Can I convert a PDF with multiple pages?

Converting PDF pages to HEIC images renders each page as a compact, high-efficiency photo file - Ideal when you want document pages stored in an Apple Photos library, referenced in iOS apps, or archived at minimal size. Each page of the PDF is rendered as a separate HEIC at the specified resolution, and HEVC compression keeps the output roughly half the size of equivalent JPGs.

Resolution (DPI) is the most important setting. 72–96 DPI produces sharp images for on-screen viewing at 1:1 zoom. For pages that will be resized, zoomed, or printed, use 150–300 DPI. At 300 DPI, an A4 page becomes a 2480×3508 pixel image - Sufficient for most print scenarios. Higher DPI means better quality but larger file sizes.

PDF files can contain a mix of vector graphics, raster images, and text. When rendered to HEIC, vector elements and text are rasterised at the selected DPI. Text at 150 DPI or above is typically legible; at 72 DPI, small text may become blurry. One caution: the resulting HEIC pages open effortlessly on Apple devices, but Windows and most web platforms need JPG or PNG - Choose your target accordingly.

Reasons to convert PDF to HEIC usually come down to compatibility, file-size, or specific feature requirements. Common situations:

• An app or platform only accepts HEIC uploads.
• You need a feature unique to HEIC (e.g. transparency, vector scaling, animation, multi-page pages, etc.) that PDF doesn't provide.
• You're optimising file size — modern formats often produce smaller files than the older format you started with.
• You need a single archival format across a project so files behave consistently in the same viewer.

1. Open the PDF → HEIC tool on heic.now.
2. Drag your PDF file onto the drop zone, or click Select files. You can drop a whole folder of files at once.
3. The output is fixed to HEIC. If the format supports extra options (page size, transparency background, quality, EXIF stripping), tweak them in the right-hand panel.
4. Click Convert. The job runs on our server and finishes in a few seconds for typical photos.
5. Download the result. Files stay in storage for 24 hours and are then permanently deleted.

The entire flow is free for the first 10 jobs per day with no signup required. A free account doubles that quota; a premium plan removes the limit entirely.

• Use 150 DPI for screen-use images and 300 DPI for anything that will be printed or zoomed.
• For multi-page PDFs, each page is extracted as a separate numbered HEIC file.
• If the PDF contains mostly text, increase DPI to 200–300 for legible output - HEVC handles rendered text cleanly at high resolution.
• If the extracted pages need to go to a website or non-Apple recipients, run them through the HEIC to JPG converter afterwards - HEIC won't display in browsers or most upload forms.