diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e1840234a..2da93f0104 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ This is `libheif` running in JavaScript in your browser.
 ## Example programs
 
 Some example programs are provided in the `examples` directory.
-The program `heif-convert` converts all images stored in an HEIF/AVIF file to JPEG or PNG.
+The program `heif-dec` converts all images stored in an HEIF/AVIF file to JPEG or PNG.
 `heif-enc` lets you convert JPEG files to HEIF/AVIF.
 The program `heif-info` is a simple, minimal decoder that dumps the file structure to the console.
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ For example convert `example.heic` to JPEGs and one of the JPEGs back to HEIF:
 
 ```sh
 cd examples/
-./heif-convert example.heic example.jpeg
+./heif-dec example.heic example.jpeg
 ./heif-enc example-1.jpeg -o example.heif
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 320124e96a..059606c7c6 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,18 +19,25 @@ install(TARGETS heif-info RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 install(FILES heif-info.1 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
 
 
-add_executable(heif-convert ${getopt_sources}
+add_executable(heif-dec ${getopt_sources}
         encoder.cc
         encoder.h
         encoder_y4m.cc
         encoder_y4m.h
-        heif_convert.cc
+        heif_dec.cc
         ../libheif/exif.cc
         common.cc
         common.h)
-target_link_libraries(heif-convert PRIVATE heif)
-install(TARGETS heif-convert RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
-install(FILES heif-convert.1 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
+target_link_libraries(heif-dec PRIVATE heif)
+install(TARGETS heif-dec RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+install(FILES heif-dec.1 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
+
+# create symbolic link from the old name `heif-convert` to `heif-dec`
+if(NOT WIN32)
+  install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/heif-dec${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/heif-convert${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})")
+else()
+  install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/heif-dec${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/heif-convert${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})")
+endif()
 
 
 add_executable(heif-enc ${getopt_sources}
@@ -82,10 +89,10 @@ int main() {
         add_definitions(-DHAVE_JPEG_WRITE_ICC_PROFILE=1)
     endif ()
 
-    target_link_libraries(heif-convert PRIVATE JPEG::JPEG)
+    target_link_libraries(heif-dec PRIVATE JPEG::JPEG)
     target_link_libraries(heif-enc PRIVATE JPEG::JPEG)
 
-    target_sources(heif-convert PRIVATE encoder_jpeg.cc encoder_jpeg.h)
+    target_sources(heif-dec PRIVATE encoder_jpeg.cc encoder_jpeg.h)
     target_sources(heif-enc PRIVATE decoder.h decoder_jpeg.cc decoder_jpeg.h)
 endif ()
 
@@ -94,10 +101,10 @@ find_package(PNG)
 if (TARGET PNG::PNG)
     add_definitions(-DHAVE_LIBPNG=1)
 
-    target_link_libraries(heif-convert PRIVATE PNG::PNG)
+    target_link_libraries(heif-dec PRIVATE PNG::PNG)
     target_link_libraries(heif-enc PRIVATE PNG::PNG)
 
-    target_sources(heif-convert PRIVATE encoder_png.cc encoder_png.h)
+    target_sources(heif-dec PRIVATE encoder_png.cc encoder_png.h)
     target_sources(heif-enc PRIVATE decoder_png.cc decoder_png.h)
 
     add_executable(heif-thumbnailer ${getopt_sources}
diff --git a/examples/heif-convert.1 b/examples/heif-dec.1
similarity index 92%
rename from examples/heif-convert.1
rename to examples/heif-dec.1
index 5dc81ca898..da55eae503 100644
--- a/examples/heif-convert.1
+++ b/examples/heif-dec.1
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 .TH HEIF-CONVERT 1
 .SH NAME
-heif-convert \- convert HEIC/HEIF image
+heif-dec \- decode HEIC/HEIF image
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B heif-convert
+.B heif-dec
 [\fB\-q\fR \fIQUALITY\fR]
 .IR filename
 .IR output[.jpg|.png|.y4m]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.B heif-convert
+.B heif-dec
 Convert HEIC/HEIF image to a different image format.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
diff --git a/examples/heif_convert.cc b/examples/heif_dec.cc
similarity index 99%
rename from examples/heif_convert.cc
rename to examples/heif_dec.cc
index 0e0e0fff15..eaff6e79fc 100644
--- a/examples/heif_convert.cc
+++ b/examples/heif_dec.cc
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
 
 static void show_help(const char* argv0)
 {
-  std::cerr << " heif-convert  libheif version: " << heif_get_version() << "\n"
-            << "-------------------------------------------\n"
