.heic file: how to open it on Windows
39 Windows apps register the .heic extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.
About the format
- Format
- HEIF image
- Abbreviation
- HEIF · High Efficiency Image File
- MIME type
- image/heif
- PRONOM identifier
- fmt/1101
Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).
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qViewAn image viewer designed with minimalism and usability in mind.
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qView NightlyqView is an image viewer designed with minimalism and usability in mind.
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JarkViewerA simple image viewer.
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WIC for HEICWindows Imaging Component for HEIC files
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