HEIC to Video Converter

How to Convert HEIC to Video Online

1. Upload Your HEIC Photos: Drag and drop or click "Add Files" to select HEIC photos straight from iPhone, iPad, or a Mac Photos export. Drop in a single still, a Live Photo's key frame, a burst sequence, or hundreds of HEICs to assemble into a slideshow or timelapse. Batch is supported — drop in an entire folder.
2. Pick an Output Container and Codec: The video output container is selectable — MP4 is the default, with MKV, MOV, WebM, AVI, FLV, MPEG, OGV, M4V, TS, MTS, M2TS, 3GP, 3G2, MPG, M2V, MXF, WMV, ASF, F4V, RM, RMVB, VOB, WTV, SWF, AV1, HEVC, DivX, and Xvid also available. Pick a video codec — H.264 (the universal choice that plays on every browser, phone, and smart TV), H.265 / HEVC for ~50% smaller files at the same quality (matches the HEVC encoder iPhone already uses), VP9 or AV1 for modern web playback, MPEG-4 / Xvid / DivX / MJPEG / Theora for legacy or specialty targets. Quality presets range Lowest to Highest, target a specific file size in MB or %, or fine-tune with CRF (0-51 for H.264, lower = higher quality; 18-23 is visually lossless) or QScale for MJPEG / MPEG-4.
3. Set Image Duration, Resolution, and Background Color (Optional): Choose how long each HEIC displays — from 1/60 second (60 fps timelapse) up to 10 seconds for a slow photo show. Pick a resolution preset (240P, 360P, 480P, 720P, 1080P, 1440P, 2160P / 4K, all the way to 8K / 4320P) or social-ready aspect ratios (1080×1920 vertical for Reels / TikTok / Shorts, 1080×1080 square for Instagram feed, 1920×1080 landscape for YouTube). Set a background color from the named choices (black, white, gray, navy, etc.) for letterboxing when an iPhone HEIC's 4:3 native ratio doesn't fill a 16:9 or 9:16 output frame. Use Image Drop Frames to take every 2nd, 3rd, or up to 10th frame from a long burst, or Video Trim to cap output start time and duration.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. Files process on our servers and download as a single video — no sign-up, no watermark, no cap on the number of input HEICs.

Why Convert HEIC to Video?

HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is Apple's default still-image format on every iPhone since the iPhone 7 / iOS 11 (2017). It's actually a container that can hold a single still, a burst, or — in the case of a Live Photo — a paired ~1.5-second motion clip alongside the key frame. Video containers like MP4, MKV, MOV, and WebM play on Android, Windows, smart TVs, every browser, and every social platform. Converting HEIC → video turns Apple's image format into a motion file, useful any time the destination expects video instead of a still:

• Sharing iPhone Live Photos with non-Apple users — Live Photos look magical on iPhone, but AirDrop them to Android, attach them to Gmail, or post them on X and the recipient sees only the still frame. Converting the HEIC + motion clip to MP4 or MOV preserves the 1.5-second video the way it was intended to be seen.
• Social media that won't accept stills — Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Facebook Stories, and X video posts require an MP4 or compatible video. A 3-10 second clip with a vertical 1080×1920 frame works as a Story or Reel without launching CapCut.
• iPhone photo slideshows for events — Drop in 30-50 HEICs from a wedding, birthday, or vacation at 4 seconds each to produce a ~3 minute video. Plays from any USB stick, smart TV, or projector that reads MP4 / MKV / MOV — no Apple device required.
• Burst sequences and timelapse frames — Burst Mode and third-party apps capture sequential HEICs (IMG_0001.heic, IMG_0002.heic…). Set 1/24, 1/30, or 1/60 second per frame to assemble them into a cinematic, broadcast, or smooth-web timelapse without converting through JPG first.
• Compatibility with video-only platforms — CMS uploaders, digital signage players, dashcam loop systems, and learning-management systems often accept only video (and many still don't accept HEIC at all). Wrapping your HEICs in MP4 satisfies the upload requirement.
• Sharing an iPhone photo archive as one file — Sending 200 HEICs by email is a non-starter (most non-Apple recipients can't open them anyway). A single 1080p H.265 video of the same 200 images at 3 seconds each is one file, often under 50 MB, and recipients on any device just press play.

HEIC vs Video Output — Format Comparison

Output Container and Codec Quick Guide

Frame Rate and Image Duration Quick Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Which output video format should I pick?

