How to convert iPhone HEIC photos to PDF
By PDFEditor.ae · Published
Why iPhone photos need an extra step
iPhones often save photos as HEIC (or HEIF). Many upload forms and PDF tools expect JPG instead. Renaming a .heic file to .jpg does not convert it, so the file still fails. Convert the photo to a real JPG first, then put the JPGs into a PDF.
Convert each HEIC photo to JPG
- Open HEIC to JPG and upload one HEIC photo.
- Click Convert to JPG and download the JPG.
- Repeat for each photo. The tool converts one photo at a time.
- Name the JPGs in page order, for example 01-front.jpg and 02-back.jpg, so they are easy to upload in sequence.
Combine the JPGs into one PDF
- Open JPG to PDF.
- Upload the JPGs in the order you want the pages (up to 40 images at once, 20 MB each).
- Click Convert to PDF and download the file.
- Open the PDF and check page order and that every photo is upright and readable.
Skip the conversion next time
- On iPhone, Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible makes the camera save new photos as JPG.
- Sharing or exporting a photo from the Photos app can also produce a JPG copy, depending on the app and settings.
- Each page of the PDF takes the size of its photo, so large camera photos make a large PDF. Use Compress PDF if an upload form sets a limit.