Any app on Ubuntu to open HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format) pictures?












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A certain cellphone maker has changed the default format of taking pictures to HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format), without asking the users (although there is still the option to use jpeg/jpg).



Is there an app/program on Ubuntu that can open HEIF-pictures and even let them be edited?
There are options to convert HEIF to JPEG, but I am looking for a picture viewer/editor that can handle HEIF-pictures.










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  • And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt

    – Rinzwind
    Sep 22 '17 at 13:55











  • You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif

    – oldfred
    Sep 26 '17 at 17:02
















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A certain cellphone maker has changed the default format of taking pictures to HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format), without asking the users (although there is still the option to use jpeg/jpg).



Is there an app/program on Ubuntu that can open HEIF-pictures and even let them be edited?
There are options to convert HEIF to JPEG, but I am looking for a picture viewer/editor that can handle HEIF-pictures.










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  • And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt

    – Rinzwind
    Sep 22 '17 at 13:55











  • You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif

    – oldfred
    Sep 26 '17 at 17:02














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A certain cellphone maker has changed the default format of taking pictures to HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format), without asking the users (although there is still the option to use jpeg/jpg).



Is there an app/program on Ubuntu that can open HEIF-pictures and even let them be edited?
There are options to convert HEIF to JPEG, but I am looking for a picture viewer/editor that can handle HEIF-pictures.










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A certain cellphone maker has changed the default format of taking pictures to HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format), without asking the users (although there is still the option to use jpeg/jpg).



Is there an app/program on Ubuntu that can open HEIF-pictures and even let them be edited?
There are options to convert HEIF to JPEG, but I am looking for a picture viewer/editor that can handle HEIF-pictures.







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  • And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt

    – Rinzwind
    Sep 22 '17 at 13:55











  • You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif

    – oldfred
    Sep 26 '17 at 17:02



















  • And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt

    – Rinzwind
    Sep 22 '17 at 13:55











  • You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif

    – oldfred
    Sep 26 '17 at 17:02

















And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt

– Rinzwind
Sep 22 '17 at 13:55





And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt

– Rinzwind
Sep 22 '17 at 13:55













You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif

– oldfred
Sep 26 '17 at 17:02





You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif

– oldfred
Sep 26 '17 at 17:02










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Official Packages



In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1 that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.



Unofficial Packages



If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:





  • The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).



    Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.




  • The package libheif-tools provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats: heif-convert and heif-enc.



    The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)




Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.



Online Tools




  • Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.


  • There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.



Miscellaneous




  • Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the --with-libheif flag.


  • @jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.


  • tifig is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.


  • Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.



  • Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:




    • HEIF Image Extensions


    • HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer









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    Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.

    – jakar
    Jul 1 '18 at 21:53











  • The Qt plugin PPA is now up.

    – jakar
    Jul 19 '18 at 21:54



















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On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:



sudo apt install libheif-examples
heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg


NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.



For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:



user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples 
Package: libheif-examples
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: video
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: libheif
Version: 1.1.0-2
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
ratios currently possible.
.
Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org


OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)



You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.






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    GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.






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      Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick?

      – wisbucky
      Dec 29 '18 at 8:05











    • Amended. Probably the former was found first.

      – K7AAY
      Dec 31 '18 at 17:27



















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    While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.



    Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even download the image back to your local machine in .jpeg format.






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    • I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.

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    sudo apt-get install libheif-examples


    And then



    for file in *.heic; do heif-convert $file ${file/%.heic/.jpg}; done





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      Official Packages



      In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1 that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.



      Unofficial Packages



      If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:





      • The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).



        Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.




      • The package libheif-tools provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats: heif-convert and heif-enc.



        The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)




      Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.



      Online Tools




      • Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.


      • There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.



      Miscellaneous




      • Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the --with-libheif flag.


      • @jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.


      • tifig is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.


      • Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.



      • Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:




        • HEIF Image Extensions


        • HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer









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        Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.

        – jakar
        Jul 1 '18 at 21:53











      • The Qt plugin PPA is now up.

        – jakar
        Jul 19 '18 at 21:54
















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      Official Packages



      In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1 that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.



      Unofficial Packages



      If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:





      • The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).



        Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.




      • The package libheif-tools provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats: heif-convert and heif-enc.



        The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)




      Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.



      Online Tools




      • Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.


      • There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.



      Miscellaneous




      • Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the --with-libheif flag.


      • @jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.


      • tifig is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.


      • Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.



      • Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:




        • HEIF Image Extensions


        • HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer









      share|improve this answer





















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        Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.

        – jakar
        Jul 1 '18 at 21:53











      • The Qt plugin PPA is now up.

        – jakar
        Jul 19 '18 at 21:54














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      Official Packages



      In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1 that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.



      Unofficial Packages



      If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:





      • The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).



        Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.




      • The package libheif-tools provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats: heif-convert and heif-enc.



        The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)




      Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.



      Online Tools




      • Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.


      • There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.



      Miscellaneous




      • Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the --with-libheif flag.


      • @jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.


