RECOMMENDED: Click here to fix Windows errors and improve PC performance
By now, you likely know about HEIC image format. If not, HEIC is a relatively new image format which takes about 40% lesser space than the popular JPG image format without compromising on the picture quality.
Moved Permanently. The document has moved here.
Because HEIC takes about half the space of JPG, Apple started using this lesser-known image format in their iPhones and made the image format popular overnight.
Apple iPhone devices running iOS 11 or later have an option to save captured pictures in HEIC instead of JPG to save space. If you own a 32 GB or 64 GB model of iPhone, it makes sense to enable and use the HEIC image format on your iPhone. While iPhone 7 and later versions can automatically convert HEIC to JPG while transferring them to your PC, you might want to keep the original picture format to save disk space on your PC as well. But how do you open those HEIC pictures on a Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 PC as the format is not supported?
Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 do not support HEIC image format out of the box as the HEIC did not exist back then. In fact, Windows 10 1709 and earlier versions did not support HEIC image format. Microsoft brought the support for HEIC only with version 1803 (April 2018 Update for Windows 10) which was released in April 2018.
Open HEIC pictures in Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1
If you are still on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 for some reason and want to open and view HEIC/HEIF image format on your PC, you have no option but to go for third-party tools.
CopyTrans HEIC is a free plugin for Windows operating system to enable PC users to open and view HEIC/HEIF pictures with ease. The good thing is that you can open HEIC/HEIF in your default picture viewer (Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 7 and Windows 8) once the CopyTrans HEIC is installed on your PC. Besides, it will also enable thumbnails for HEIC pictures in Windows Explorer (did not work for us though).
The software not only enables you to view HEIC/HEIF picture but also allows you to convert HEIC to JPEG when required. To do that, right-click on a HEIC/HEIF image format and then click Convert to JPEG with CopyTrans option.
As said earlier, CopyTrans HEIC is a must have software for iPhone users who often backup and view data on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 PCs.
Please note that you won’t be able to open HEVC videos even after installing CopyTrans HEIC plugin on your PC.
Visit the following link to download the latest version of CopyTrans HEIC.
Straightforward and useful utility that allows your computer to preview and display iOS HEIC images just like JPEG files without the need of third party tools
Whether Apple's new HEIC format (short for High-Efficiency Image File) will be fully supported in future version of Windows or not remains to be seen.
However, as a PC user, if you do happen to have an iOS device, then we're sure that the whole HEIC situation might prove to be a bit troublesome, even though you could always go back to shooting JPEG on your iOS device.
Of course, you may already be aware of various useful utilities capable of dealing with the HEIC, however, there's one more that might or should catch your attention, namely CopyTrans HEIC for Windows.
Provides system-wide support for Apple's new HEIC format
In just a few words, once installed on your computer's system, this simple Windows plug-in allows you to view iOS HEIC images natively, using an older version of Windows Photo Viewer (in the case of Windows 10).
And that's not all as it also features fairly useful Explorer integration. More to the point, you can also explore HEIC files by simply looking at their thumbnails, as well as view their EXIF metadata (Properties -> Details).
As efficient and useful as it is unobtrusive
Don't try to look for the app's user interface since there isn't one. However, apart from displaying HEIC files natively and allowing you to view them via the Windows Picture Viewer, right-click any HEIC file and you're bound to discover another noteworthy integration.
In addition to everything else, CopyTrans HEIC for Windows also offers a very convenient way of converting any HEIC file to JPEG and, even better, it works with multiple files as well.
Dealing with HEIC files on your computer has never been easier
Taking everything into account, CopyTrans HEIC for Windows is definitely a must-have for anyone that has trouble dealing with HEIC files from his or her iOS device on any Windows computer.
It boasts a very interesting mix of features, acting both as a HEIC viewer and a simplistic HEIC converter, without over-emphasizing its presence on your computer's system.
Filed under
New in CopyTrans HEIC for Windows 1.0.0.3:- Added support for more Nokia HEIC samples
5.0/5
top alternatives FREE
top alternatives PAID
This enables Disqus, Inc. to process some of your data. Disqus privacy policyCopyTrans HEIC for Windows 1.0.0.4
add to watchlistsend us an update- file size:
- 8.6 MB
- filename:
- CopyTransHEICforWindowsv1.004.exe
- runs on:
- Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit - main category:
- Multimedia
4 screenshots:
- developer:
- visit homepage