HEIC to SVG Converter
Select files for conversion or just drag and drop them to the upload area
How to convert HEIC files to SVG online?
Step 1.
Upload HEIC-file
Click "Choose File" button to select a heic file on your computer. HEIC file size can be up to 50 Mb.
Step 2.
Convert HEIC to SVG
Click "Convert" button to start conversion.
Step 3.
Download your SVG
When the conversion process is complete, you can download the SVG file.
Information about HEIC and SVG file formats
| Name | HEIC | SVG |
| Full name | HEIC, High Efficiency Image Format | SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics |
| File extension | .heic | .svg, .svgz |
| MIME type | image/svg+xml | |
| Developed by | Moving Pictures Experts Group | W3C |
| Type of format | Raster image | Vector graphics |
| Description | HEIC is the new standard image format introduced by Apple with its 2017 update from iOS 10 to iOS 11. It is also known under the acronym of HEIF which stands for High Efficiency Image Format. The HEIC format was developed by MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) which are otherwise known for video and audio formats such as MP3 or MP4. Being the new default or standard image format for iOS 11 devices, HEIC was designed to replace the JPG format. It's smaller in size with comparable quality while also supporting transparency. Furthermore, HEIC files can contain several images which fits Apple's "Live Photo" functionality. Furthermore, it stores information about image editing like rotation and cropping which enables the user to revert the changes later on. | Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics with support for interactivity and animation. The SVG specification is an open standard developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) since 1999. |
| Technical details | The lossy compressed HEIC format is based on HEVC (High Efficiency Video Compression), which was also developed by MPEG. Together with transparency and the ability to store more than one image, HEIC files can also contain 16-bit colors, whereas JPG files can only support 8-bit. HEIC files still have some compatibility issues, even though they are already posted and saved to social media or cloud storage as JPG images since they are automatically converted. Third-party apps or computer programs can still have difficulties interpreting HEIC files though. Luckily, you can disable saving images as HEIC on a iOS 11 device by going to Settings > Camera > Formats > Most Compatible, which will force iOS 11 to save images in the JPEG format. | SVG images and their behaviors are defined in XML text files. This means that they can be searched, indexed, scripted, and compressed. As XML files, SVG images can be created and edited with any text editor, but are more often created with drawing software. |
| File conversion | HEIC conversion | SVG conversion |
| Associated programs | Apple iOS (iOS), Apple Photos (Mac), Dropbox (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android) | Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics |