HEIF's efficient compression makes it a popular default photo format across modern Android devices and other non-Apple hardware, but it's a lossy format, while PNG is lossless and far more universally readable by editing tools, browsers, and graphics software. If you need to bring a HEIF photo into an editing workflow where you want to avoid introducing further compression loss, or you're working with a screenshot or graphic saved in HEIF, PNG is the better target than JPG.
PNG's full alpha channel support also matters if your HEIF source has any transparency, though as with most photography, this is more relevant to graphics and edited images than typical camera photos.
- Install Batchify Image Converter and Resizer Pro on Windows. No account or internet connection is needed to convert.
- Open the app and choose Batch Mode for a whole photo library, or Individual Mode for one HEIF file.
- Drag in your HEIF photos or folder, enabling recursive sub-folder scanning for dated backup folders.
- Set "From" to HEIF and "To" to PNG.
- Click Convert. The app decodes each HEIF file locally and writes standard PNG files to your output folder.
- Fully offline conversion — your personal photos never leave your PC
- Lossless PNG output avoids introducing further compression artifacts
- Works with HEIF files from any device, not just one manufacturer's ecosystem
- Recursive folder support for nested photo library structures
- Multi-core processing for fast conversion of large photo libraries
- Option to delete original HEIF files automatically after conversion
Why choose PNG instead of JPG for HEIF conversion?
PNG is lossless, so it's a better choice when you want to avoid any further compression artifacts during editing, while JPG is better suited to smaller, easily shareable files.
Does it matter which device originally created the HEIF file?
No, the converter reads the standard HEIF container structure regardless of whether it came from a Samsung phone, an Android tablet, or any other device using the format.
Can this handle my entire photo backup at once?
Yes, Batch Mode with recursive sub-folder scanning is designed for exactly this, converting large, nested photo collections in a single run.
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