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How to Use a HEIC Viewer to Open a HEIC File
In most cases, you’ll need specialized software to do so
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Updated onMarch 26, 2024
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HEIC is a popular format that’s not natively supported on Windows, and one way to view it is with a HEIC viewer, this guide will show you how to use them.
Why can’t Windows 10 open HEIC photos?
As mentioned earlier, the Windows environment does not provide native support for the HEIC format, so it’s not possible to open it.
How do I view a HEIC file?
Before we start, you can preview HEIC files on Dropbox from Windows, so you can use that as a workaround.
1. Use Adobe Lightroom
2. Add HEIC image extensions to Windows
For videos, you’ll need to use theHEVC Video Extensions codecinstead.
3. Check out CopyTrans HEIC for Windows
4. Open HEIC images with Apowersoft Photo Viewer
So that’s how you can add HEIC support to Windows or open the files with alternative third-party software.
We also have guides on how toconvert HEIC to JPG, and a list of the bestbrowsers that support HEIC, so don’t miss them.
We hope that you found the best HEIC viewer Windows 10 and newer versions. If you happen to know more methods, let us know in the comments section below.
More about the topics:Adobe Lightroom,File Explorer
Matthew Adams
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Matthew is a freelancer who has produced a variety of articles on various topics related to technology. His main focus is the Windows OS and all the things surrounding it.
He is passionate about the tech world, always staying up-to-date with the latest and greatest. With an analytical view, he likes problem-solving, focusing on errors and their causes.
In his free time, he likes to read and write about history and tries to always develop new skills.
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