---
title: heif
framework: uniformtypeidentifiers
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: uniformtypeidentifiers/uttype-swift.struct/heif
---

# heif

A type that represents High Efficiency Image File Format images.

## Declaration

```swift
static var heif: UTType { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The identifier for this type is public.heif. This type conforms to a base type identified by public.heif-standard, which in turn conforms to UTTypeImage.

## See Also

### Apple image formats

- [heic](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttype-swift.struct/heic.md)
- [livePhoto](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttype-swift.struct/livephoto.md)