PPT to HEIF Converter

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Next-Generation Imaging

HEIF represents the evolution beyond JPEG — delivering superior compression, richer color depth, and support for auxiliary data like alpha channels and depth maps.

Server-Side Encoding

All HEIF encoding runs on cloud infrastructure. Upload your PPT from any browser and receive compressed output without installing codec libraries locally.

Slides to Modern Format

Transform legacy PPT presentations into HEIF — a forward-looking format adopted by Apple, Android, and an expanding ecosystem of imaging tools.

How to convert PPT to HEIF

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose heif or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your heif file right afterwards

About formats

PPT is the binary file format of Microsoft PowerPoint, the presentation software first released on April 20, 1987 for the Apple Macintosh and later ported to Windows. The PPT format stores presentations as OLE2 compound documents — a structured binary container developed by Microsoft that organizes slides, text content, images, charts, animations, transitions, speaker notes, and embedded objects across multiple internal streams. Each slide is composed of shape records describing text boxes, auto-shapes, images, tables, and other elements with associated formatting properties including fonts, colors, positioning, and animation sequences. The format evolved substantially through multiple PowerPoint versions, with the PowerPoint 97 release establishing the compound document structure that remained standard through PowerPoint 2003. One advantage is universal recognition — PPT files are understood by virtually every presentation application across all platforms, from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice Impress, Google Slides, and Apple Keynote, making it one of the most portable document formats ever created. The format's mature feature set is another strength: PPT files support complex slide masters, custom animations with timing sequences, embedded multimedia, OLE-linked objects, and VBA macros for automation. Although Microsoft introduced the XML-based PPTX format with Office 2007, the binary PPT format remains widely encountered in archived presentations, corporate document repositories, and organizations that maintain compatibility with older PowerPoint versions.
Developer: Microsoft
Initial release: April 20, 1987
HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format) is a container format for images and image sequences standardized by the Moving Picture Experts Group as ISO/IEC 23008-12, first published in 2015. HEIF is built on the ISO Base Media File Format (ISOBMFF, the same container used for MP4 video), providing a flexible structure that can hold single images, image collections, image sequences (like animations or bursts), and derived images with non-destructive editing operations. The container is codec-agnostic — while the most common implementation pairs HEIF with HEVC/H.265 compression (branded as HEIC by Apple), the standard also accommodates AV1 compression (creating the AVIF variant), H.266/VVC, and other future codecs. HEIF supports features that JPEG lacks: 10-bit and 12-bit color depth, wide color gamuts (Display P3, BT.2020), lossless compression, alpha transparency, depth maps, thumbnail images, and Exif/XMP metadata — all within a single file. Auxiliary image items can store computational photography data like depth maps, HDR gain maps, and semantic segmentation masks. One advantage is the format's future-proof architecture: by separating the container from the codec, HEIF can adopt newer, more efficient compression technologies without changing the file structure, metadata handling, or application-level APIs. The substantial compression improvement over JPEG is another core strength — HEVC-based HEIF typically achieves 40-50% file size reduction compared to JPEG at the same visual quality, beneficial for storage and bandwidth. HEIF is supported by Apple's ecosystem (iOS, macOS), Windows 10/11, Android 10+, GIMP, ImageMagick, and Adobe products.
Initial release: 2015

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert PPT to HEIF?

HEIF is a modern container format that stores images with significantly better compression than JPEG while retaining equal or higher visual quality. It also supports advanced features like depth maps and HDR.

How does HEIF relate to HEIC?

HEIC is a specific profile of HEIF that uses HEVC compression. HEIF is the broader container specification — it can hold images encoded with various codecs.

What software opens HEIF?

macOS and iOS open HEIF natively. Windows supports it through a free codec from the Microsoft Store. Photoshop, GIMP, and most modern image editors handle it as well.

Does HEIF preserve slide quality?

HEIF encoding retains high visual fidelity while compressing aggressively. Text, gradients, and graphics from PPT slides render cleanly in the output.

Is PPT to HEIF conversion free?

Convertio provides PPT to HEIF conversion free for everyday use. Premium accounts add larger file limits and batch processing support.