Regardless, installing the free, awkwardly named extension will accomplish the same thing as the $1 one—you’ll be able to view HEIC files directly in Photos (or HEVC files in Media Player ...

You can view and edit HEIC files in Windows’ built-in Photos app, but you may have to tell your computer that you want to use Photos to open this type of file.

After the iOS 11 update, iPhones now use HEIC images by default. The new standard isn't widely supported yet. Here's how to deal with HEIC images on your Windows machine.

Second, converting .HEIC files to .JPGs is even easier. Right-click on your .HEIC image and use the new option in Windows’ context menu, “Convert to JPEG with CopyTrans,” to do just that.

So, if you happen to be an iPhone user who owns a Windows 10 computer, here’s how you can enable support and open these files on your machine.

The acronym HEIC is short for High-Efficiency Image Container. It is a type of file that is used to store photographs in an advanced way, allowing for high levels of data compression, whilst ...

On your PC, go to their website, click on the HEIC to JPG tab, upload your HEIC file, hit convert and download the JPG image. Got a tip? Share confidential information with Forbes.

You can convert HEIC files to JPG on a Mac using the Preview app, then you can upload photos to websites that don't support the HEIC format.