UnHEIClocal image lab
Raster document workflow

HEIC to PDF document converter

Arrange iPhone photos into one ordered PDF or separate PDFs, then choose A4, Letter, or image-sized pages, margins, fit or fill, background, rotation, and document metadata. Preview the local PDF before download.

File bytes stay in this tab Outputs validated before downloadMetadata is removed

Local HEIC workbench

One source queue, verified outputs

Your selected files remain in memory while you move between the HEIC output pages. Conversion bytes stay in this tab; ordinary page analytics can still record page visits and coarse, file-free events.

Source files

HEIC and HEIF only. Header inspection is bounded to 256 KB before admission.

Drag HEIC files here

choose files from this device, or paste a copied photo

Decoder boundary

The active HEIC decoder cannot be interrupted inside the installed library. Cancel stops queued decode work and discards a late current result; ZIP checksumming is separately abortable and stops its active stream.

Multi-image HEIC

The container item count is reported after decode. This release exports the first visual image; HEIC motion sequences are not preserved.

Memory varies by device

Compressed file size is not decoded memory. The workbench uses a device-aware cap and may ask you to process fewer photos.

How this workflow works

  1. 1Choose HEIC or HEIF photos, remove unwanted pages, and use the Up and Down controls to set document order.
  2. 2Rotate or flip each preview, then choose combined or separate PDFs, page size, margin, fit/fill, and background.
  3. 3Optionally set a PDF title, author, and creation date. Photo EXIF and GPS metadata remain stripped.
  4. 4Generate and preview the signature-validated PDF, then download one document or a ZIP of separate PDFs.

Limits stated before conversion

  • Each page contains a raster image. This workflow does not perform OCR and does not create selectable text.
  • The installed decoder removes photo EXIF, GPS, capture date, and ICC metadata before PDF assembly.
  • Fill mode intentionally crops image edges; fit mode preserves the complete image within the margins.
  • Only the first visual image in each multi-image HEIC container becomes a page.

When this output is useful

Combine photographed receipts or forms into one ordered submission document.

Prepare A4 or Letter pages for printing while keeping every photo local.

Create separate image-sized PDFs for systems that accept PDF but reject HEIC.

The local-processing boundary

Selecting a file gives this page temporary access to that file in browser memory. The conversion path does not upload file bytes, file names, pixels, or extracted metadata. The website can still load its normal code and record page-level analytics; product events must contain only coarse counts, output type, and status. Clear the workbench or close the tab to release retained previews and results.

Frequently asked questions

Can I combine multiple HEIC photos into one PDF?

Yes. Select the photos, put them in the order you want with the Up and Down controls, and choose combined output to produce a single PDF with one photo per page. Choosing separate output instead produces one PDF per photo, delivered as a ZIP.

How do I change the page order?

Each selected photo has Up and Down controls, and the visible order is exactly the page order used in the generated document and in ZIP entries. You can also remove a photo before generating rather than rebuilding the whole selection.

What page sizes and layouts are available?

Pages can be A4, US Letter, or sized to the image itself, with a margin setting and a choice between fit and fill. Fit keeps the whole photo inside the margins and may leave background space; fill covers the page and deliberately crops the edges.

Can I search or select the text in the PDF?

No. Every page holds a raster image, so this workflow performs no OCR and creates no selectable text layer. A photographed receipt or form becomes a picture of that document, which is normally acceptable for submission but not for text extraction.

How do I convert HEIC to PDF on an iPhone or Mac?

Open this page in Safari or Chrome on the device and select the photos; the whole document is assembled locally, so it works the same on iOS and macOS as on Windows. On iPhone the finished PDF saves through the normal share and download flow.

Does the PDF contain my location data?

No. Photo EXIF, GPS coordinates, capture date, and ICC profiles are removed by the decoder before pages are assembled. You can separately set a PDF title, author, and creation date, and those are the only document metadata written.

Are the photos uploaded to build the PDF?

No. Decoding, page layout, and PDF assembly all happen in this browser tab, and the finished document is validated against the PDF signature before a download is offered. The site has no file-upload endpoint.