Camera RAW conversion
Convert RAF to HEIF
Updated Jul 2026
RAF is the raw file format Fujifilm cameras write straight off the sensor, and HEIF is the compact image format Apple devices use for photos. To convert RAF to HEIF, open the raw file in a converter, let it process the raw data, and export as HEIF. Doing this on your own computer means the raw file never has to leave your machine.
- Extension
- .raf
- Type
- Camera RAW
- Typically
- Fujifilm cameras
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .heif
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Apple devices
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
Convert RAF to HEIF on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert RAF to HEIF
- Open Morphjet and drag in your RAF files, or a whole folder straight off the memory card.
- Choose HEIF as the output format.
- Convert. Morphjet processes the raw data locally and writes the HEIF files next to your originals, with nothing uploaded anywhere.
RAF vs HEIF: what actually changes
| RAF | HEIF | |
|---|---|---|
| File size | Large, often 25 to 60 MB per shot | Much smaller, typically a few MB |
| Ready to view | No, raw data needs processing before it looks finished | Yes, a finished image you can open and share right away |
| Editing latitude | Full, exposure and white balance can be reworked after the fact | Limited, it's already a developed, compressed image |
| Opens on | Fujifilm cameras and raw-capable photo software | Natively on Apple devices, with growing but incomplete support elsewhere |
| Compression | Lossless, no image data is discarded | Lossy, some detail is discarded to shrink the file |
| Keeps camera metadata (EXIF) | Yes | Yes, carried over on export |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert RAF to HEIF when you've finished editing a shot and want a small, finished file that fits naturally into an Apple photo library, without hauling around the original raw.
Keep the RAF if you might still want to adjust exposure, white balance, or recover highlight and shadow detail, since none of that raw editing latitude survives the conversion to HEIF.
Why not just use an online converter?
A RAF file carries the camera's full EXIF data, including settings, lens info, and often the GPS location where the photo was taken, all bundled into a large raw file. Sending that through an online converter means a stranger's server receives the raw shot along with everywhere it's been. Converting on your own computer keeps the raw file, and what it knows about you, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting RAF to HEIF lose quality?
Some. HEIF is a compressed, lossy format, so exporting to it discards some of the detail the raw sensor captured. For a finished photo you're viewing or sharing, that loss is generally not visible.
Can I still edit exposure or white balance after converting to HEIF?
Not with the same freedom. Raw editing latitude comes from the unprocessed sensor data in the RAF, and once it's baked into a HEIF, adjustments like recovering blown highlights are much more limited.
Will the HEIF keep the original camera metadata?
Yes. Camera settings, lens, date, and GPS location (if your camera recorded it) carry over from the RAF into the HEIF's metadata.
Will the HEIF open on a Windows PC?
It depends on the software, since HEIF support outside Apple devices is still uneven. If you need a file that opens everywhere without question, JPG is the safer bet.
Can I convert RAF to HEIF without uploading the files?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet processes the raw data on your own computer, so the files never travel over the internet.
Morphjet converts RAF, HEIF, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.