HEIC is the format iPhones use for photos. It keeps photos small, but many upload forms, email recipients and office systems do not open it. A PDF works everywhere: it opens in every browser, prints at the right size, and can hold many pages in one file. This tool turns one HEIC photo, or a whole stack of them, into a single PDF with one photo per page.
All of the work happens in your browser. The photos are read on your device, turned into pages and joined into a PDF there. Nothing is uploaded.
How to convert HEIC to PDF
- Add your photos. Drop HEIC or HEIF files into the box, or click it to choose them. You can pick up to 50 at once and add more later.
- Put them in order. The list shows the page order. Use the arrows to move a photo up or down, and ✕ to take one out.
- Choose a page size. A4 and Letter fit each photo on a paper page with a small margin, turning the page sideways for wide photos. Same as photo makes each page exactly the photo.
- Choose the photo quality. Best keeps the full photo. Smaller file keeps each photo at or under 300 KB, for portals that cap the PDF size.
- Press Make PDF and download. You get one file named
heictosize-photos.pdf.
Which settings to use
| You want to… | Page size | Photo quality |
|---|---|---|
| Upload documents to a portal with a size limit | A4 or Letter | Smaller file |
| Print photos or documents | A4 or Letter | Best |
| Send photos to someone as one file | Same as photo | Best |
| Email a few pages | A4 or Letter | Smaller file |
If a portal says “maximum 2 MB” and you have more than six pages, Smaller file may still be over the limit. In that case, split the photos into two PDFs, or first compress each photo with Compress HEIC to 100KB.
What happens to your photos
Each photo goes through three steps, all on your device:
- Read. The HEIC file is opened by a small program that runs in the browser (WebAssembly). Browsers other than Safari cannot open HEIC by themselves, which is why this step is needed.
- Turn into JPEG. The photo is saved as a JPEG, the image type PDF files understand. With Best quality the photo keeps its full size at high quality; with Smaller file it is brought to 300 KB or less.
- Join into a PDF. The JPEGs are placed on pages without being changed again, and the iPhone color profile goes with them so colors stay the same.
When you close the tab, the photos and the PDF are gone from the page. Nothing was ever sent anywhere.
HEIC to PDF on iPhone, without this site
On an iPhone you can also make a PDF from the Photos app: select the photos, tap Share, choose Print, and save the print preview as a PDF. That works for a few photos, but you cannot pick A4 or Letter or keep the file small. This page gives you those choices and also works on Windows, Android and Mac.
Related
- Convert HEIC to JPEG: one photo as a full-size JPEG.
- Convert HEIC to PNG: one photo as a PNG with no quality loss.
- Compress HEIC to 100KB: one photo under a strict size limit.
- Reduce HEIC file size: pick any size limit.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert HEIC to PDF?
Drop one or more HEIC photos into the box above, put them in the order you want, choose a page size, and press Make PDF. Each photo becomes one page, and you download a single PDF file. Everything happens in your browser.
Can I combine several HEIC photos into one PDF?
Yes. Select up to 50 photos at once, or add more after the first batch. They become pages 1, 2, 3 and so on, in the order shown in the list.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The photos are read and turned into PDF pages on your own device, inside the browser. Nothing is sent to a server, which is why it is safe to use for passports, IDs and contracts.
What page size does the PDF use?
A4 by default, with Letter as the other paper option. On a paper size each photo is fitted inside a half-inch margin and centered, and wide photos get a landscape page. Same as photo makes every page exactly the size of its photo, with no border.
How big will the PDF be?
With Best quality each page is a high-quality JPEG of the full photo, usually about 2–3 MB for a 12-megapixel iPhone photo, so a 10-page PDF can be 20–30 MB. With Smaller file each photo is kept at or under 300 KB, so 10 pages stay around 3 MB or less.
Does it keep the photo's colors?
Yes. iPhone photos use the Display P3 color space. The color profile is carried into the PDF, so viewers that support color profiles show the same colors as the photo.
Does it work on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac?
Yes. It runs in any current browser: Safari, Chrome, Edge or Firefox. You do not need to install an app or change your iPhone camera settings.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no signup, no watermark and no page limit beyond 50 photos per PDF.
Does the PDF keep the photo's location and camera data?
No. The pages are new JPEG images without the original EXIF data, so GPS location and camera details are not in the PDF.
Can I make the PDF searchable?
Not here. The PDF contains the photos as images. To pull text out of a photo, use an OCR tool such as browserocr.com, which also runs in the browser.