Even if you have no intention of opening HEVC encoded videos, you must have both codecs installed to open HEIC files in Windows. HEVC (short for High-Efficiency Video Coding) is another efficient format that iPhones use to store videos.īut there’s a catch although HEIF Image Extensions is completely free, HEVC Video Extensions costs $0.99. If you have Windows 10 version 1809 or later installed, you can open HEIC files by installing two codecs from Microsoft - HEIF Image Extensions and HEVC Video Extensions. How to Open HEIC Files in Windows 10 With Codecs # If you want to open HEIC files on Windows, you must either download the relevant codecs or convert them to a compatible format manually.

iCloud for Windows, for example, does not sync your HEIC images in a PC-compatible format. But if you use an iPhone and a PC, you are bound to collide heads with a HEIC file sooner rather than later. Due to compatibility issues, iOS automatically converts HEIC images to JPG whenever you share them with other apps.

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