Apowersoft HEIC Converter

Apple decided to switch to the High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIC/HEIF) and replace JPEG with the release of iOS 11, for reasons related to the more advanced compression algorithm and the higher quality this file format can retain. Although the advantages are obvious, not all the third-party editors support HEIC/HEIF files, which might give you a bit of trouble. Fortunately, developers have already created dedicated converters to manage this file format. One of them is Apowersoft HEIC Converter.

Although very simple at its core and definitely not innovative, Apowersoft HEIC Converter addresses an issue that many users might be facing after the release of iOS 11. It manages to convert HEIC / HEIF files to the more versatile JPEG format, which is bound to be compatible with any respectable graphic editor.

Its interface features a minimalistic layout with a large area to display the list of input files, together with their size, the complete path, and a small preview image. The conversion status is also displayed within the main window. Needless to say, since you can add a large number of input files, the application supports batch operations.

Additional options enable you to configure the quality of the output images and instruct Apowersoft HEIC Converter to preserve the EXIF data embedded within the original files.

Also, you can change the location where the resulting files will be saved and open that particular folder with the click of a button.

To execute a job all you have to do is press the "Start converting" button. Apowersoft HEIC Converter processes all the input files one by one. If an error occurrs, then a red exclamation mark is placed next to the file name, but the reason why this happened is not shown.

With a clean look and intuitive options, Apowersoft HEIC Converter does its job as promised. It can process individual files and extract compatible formats from within a folder, which also makes it easy to use. It is a handy tool if you need to convert HEIC / HEIF files to a more widely-supported format, namely JPEG. Please keep in mind that no other output format is supported.