Open .heic files online
To open a .heic file in your browser, press Open editor on the photo editor, then choose File > Open and pick your file. On 2026-10-26 we opened an 800 x 500 HEIC (HEVC) file on anyedit.app and it showed as one Background layer with the right size and colors. We drew a brush stroke on it and exported it with File > Export > Export As as PNG: a valid 800 x 500 RGB image with the stroke in it. HEIC is read-only: you cannot save a new .heic. The Export As list offers PNG, JPG, WebP, TIFF, TGA and ICO, and Save As wrote a .psd file, so use this page to view a HEIC and convert it to another format; only PNG export was tested. Our test file was made on a Mac from a simple graphic, not a photo from an iPhone, so we have not checked photo orientation, color profiles, Live Photos or large files. Nothing is uploaded and there is no sign-up.
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| Check | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Listed by the engine | Listed in docs | HEIC photos from iPhone and Mac are read-only in the photo editor (included in official builds). |
| Opened a .heic | Works | An 800 x 500 HEIC (HEVC, 1.9 KB) made on a Mac with the sips tool from a PNG of three color bars, a white square and a yellow circle opened as one Background layer. The document showed 800 px x 500 px, RGB/8. Sampled colors were within one step per channel of the PNG we started from, which is expected for a lossy format. |
| Edited it | Works | We painted a black brush stroke across the orange bar. The stroke showed on the canvas and the document was marked as edited. |
| Exported as PNG | Works | File > Export > Export As > PNG downloaded anyedit-sample.png (16.8 KB). The file command and the macOS sips tool read it as an 800 x 500 8-bit RGB PNG. The orange, navy, teal, white and yellow samples matched the source within one step, and about 5,200 pixels were near black where we painted. |
| Saved as .heic | Not supported | Not possible. The Export As format list is PNG, JPG, WebP, TIFF, TGA and ICO, with no HEIC. File > Save As did not ask for a format: the tab became anyedit-sample.psd and the status bar said Saved anyedit-sample.psd. |
| A photo from an iPhone | Not tested yet | Not tested. Our file is a flat graphic made on a Mac, so we have not checked rotation from the camera, Display P3 color, HDR, Live Photo or multi-image files, or the 12-megapixel size. |
| Phone screen (390 px wide) | Not tested yet | Not tested for this format. |
Our test file open in the photo editor on anyedit.app, 2026-10-26