Vue HEIC Image

A Vue 3 component and composable for displaying and converting HEIC images in the browser. This package provides an easy way to preview HEIC images and convert them to other formats like PNG, JPEG, or GIF. It intelligently handles both HEIC and standard image formats.

🚀 Live Demo

Check out the live demo: Vue HEIC Image Demo

Features

• 🖼️ Display HEIC images directly in the browser
• 🔄 Convert HEIC to PNG, JPEG, or GIF
• ✨ Smart detection of HEIC files (no conversion for standard images)
• 📱 Perfect for iOS photos and HEIC image handling
• 🎨 Quality control for JPEG output
• 🎬 Support for animated HEIC files
• 💪 TypeScript support
• 🎁 Flexible usage: Component or Composable function

Installation

npm install vue-heic-image
# or
yarn add vue-heic-image
# or
pnpm add vue-heic-image

Usage

Basic Component Usage

<template>
  <HeicImage src="path/to/image.heic" alt="My Image" />
</template>

<script setup>
import { HeicImage } from 'vue-heic-image';
</script>

Advanced Component Usage

<template>
  <HeicImage
    :src="imageFile"
    alt="My HEIC Image"
    :toType="'image/jpeg'"
    :quality="0.8"
    :multiple="true"
    class="my-image"
  >
    <!-- Custom loading state with HEIC detection -->
    <template #loading="{ isHeic }">
      <div class="loading">
        {{ isHeic ? 'Converting HEIC...' : 'Loading image...' }}
      </div>
    </template>

    <!-- Custom error handling -->
    <template #error="{ error }">
      <div class="error">
        Failed to load: {{ error.message }}
      </div>
    </template>
  </HeicImage>
</template>

File Input Example

<template>
  <div>
    <!-- Accept both HEIC and standard images -->
    <input 
      type="file"
      accept="image/*,.heic"
      @change="handleFileSelect"
    />
    
    <div v-if="selectedFile">
      <HeicImage
        :src="selectedFile"
        :toType="outputFormat"
        :quality="quality"
        class="preview-image"
      >
        <template #loading="{ isHeic }">
          <div class="status">
            {{ isHeic ? 'Converting HEIC...' : 'Loading...' }}
          </div>
        </template>
      </HeicImage>

      <!-- Format controls -->
      <div class="controls">
        <select v-model="outputFormat">
          <option value="image/png">PNG</option>
          <option value="image/jpeg">JPEG</option>
          <option value="image/gif">GIF</option>
        </select>

        <input 
          v-if="outputFormat === 'image/jpeg'"
          type="range"
          v-model="quality"
          min="0"
          max="1"
          step="0.1"
        />
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue';
import { HeicImage } from 'vue-heic-image';
import type { HeicOutputType } from 'vue-heic-image';

const selectedFile = ref<File | null>(null);
const outputFormat = ref<HeicOutputType>('image/png');
const quality = ref(0.92);

const handleFileSelect = (event: Event) => {
  const file = (event.target as HTMLInputElement).files?.[0];
  if (file) selectedFile.value = file;
};
</script>

Using the Composable

import { useHeicImage } from 'vue-heic-image';

// Basic usage
const { convertHeicToImage, isLoading, error, isHeic } = useHeicImage();

// With options
const imageHandler = useHeicImage({
  toType: 'image/png',
  quality: 0.92,
  multiple: false,
  gifInterval: 0.4,
});

// Handle file conversion
const handleFile = async (file: File) => {
  try {
    const result = await convertHeicToImage(file);
    
    // Check if the processed image was HEIC
    if (isHeic.value) {
      console.log('HEIC image was converted');
    } else {
      console.log('Standard image was processed directly');
    }

    // Handle the result
    const url = URL.createObjectURL(
      Array.isArray(result) ? result[0] : result
    );
    
    // Clean up when done
    return () => URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
  } catch (e) {
    console.error('Processing failed:', e);
  }
};

Props & Options

Component Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
src	File | Blob | string	-	Source image (HEIC or standard formats)
alt	string	-	Alternative text for the image
toType	'image/png' | 'image/gif' | 'image/jpeg'	'image/png'	Output format for HEIC conversion
quality	number	0.92	JPEG quality (0-1), only for 'image/jpeg'
multiple	boolean	false	Output multiple images for multi-frame HEIC
gifInterval	number	0.4	Frame interval for GIF output (seconds)
width	number | string	-	Image width
height	number | string	-	Image height
class	string	-	CSS class names

Slot Props

Loading Slot

<template #loading="{ isHeic }">
  <!-- isHeic: boolean - true if processing HEIC, false for standard images -->
</template>

Error Slot

<template #error="{ error }">
  <!-- error: Error - contains error details -->
</template>

Smart Detection

The package automatically handles different image types:

• Detects HEIC images through:
  • MIME type checking
  • File signature analysis
• Standard images (PNG, JPEG, etc.) are displayed directly
• No unnecessary conversions for non-HEIC images

Browser Support

• Modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
• Requires FileReader and URL.createObjectURL support
• iOS Safari: 13.4+
• Chrome/Edge: 89+
• Firefox: 86+

License

MIT