Images conversion
Convert HEIF to PDF
Updated Jul 2026
HEIF is the photo format iPhones and some Android phones use, and PDF is the standard document format that opens the same way everywhere. To convert, open the HEIF photo in a converter and export it as a PDF page. Doing it on your own computer keeps the photo, and its embedded location data, off other people's servers.
- Extension
- .heif
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Apple devices
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- The universal document format
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
Convert HEIF to PDF on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert HEIF to PDF
- Open Morphjet and drag in the HEIF photos you want to convert. Add a single file or a whole folder at once.
- Choose PDF as the output format. If you're converting several photos, they can be combined into one multi-page PDF.
- Convert. The PDF is written next to your originals, and nothing leaves your machine.
HEIF vs PDF: what actually changes
| HEIF | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opens everywhere | No, needs a recent Apple device or plugin | Yes, opens in any PDF viewer, browser, or printer |
| File size | Smaller, efficient photo compression | Larger, since the photo is embedded with document overhead |
| Quality | High, but already lossy compressed | Same as the source image, no extra recompression when embedding |
| Combine multiple photos | No, one photo per file | Yes, several photos can become one multi-page document |
| Keeps date and location (EXIF) | Yes | Yes, carried into the file's metadata unless stripped |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert HEIF to PDF when you need to email, print, archive, or fax a photo as a proper document, or combine several photos into one file to send as a single attachment.
Keep the HEIF original if you just need to view, crop, or edit the photo as an image, since wrapping it in a PDF makes it harder to work with as a picture.
Why not just use an online converter?
HEIF photos, especially from an iPhone, carry EXIF metadata including the exact GPS location where they were taken. Run that photo through an online HEIF to PDF converter and both the image and its location history sit on someone else's server while the file is processed. Converting on your own computer means the photo, and where you took it, never leaves your machine.
Questions
Does converting HEIF to PDF lose quality?
No extra loss happens in the conversion itself. The photo is embedded into the PDF as-is, so whatever quality the HEIF already had is what you'll see in the document.
Will the PDF keep the photo's date and location?
Yes. The metadata stored in the HEIF, including GPS location if present, carries over into the PDF's own metadata unless it's stripped first.
Can I combine multiple HEIF photos into one PDF?
Yes. If you drag in a folder of photos, Morphjet can turn them into a single multi-page PDF instead of a separate PDF for each one.
Will the text in the photo be searchable in the PDF?
No. The photo is embedded as an image rather than run through text recognition, so any text visible in the picture won't be selectable or searchable.
Can I convert HEIF to PDF without uploading the photos anywhere?
Yes. Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so nothing is sent over the internet. It works the same with your wifi off.
Morphjet converts HEIF, PDF, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.