      • tifig is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.


      • Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.



      • Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:




        • HEIF Image Extensions


        • HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer









      share|improve this answer















      Official Packages



      In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1 that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.



      Unofficial Packages



      If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:





      • The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).



        Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.




      • The package libheif-tools provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats: heif-convert and heif-enc.



        The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)




      Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.



      Online Tools




      • Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.


      • There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.



      Miscellaneous




      • Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the --with-libheif flag.


      • @jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.


      • tifig is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.


      • Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.



      • Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:




        • HEIF Image Extensions


        • HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer










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        Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.

        – jakar
        Jul 1 '18 at 21:53











      • The Qt plugin PPA is now up.

        – jakar
        Jul 19 '18 at 21:54














      • 1





        Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.

        – jakar
        Jul 1 '18 at 21:53











      • The Qt plugin PPA is now up.

        – jakar
        Jul 19 '18 at 21:54








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      Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.

      – jakar
      Jul 1 '18 at 21:53





      Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.

      – jakar
      Jul 1 '18 at 21:53













      The Qt plugin PPA is now up.

      – jakar
      Jul 19 '18 at 21:54





      The Qt plugin PPA is now up.

      – jakar
      Jul 19 '18 at 21:54













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      On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:



      sudo apt install libheif-examples
      heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg


      NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.



      For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:



      user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples 
      Package: libheif-examples
      Status: install ok installed
      Priority: optional
      Section: video
      Installed-Size: 91
      Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
      Architecture: amd64
      Source: libheif
      Version: 1.1.0-2
      Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
      Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
      libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
      image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
      ratios currently possible.
      .
      Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
      Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
      Homepage: http://www.libheif.org


      OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)



      You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.






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        On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:



        sudo apt install libheif-examples
        heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg


        NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.



        For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:



        user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples 
        Package: libheif-examples
        Status: install ok installed
        Priority: optional
        Section: video
        Installed-Size: 91
        Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
        Architecture: amd64
        Source: libheif
        Version: 1.1.0-2
        Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
        Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
        libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
        image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
        ratios currently possible.
        .
        Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
        Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
        Homepage: http://www.libheif.org


        OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)



        You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.






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          On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:



          sudo apt install libheif-examples
          heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg


          NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.



          For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:



          user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples 
          Package: libheif-examples
          Status: install ok installed
          Priority: optional
          Section: video
          Installed-Size: 91
          Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
          Architecture: amd64
          Source: libheif
          Version: 1.1.0-2
          Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
          Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
          libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
          image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
          ratios currently possible.
          .
          Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
          Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
          Homepage: http://www.libheif.org


          OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)



          You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.






          share|improve this answer















          On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:



          sudo apt install libheif-examples
          heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg


          NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.



          For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:



          user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples 
          Package: libheif-examples
          Status: install ok installed
          Priority: optional
          Section: video
          Installed-Size: 91
          Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
          Architecture: amd64
          Source: libheif
          Version: 1.1.0-2
          Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
          Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
          libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
          image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
          ratios currently possible.
          .
          Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
          Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
          Homepage: http://www.libheif.org


          OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)



          You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.







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              GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.






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                Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick?

                – wisbucky
                Dec 29 '18 at 8:05











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                Dec 31 '18 at 17:27
















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              GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.






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                Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick?

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              • Amended. Probably the former was found first.

                – K7AAY
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              GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.






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              GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.







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              answered May 21 '18 at 16:11









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                Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick?

                – wisbucky
                Dec 29 '18 at 8:05











              • Amended. Probably the former was found first.

                – K7AAY
                Dec 31 '18 at 17:27














              • 1





                Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick?

                – wisbucky
                Dec 29 '18 at 8:05











              • Amended. Probably the former was found first.

                – K7AAY
                Dec 31 '18 at 17:27








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              Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick?

              – wisbucky
              Dec 29 '18 at 8:05





              Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick?

              – wisbucky
              Dec 29 '18 at 8:05













              Amended. Probably the former was found first.

              – K7AAY
              Dec 31 '18 at 17:27





              Amended. Probably the former was found first.

              – K7AAY
              Dec 31 '18 at 17:27











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              While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.



              Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even download the image back to your local machine in .jpeg format.






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              • I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.

                – Wil
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              While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.



              Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even download the image back to your local machine in .jpeg format.






              share|improve this answer
























              • I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.

                – Wil
                Dec 8 '18 at 13:31














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              While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.



              Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even download the image back to your local machine in .jpeg format.






              share|improve this answer













              While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.



              Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even download the image back to your local machine in .jpeg format.







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              answered Nov 6 '17 at 20:53









              DiggerDigger

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              • I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.

                – Wil
                Dec 8 '18 at 13:31



















              • I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.

                – Wil
                Dec 8 '18 at 13:31

















              I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.

              – Wil
              Dec 8 '18 at 13:31





              I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.

              – Wil
              Dec 8 '18 at 13:31











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                  sudo apt-get install libheif-examples


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                  for file in *.heic; do heif-convert $file ${file/%.heic/.jpg}; done






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