---
title: heif
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: avfoundation/avfiletype/heif
---

# heif

The UTI for the high-efficiency image file format that contains compressed images from any codec.

## Declaration

```swift
static let heif: AVFileType
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this UTI is public.heif. Files of this type have an .heif extension.

## See Also

### File types

- [AHAP](avfoundation/avfiletype/ahap.md)
- [SCC](avfoundation/avfiletype/scc.md)
- [ac3](avfoundation/avfiletype/ac3.md)
- [aifc](avfoundation/avfiletype/aifc.md)
- [aiff](avfoundation/avfiletype/aiff.md)
- [amr](avfoundation/avfiletype/amr.md)
- [appleiTT](avfoundation/avfiletype/appleitt.md)
- [au](avfoundation/avfiletype/au.md)
- [avci](avfoundation/avfiletype/avci.md)
- [caf](avfoundation/avfiletype/caf.md)
- [dcm](avfoundation/avfiletype/dcm.md)
- [dng](avfoundation/avfiletype/dng.md)
- [eac3](avfoundation/avfiletype/eac3.md)
- [heic](avfoundation/avfiletype/heic.md)
- [jpg](avfoundation/avfiletype/jpg.md)