I've downloaded and installed the iview467_plugins_x64_setup.exe file but still have a blank window when trying to view .HEIC photos. I'm on a Win10/64 PC. What am I missing?
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I can view some, but not all. See HEIC Photos.
Can you view the HEIC photo in the attached archive?
You probably need to install some codecs.
* 62. TOOLS.DLL - This PlugIn contains some additional functions (like Text effects) for IrfanView.
(and some special formats, like: HEIC, AVIF; with installed codecs/extensions)?Attached FilesBefore you post … Edit your profile • IrfanView 4.72 • Windows 10 Home 19045.2486
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Have you installed the Codecs?
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I am a bit confused. I would also like to use IrfanView for HEIC files on my Windows 10 PC, but I just get a blank screen (no error message). I have read the advice in various posts on the web to install codecs from the MS Store, but I can already view HEIC files in Windows Explorer. Doesn't that mean that the needed codecs are already present?
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I also have this problem. About 400 HEIC in my newer iPhone 15 need converting to JPG (or others). I tried adding HEIC as a custom file type in Options > Properties... > Extensions menu. No luck yet.
MS is getting an earful too. Search HEIC in: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/Last edited by jopower; 25.04.2025, 05:31 PM.
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I've solved my problem and hope this will solve yours:
There's a perfectly straight forward GUI solution (actually 3) available FREE (unless you are a business) from XnSoft: https://www.xnview.com/en/
XnViewMP, XnView Classic and XnConvert can all do the job of viewing and converting virtually every kind of graphic file, including HEIC files. I discovered this as I was going through my dozen installed but little used list photo editors after my default Irfanview wasn't working for HEIC files. Really saved my bacon! And, no I didn't have to install ImageMaick. (and if you really want to, command line options are available, but I didn't)
My old version 1.0 of XnViewMP from April 2022 handled 650-odd conversions with only a little experimentation with the settings for the batch file converter tool. This old version is a bit clunky and slow (it took 6 hours to convert my 15 GB pile of HEIC photos on an external USB drive) but the newer version (which I admit I should've updated to) does better. Here are the current versions:
XnViewMP 1.88 (Win 10 and 11)
XnView Classic 2.52.1 (pre-Win 11)
XnConvert 1.105.0 (all)
BTW: worth it to get the extended versions with all bells and whistles where they are available.
BONUS: there are MAC and Linux versions as well. I can only recommend most strongly all XnSoft products as they are way ahead of your HEIC curve.?Last edited by jopower; 25.04.2025, 05:29 PM.
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