If you have Windows 10 or Windows 11, the solution may be simple: HEIC is based on the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) format and stored in the High-Efficiency Image File (HEIF) container format. HEIC files, so you can’t open photos transferred directly from your iPhone or iPad devices. Out of the box, Windows does not support. The HEIC format has other advantages, such as color depth which goes up to 16-bit compared to JPEG’s 8-bit, and a wider dynamic range of brightness. You got the idea of How you can convert the HEIC to JPEG, PNG, and other formats.Just like Google developed the WebP format for the web, Apple shifted to a superior and more modern file format to store photos on its devices. After choosing the format click save to store it on your computer. By default the photos app wants you to save the image as JPEG but you can choose other formats such as PNG, tiff, etc.In my case, will increase the brightness only number to enable the save as copy, you can do the same. If you do not bring any small changes to the image, the save as copy will not enable and you won’t be able to convert the image to JPG, or PNG.

Bring any small changes to the app to enable the save as copy option.

For that you have to right-click on the image> click on show more options> and choose Edit with Photos app.

You have to open the HEIC image with the editing tool of the Photos app.

Still, if you prefer to use third-party apps for converting HEIC to JPEG, you are free. In this section, you are going to learn how to convert HEIC to JPEG for free using the Photos App.

If you truly wish to convert the images to JPG/PNG or other formats for university, you must learn the process. How to Convert HEIC to JPG, PNG using Photos App?

After installing the HEIC extension open the images using the photos app.

If you search for this inside the Microsoft store, you won’t find it because it is made for manufacturers.

You need to get the “ HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer” From the Microsoft store.Steps to View HEIC Images on Windows 11/10

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