| Extension | HEIC |
| Full Name | High Efficiency Image File Format |
| Type | Image |
| Mime Type | image/heic |
| Format | Binary |
| Opens With | Paint.Net, Photoshop |
HEIC files are a highly compressed bitmap image file format created specifically to offer greater compression ratios than other formats, such as JPEG, while maintaining image quality. The HEIC format is a standard format created by the MPEG group and has gained support from some major players in the industry, including Apple.
Within an HEIC file, the image data is compressed using advanced compression algorithms that try to maintain image quality while drastically reducing the amount of storage space required. Image data can be stored in either lossy or non-lossy formats, with the lossy format offering the best compression ratio.
With HEIC files being used by Apple in their range of smart phones and tablets, HEIC has become widely adopted and is supported by many image and photo editing software. For applications that do not support HEIC yet, we have an array of HEIC converters that can convert to and from many other image formats.
| Extension | PDF |
| Full Name | Portable Document Format |
| Type | Document |
| Mime Type | application/pdf |
| Format | Binary |
PDF documents have been around for many years, becoming the standard format for storing and transmitting documents with rich content such as formatted text, images, tables, and other complex formatting. The format is still under development, with new features being added with each revision.
One of the reasons for its widespread adoption is its ability to store all the required document components, especially fonts, within a single file, allowing the document to be rendered equally on different platforms and devices.
PDF documents are read-only, unless opened within Adobe's own editing software. Support for importing and converting to and from the PDF format is widely supported by document editing software.
