This project is a work in progress all code is currently experimental

A C#/.NET wrapper around libheif to simplify opening heic images and retrieving thumbnails.

⭐ Pull Requests and Issues are always welcomed ⭐

• Contributing
• Developer Guide
• Building

Install the NuGet package into your target head and any shared projects.

The NuGet package must be included in the entry point or target head, otherwise the native assemblies won't be copied over to the bin directory correctly.

Any Windows device running an application using this library requires the Visual C++ Redistributable package installed. See the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Latest Supported Downloads. You will need to install the correct CPU Architecture(s) that your application supports.

• vc_redist.arm64.exe
• vc_redist.x86.exe
• vc_redist.x64.exe

FileOnQ.Imaging.Heif is available for use in the following target frameworks

FileOnQ.Imaging.Heif is available for use in the following runtime identifiers

Saves the primary image as a jpeg

using (var image = new HeifImage("image.heic"))
using (var primary = image.Primary())
{
    primary.Write("output.jpeg", 90);
}

Saves the embedded thumbnail as a jpeg

using (var image = new HeifImage("image.heic"))
using (var thumbnail = image.Thumbnail())
{
    thumbnail.Write("output.jpeg", 90);
}

We don't have a wiki or full API documentation. If you are interested in helping, create an issue so we can discuss.

FileOnQ.Imaging.Heif uses several native C/C++ dependent libraries

• libheif
• dav1d
• libjpeg-turbo
• libde265
• x265

This library was created by FileOnQ and donated to the open source community.