio metadata.

How to open a HEIF file

HEIF files are natively supported by modern Apple ecosystems (macOS Mojave+, iOS 11+) and Windows 10/11 via specific system extensions. While identical in structure to HEIC, files explicitly using the .heif extension may contain data encoded with codecs other than HEVC. To view these files on unsupported platforms, cross-platform viewers like XnView MP or image manipulation software like Adobe Photoshop (2020 release and later) are recommended.

HEIF Technical Info

Full Name
High Efficiency Image File Format
Developed By
MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
Initial Release
2015
MIME Type
image/heif

What is a PNG file?

Portable Network Graphics (PNG) is a raster graphics file format that supports lossless data compression, created as a patent-free replacement for the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). Standardized as ISO/IEC 15948:2004, PNG utilizes the DEFLATE compression algorithm (a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding) and supports palette-based images, grayscale, and full-color non-palette-based RGB/RGBA images. A defining feature is its alpha channel support, allowing for variable transparency levels, unlike the binary transparency of GIF. It does not support animation but offers gamma correction and interlacing via the Adam7 algorithm.

How to open a PNG file

PNG files possess near-universal compatibility across all major operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS) and web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) without requiring additional software. Default image viewers such as Microsoft Photos, Apple Preview, and virtually all graphics editing software including GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, and Paint.NET natively handle the format.

PNG Technical Info

Full Name
Portable Network Graphics
Developed By
PNG Development Group
Initial Release
1996
MIME Type
image/png

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Every HEIF to PNG conversion runs on our servers, so your device stays fast and the output quality stays intact.

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Developer API

Convert HEIF to PNG via API

Automate HEIF to PNG conversions in three steps: create a job, upload your file, then poll for the result.

# 1. Create job
curl -X POST https://api.runconvert.com/v3/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "tag": "heif-to-png",
    "tasks": {
      "upload-file": {
        "operation": "import/upload"
      },
      "convert": {
        "operation": "convert",
        "input": "upload-file",
        "output_format": "png"
      },
      "export-result": {
        "operation": "export/url",
        "input": "convert"
      }
    }
  }'

# 2. Upload your file (use upload_url from the response)
curl -X PUT "$UPLOAD_URL" --upload-file input.heif

# 3. Poll for result
curl https://api.runconvert.com/v3/jobs/$JOB_ID?include=tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your RunConvert API key. Get your free API key at runconvert.com/api.