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Convert HEIF to WEBP

This HEIF to WEBP converter lets you easily convert one or more images online. Upload images, fine-tune settings like quality and background color, and convert them to WEBP instantly — all using a fast and interactive interface. No installation or signup required.


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Converted Files

Disclaimer:Please be aware that due to limited server storage, converted files will be automatically purged over time for optimal server performance.

Conversion Settings

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Higher quality means better appearance but a larger file size. Lower quality reduces size but may cause visible artifacts.
Higher quality means better appearance but a larger file size. Lower quality reduces size but may cause visible artifacts.
Lossless Compression
No
Keeps all original detail with no quality loss. Produces much larger files.
Keeps all original detail with no quality loss. Produces much larger files.
100
Controls quality of transparent areas. Only applies if the image has transparency.
Controls quality of transparent areas. Only applies if the image has transparency.
Improve Text/Edges
No
Uses higher precision for images with text or sharp edges. Increases encoding time slightly.
Uses higher precision for images with text or sharp edges. Increases encoding time slightly.
px
Resize the image to a specific width in pixels. Leave blank to keep original.
Resize the image to a specific width in pixels. Leave blank to keep original.
px
Resize the image to a specific height in pixels. Leave blank to keep original.
Resize the image to a specific height in pixels. Leave blank to keep original.
cover
How the image should be adjusted to fit the new size.
How the image should be adjusted to fit the new size.
centre
Which part of the image to prioritize if cropping is required.
Which part of the image to prioritize if cropping is required.
Prevent Enlarging Small Images
Yes
Avoids stretching smaller images to a larger size, which can make them look blurry.
Avoids stretching smaller images to a larger size, which can make them look blurry.
Fix Orientation
Yes
Rotates the image automatically if it contains orientation information from the camera.
Rotates the image automatically if it contains orientation information from the camera.

How to use this HEIF to WEBP Converter?

  1. Choose Files: Click 👆 on the Choose Files button and choose input HEIF files, or you may drag and drop HEIF files to the drop area. You may choose one or more image files. The chosen files are displayed with size information in the same drop area.
  2. Conversion Settings: You may change the conversion parameters like quality 🎛, background color, etc., using the sliders, or color input buttons.
  3. Conversion: Now you can click on the Convert button. This is where the ⛄ magic happens. Your HEIF files are sent to the server for conversion. This all happens in a lightening speed ⚡.
  4. Output: Once the HEIFs are converted ✅ to WEBPs, they appear in the download section.
  5. Download Files: You may click 👆 on the big Download button to download ↓ all your converted WEBPs, or you may download individual WEBP by clicking on the respective download button.
  6. Options: There is also a link 🔗 which you can Copy and share it using which you can download the converted WEBP files.

