Copied iPhone photos to your PC and Windows won't open the .heic files? HEIC Image Viewer is a small free app that opens them directly, with no codec setup or conversion, and shows JPG and PNG pictures too.
HEIC photos open alongside common image formats
HEIC Image Viewer displays HEIC images as well as JPG, JPEG, and PNG files. That gives people sorting through photos from an iPhone a way to open HEIC images on a Windows PC, while still using the same viewer for familiar image formats.
HEIC is the default photo format on iPhones and iPads because it stores pictures at roughly half the size of a JPEG with no visible loss. Keeping the originals in HEIC saves disk space, and this viewer lets you look at them without making JPEG copies.
Open and browse photos on a Windows PC
The basic workflow is viewing images on the computer: open a photo in HEIC Image Viewer to see it, including when the file uses the HEIC extension. The program does not require additional configuration before viewing images.
It suits checking a batch of phone photos, or opening pictures that friends send from an iPhone by email or chat.
JPEG and PNG support covers everyday image files
The app is distributed as a Windows app package (version 1.0.3.0, released October 2023) and is free to use.
Pros
- Opens HEIC photos from Apple devices
- Displays JPG and JPEG images
- Also supports PNG files
- Requires no additional configuration to view images
Cons
- Opens only HEIC, JPG and PNG files
- No editing, conversion or slideshow tools
System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 11
Can HEIC Image Viewer open iPhone photos on Windows?
Yes. HEIC photos open directly, without installing extra codecs or converting them first.
Which formats does it open?
HEIC, JPG, JPEG and PNG.
Is it free?
Yes. The app is free to download and use.