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HEIC2PNG

Image Format Converter

Turns iPhone HEIC photos into PNG from the CLI, a shell pipe or Python. A small tool for a small, recurring annoyance.

Source2626 stars on GitHub(opens in a new tab)PyPI(opens in a new tab)
Role
Creator & Maintainer
Period
2019 – 2026.11
Status
Completed
Theme
Libraries & tools
HEIC2PNG, screenshot 1

Overview

Convert iPhone HEIC photos to PNG or JPEG through Python, a CLI or shell pipes. A Pillow / pillow-heif implementation handles transparency, with explicit quality controls for PNG palette reduction and JPEG output.

Features

  • PNG and JPEG output
  • CLI, Python API and shell-pipe input/output
  • Batch conversion and transparency handling
  • Explicit output-quality controls
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