HEICPix / Install

Install HEICPix.

No app store. No download. One tap and HEICPix is on your home screen — ready to convert HEIC photos in two taps from anywhere.

  • ~5 second install
  • No permissions
  • Auto-updates
  • ~2 MB on disk

Android

Chrome, Edge, Brave, Samsung Internet

  1. 1. Visit heicpix.com in Chrome
  2. 2. Tap the menu (⋮) → Install app
  3. 3. Confirm in the prompt
  4. 4. HEICPix icon appears in your app drawer

Bonus: long-press any HEIC photo → Share → HEICPix converts it instantly.

iPhone / iPad

Safari only

  1. 1. Visit heicpix.com in Safari
  2. 2. Tap the Share button (square + arrow)
  3. 3. Scroll down → Add to Home Screen
  4. 4. Tap Add → icon appears on your home screen

iOS Share Target support varies — best to open HEICPix first and pick photos manually.

Desktop

Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc — Windows / macOS / Linux / ChromeOS

  1. 1. Visit heicpix.com
  2. 2. Click the install icon (⊕) at the right edge of the address bar
  3. 3. Click Install in the prompt
  4. 4. HEICPix launches in its own window, pinned to taskbar/dock

Firefox and Safari desktop don't support PWA install — use them as a regular bookmark instead.

We could ship a native app. We chose not to.

HEICPix is a Progressive Web App. Here's why that's better than a native iOS / Android / Windows app for a tool like this.

Native app pain

  • Goes through App Store / Play Store review (days to weeks)
  • 30-100 MB download
  • Apple takes 30%, Google takes 30%
  • Separate codebases per platform = more bugs
  • Updates require user action

PWA wins

  • Ship updates in seconds, no review
  • ~2 MB total (HTML + JS + WASM)
  • No platform tax — 100% free forever
  • One codebase, same behavior on every device
  • Auto-updates next time you open it
Open HEICPix to install →