Images conversion
Convert BMP to HEIC
A BMP stores an image as raw uncompressed pixels, which is why they are enormous for what they contain. Converting BMP to HEIC re-encodes the same picture with modern compression, typically cutting the file to a small fraction of its original size with no visible difference. The picture is unchanged; only the storage is. It runs on your own computer.
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- Extension
- .bmp
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Legacy Windows images
- Transparency
- None
- Extension
- .heic
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Default iPhone photo format
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
Convert BMP to HEIC on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
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How to convert BMP to HEIC
- Open Morphjet and drag in your BMP files, or the folder holding them.
- Choose HEIC as the output. Nothing is uploaded; encoding happens locally.
- Pick where the converted copies go. The originals stay where they are.
BMP vs HEIC: what actually changes
| BMP | HEIC | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | None, raw pixels on disk | Modern and highly efficient |
| Typical size | Megabytes for a modest image | A small fraction of the same picture |
| Age | An early Windows format | Current, what recent phones shoot |
| Transparency | Rarely supported in practice | Supported |
| Good for | Old software that demands it | Storing and sharing pictures without waste |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert BMP to HEIC when old BMP files are taking up space out of all proportion to what they show. Scanner output, screen captures from older tools and exports from legacy industrial or medical software are the usual culprits, and the saving is often dramatic.
Do not convert if the BMP feeds something that specifically requires it. Some older industrial, embedded and scientific tools read BMP precisely because it is uncompressed and trivial to parse, and they will not accept anything else.
Why not just use an online converter?
BMPs are usually machine output: scans, screen captures, exports from equipment. Screenshots in particular hold whatever was on screen, which can be more than you remember. Converting on your own machine means those images are never handed to a web service just to make them smaller.
Questions
How much smaller will the file get?
Usually dramatically smaller, because the starting point is completely uncompressed. A photographic image often lands at a small percentage of the original size with no visible change.
Will the picture lose quality?
There is a re-encode, so it is not bit-for-bit identical, but at normal settings the difference is not visible. What you are removing is storage waste rather than detail.
Where will a HEIC open?
Recent Apple devices handle it natively, and current Windows and Android builds generally do too. Very old software may not, which is worth checking before you delete the originals.
Does this need an internet connection?
No. Encoding runs on your machine, so it works offline and nothing is uploaded.
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