HEIF vs WEBP :— Comparison Table

Comparison between HEIF and WEBP
HEIF WebP
Format HEIF WebP
Full name High Efficiency Image File Format WebP Image Format
Type image image
Compression lossy or lossless (HEVC-based) lossy/lossless
Extensions
  • .heif
  • .heic
  • .webp
MIME type image/heif image/webp
Common MIME types
  • image/heif
  • image/heic
  • image/webp
Developer Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Google
Introduced 2015 2010
Open standard Yes Yes
Specification https://www.iso.org/standard/66067.html https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/riff_container
Description HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format) is a modern container format for individual images and image sequences. It typically uses the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding, also known as H.265) codec for compression, allowing it to store images at a much smaller file size than JPEG while maintaining equal or better visual quality. HEIF supports advanced features like multiple images in a single file, image sequences, transparency, high dynamic range (HDR), depth maps, and rich metadata. WebP is a modern image format developed by Google that provides superior compression compared to traditional formats like JPEG and PNG. It supports both lossy and lossless compression, alpha transparency, and animation in a single format. This versatility makes it particularly valuable for the web, where reducing file sizes without sacrificing visual quality directly improves page load speeds and user experience.
Typical usage
  • Storing high-quality photos on smartphones while minimizing storage space
  • Capturing live photos or short bursts with minimal file size increase
  • Archiving images with embedded depth data for portrait mode editing
  • Delivering high-quality visuals in bandwidth-constrained environments
  • Web graphics and photos where smaller file sizes improve page performance
  • Images that require transparency with minimal size impact
  • Replacing both JPEG and PNG assets with a single format for efficiency
  • Animated images as a more efficient alternative to GIF
Typical use cases
  • iOS and macOS devices use HEIC by default for camera images to save space while retaining quality
  • Cloud storage providers optimizing bandwidth by storing HEIF instead of JPEG
  • Professional photographers capturing HDR images in a compact file size
  • Social media platforms testing HEIF to reduce upload times without sacrificing quality
  • Optimizing e-commerce product images to load quickly without quality loss
  • Serving responsive images for high-DPI (Retina) displays while keeping bandwidth low
  • Replacing animated GIFs with smaller, smoother WebP animations
  • Reducing storage and CDN bandwidth costs for large image libraries
Widely supported by
  • Apple iOS 11 and later
  • macOS High Sierra and later
  • Windows 10 (with HEIF Image Extensions)
  • Android 9 (Pie) and later (device-dependent)
  • Image viewers and editors like Photoshop, GIMP (with plugins), and Preview
  • All major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari 14+)
  • Design tools like Photoshop (with plugin), GIMP, and Affinity Photo
  • Image processing libraries including libwebp, Sharp, and ImageMagick
Tooling Read: libheif, ImageMagick, Sharp (with libvips HEIF support) | Write: libheif, ImageMagick (HEIC enabled) Read: libwebp, Sharp, ImageMagick | Write: libwebp, Sharp, ImageMagick
Related formats
  • JPEG
  • WebP
  • AVIF
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • AVIF
Popularity medium-high high
Aliases
  • High Efficiency Image File Format
  • HEIC
  • Google WebP
Magic bytes 00 00 00 ?? 66 74 79 70 68 65 69 63 52 49 46 46 xx xx xx xx 57 45 42 50
Bit depths
  • 8
  • 10
  • 12
  • 8
  • 10
  • 12
Color models
  • YCbCr
  • RGB
  • Monochrome
  • YCbCr (lossy)
  • RGBA (lossless)
  • Grayscale
Alpha support optional optional
Transparent color Yes Yes
Animation support Yes — HEIF supports image sequences for animation, similar to animated GIFs or APNGs, but with far greater compression efficiency and quality. Yes — WebP supports multi-frame animation with both lossy and lossless compression, enabling high-quality animated images at significantly smaller file sizes than GIF.
ICC profile Yes Yes
Metadata
  • EXIF
  • XMP
  • IPTC
  • Depth maps
  • Auxiliary images
  • EXIF
  • XMP
  • ICC profile
Compression method HEVC (H.265) intra-frame compression Lossy (predictive coding, similar to VP8) and Lossless (local palette, entropy coding)
Interlacing none Not supported; entire image is decoded progressively in chunks
Advantages
  • Much smaller file sizes than JPEG for equivalent quality, thanks to HEVC compression.
  • Supports features JPEG cannot, such as HDR, transparency, animations, and multiple images per file.
  • Enables storage of auxiliary data like depth maps for advanced editing features.
  • Suitable for both lossy and lossless image storage.
  • Significantly smaller file sizes than JPEG or PNG at equivalent visual quality.
  • Supports both lossy and lossless compression modes in one format.
  • Full alpha channel support for transparency in both compression modes.
  • Animation support makes it a superior alternative to GIF for quality and file size.
  • Broad browser and tool support has grown, making it viable for production web use.
Disadvantages
  • Not as universally supported as JPEG or PNG, especially on older devices and browsers.
  • Requires more processing power to encode/decode due to HEVC compression.
  • Patent/licensing restrictions on HEVC can limit adoption in open-source projects.
  • Some software still lacks full support for advanced HEIF features.
  • Older browsers and some legacy devices lack native WebP support, requiring fallback formats.
  • Encoding complexity can be higher, making compression slower for very large images.
  • Not ideal for archival purposes since some software ecosystems still favor traditional formats.
Max size note While HEIF is efficient, very high-resolution or HDR images with multiple embedded sequences can still create large files; decoding them may be intensive for low-power devices. While WebP reduces average image sizes significantly, excessively large images can still lead to high memory usage during decoding, especially with animations.