MP4 is the safe default — it plays on every browser, phone, smart TV, and social platform without setup, and it's what Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook expect on upload. Pick MOV if you're handing the file to someone editing in Final Cut Pro or iMovie. Pick WebM (with VP9 or AV1) for embedding on a website where you control the player. Pick MKV when you want a flexible container for archival or want to ship H.265 / AV1 to a media server. The exotic options (FLV, RM, RMVB, ASF, WMV, SWF, VOB) exist for legacy device targets — most users should not pick them. See HEIC to MP4 for the MP4-only flow with the same options.

Will this extract the motion video from my iPhone Live Photo?

A Live Photo on iPhone is actually two files — the HEIC still and a paired ~1.5 second MOV / HEVC motion clip. Most apps strip the motion clip on export. If you have only the.heic file, the motion clip is gone and this tool produces a video from the still frame at whatever duration you set. To preserve the motion, export the Live Photo from your iPhone using "Save as Video" (Photos app → share → Save as Video) or AirDrop both halves, then convert the.mov component with our MOV to MP4 tool. For the still half, this page is the right place.

Why won't Android or Windows users open my HEIC directly?

HEIC uses the HEVC (H.265) codec, which Apple licensed and ships natively but Microsoft and most Android OEMs do not. Windows 10/11 needs the paid HEIF Image Extension from the Microsoft Store, and Android support is uneven — Android 10+ added partial support but many gallery apps still display only a thumbnail or fail entirely. Converting to a video container (with H.264 inside) sidesteps every codec licensing gap because H.264 is universally licensed and decoded.

Should I pick H.264 or H.265 for the output?

H.264 is the safe default — every browser, phone, smart TV, and social platform plays it natively, and it's the codec recipients on older Windows or budget Android devices will reliably decode. Pick H.265 (HEVC) when you want roughly half the file size at the same visual quality and your audience is on iPhone (since iOS 11 / 2017), modern Android, recent Windows 10/11, or macOS Big Sur or newer. Since your source is already HEVC-encoded inside the HEIC, H.265 output preserves the codec generation and avoids one round of generational quality loss.

How long will the video be if I upload N HEICs?

Output duration = number of images × image duration. A 60-photo iPhone vacation album at 4 seconds each = 240 seconds (4 minutes). 1,800 burst frames at 1/30 second = a 60-second timelapse. The duration setting is per-image, applied uniformly to every HEIC you upload — drag to reorder before clicking Convert.

How do I make a vertical Reels or TikTok video from one iPhone photo?

Pick the 1080×1920 resolution preset in step 3 and MP4 as the output container. The converter centers your HEIC and pads the unused area with the background color (white is the default, black is the classic letterbox look, or pick a brand color from the named options). For square Instagram feed posts use 1080×1080; for YouTube and Facebook landscape use 1920×1080. Set the duration to 5-7 seconds — Reels and Shorts both play well with that length for a single still.

What happens if my HEICs are different aspect ratios (portrait vs landscape)?

iPhone shoots 4:3 by default but landscape orientation, Portrait Mode (16:9 crops), and Pro RAW (variable) all coexist in a single album. Each frame is scaled to fit inside the chosen output resolution while preserving its source aspect ratio, then padded with the background color (letterbox for tall sources in a wide frame, pillarbox for wide sources in a tall frame). For uniform output, resize HEIC all images to the same dimensions before converting.

Can I add background music or trim the output?

The converter produces silent video by default — there's no audio track in your source HEICs, though the output container respects an Audio Codec setting (AAC, MP3, AC-3, Opus, FLAC, Vorbis) for downstream compatibility. To add music, convert here first then merge with audio using merge it with a video editor (DaVinci Resolve, Shotcut, CapCut, Adobe Premiere). To trim, use Video Trim in step 3 to set a start time and duration (HH:MM:SS.sss or seconds), or Image Drop Frames to take every 2nd / 3rd / 4th frame from a long HEIC sequence and shorten a multi-thousand-frame timelapse.

What's the maximum number of HEICs I can convert?

There's no hard cap on the number of images, but Everything runs on our servers, so very large jobs depend on upload size and connection speed. For reference: 500 × 12-megapixel iPhone HEICs at 1 second each produces a ~5-minute 1080p video in the 50-150 MB range depending on codec and CRF. iPhone 14 Pro / 15 Pro 48-megapixel HEICs are roughly 4× larger per file — plan accordingly.