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Convert an iPhone HEIC photo to PDF

Photos taken with an iPhone are often in HEIC format, which many websites reject. Gather them into a PDF, straight from your iPhone.

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Processed on your device, nothing is uploaded

How do I convert an iPhone HEIC photo to PDF?

  1. On your iPhone, open this page in Safari, tap “Choose files” and select your photos from the photo library.
  2. Put the photos in order and choose the page format: A4 for a document to print, or image size.
  3. Press “Create PDF”, then download the document.

Since iOS 11, the iPhone has been able to save its photos in HEIF format, whose files have the .heic extension: this is the “High Efficiency” option in the camera settings. This format takes up less space than a JPG, but many government websites, software programs and Windows computers can't open it. A PDF, on the other hand, is accepted everywhere.

TwoDocument reads images with your browser's engine. According to the reference site Can I use, Safari has been able to decode HEIC since version 17, on iPhone, iPad and Mac; Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Samsung Internet cannot. The simplest option is therefore to create the PDF from the iPhone itself, in Safari. On a Windows PC or an Android phone, if a HEIC photo can't be read, TwoDocument tells you.

To stop running into the problem, set your iPhone to take photos in JPG: Settings, Camera, Formats, then “Most Compatible”. The photos will be slightly larger, but readable everywhere. In any case, your photos, which are often ID documents or supporting documents, stay on your device: the PDF is created by your browser.

Frequently asked questions

Why won't my computer open my iPhone photos?

They are probably in HEIC format (.heic extension), which Windows and many websites can't always read. Create the PDF from the iPhone with Safari, or set the camera to “Most Compatible” for your next photos.

Which browsers can read HEIC?

Safari 17 and later, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. According to Can I use (consulted in September 2026), Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Samsung Internet cannot read it. JPG, PNG and WebP, however, work in all recent browsers.

Is the quality of my photos preserved?

Each photo is saved as a good-quality JPG in the PDF; the largest ones are scaled down to 2,400 pixels on their longest side. That is more than enough to read a document, on screen as well as in print, with a much smaller file.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. The PDF is made by your browser. To check, create a first PDF, switch to airplane mode, then do it again: everything works without a connection.

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