-               "Usage: heif-convert [options]  <input-image> [output-image]\n"
+  std::cerr << " " << argv0 << "  libheif version: " << heif_get_version() << "\n"
+            << "---------------------------------------\n"
+               "Usage: " << argv0 << " [options]  <input-image> [output-image]\n"
                "\n"
                "The program determines the output file format from the output filename suffix.\n"
                "These suffixes are recognized: jpg, jpeg, png, y4m. If no output filename is specified, 'jpg' is used.\n"
diff --git a/scripts/run-ci.sh b/scripts/run-ci.sh
index f28e753055..b2a5b267e5 100755
--- a/scripts/run-ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-ci.sh
@@ -163,19 +163,19 @@ if [ -z "$EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION" ] && [ -z "$CHECK_LICENSES" ] && [ -z "$TARBALL" ]
         ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-enc${BIN_SUFFIX} --list-encoders
 
 	echo "List available decoders"
-        ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-convert${BIN_SUFFIX} --list-decoders
+        ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-dec${BIN_SUFFIX} --list-decoders
 
         echo "Dumping information of sample file ..."
         ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-info${BIN_SUFFIX} --dump-boxes examples/example.heic
         if [ ! -z "$WITH_GRAPHICS" ] && [ ! -z "$WITH_HEIF_DECODER" ]; then
             echo "Converting sample HEIF file to JPEG ..."
-            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-convert${BIN_SUFFIX} examples/example.heic example.jpg
+            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-dec${BIN_SUFFIX} examples/example.heic example.jpg
             echo "Checking first generated file ..."
             [ -s "example-1.jpg" ] || exit 1
             echo "Checking second generated file ..."
             [ -s "example-2.jpg" ] || exit 1
             echo "Converting sample HEIF file to PNG ..."
-            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-convert${BIN_SUFFIX} examples/example.heic example.png
+            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-dec${BIN_SUFFIX} examples/example.heic example.png
             echo "Checking first generated file ..."
             [ -s "example-1.png" ] || exit 1
             echo "Checking second generated file ..."
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ if [ -z "$EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION" ] && [ -z "$CHECK_LICENSES" ] && [ -z "$TARBALL" ]
         fi
         if [ ! -z "$WITH_GRAPHICS" ] && [ ! -z "$WITH_AVIF_DECODER" ]; then
             echo "Converting sample AVIF file to JPEG ..."
-            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-convert${BIN_SUFFIX} examples/example.avif example.jpg
+            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-dec${BIN_SUFFIX} examples/example.avif example.jpg
             echo "Checking generated file ..."
             [ -s "example.jpg" ] || exit 1
             echo "Converting sample AVIF file to PNG ..."
-            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-convert${BIN_SUFFIX} examples/example.avif example.png
+            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-dec${BIN_SUFFIX} examples/example.avif example.png
             echo "Checking generated file ..."
             [ -s "example.png" ] || exit 1
         fi
@@ -197,14 +197,14 @@ if [ -z "$EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION" ] && [ -z "$CHECK_LICENSES" ] && [ -z "$TARBALL" ]
             echo "Checking generated file ..."
             [ -s "output-single.heic" ] || exit 1
             echo "Converting back generated heif to JPEG ..."
-            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-convert${BIN_SUFFIX} output-single.heic output-single.jpg
+            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-dec${BIN_SUFFIX} output-single.heic output-single.jpg
             echo "Checking generated file ..."
             [ -s "output-single.jpg" ] || exit 1
             echo "Converting multiple JPEG files to heif ..."
             ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-enc${BIN_SUFFIX} -o output-multi.heic --verbose --verbose --verbose --thumb 320x240 example-1.jpg example-2.jpg
             echo "Checking generated file ..."
             [ -s "output-multi.heic" ] || exit 1
-            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-convert${BIN_SUFFIX} output-multi.heic output-multi.jpg
+            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-dec${BIN_SUFFIX} output-multi.heic output-multi.jpg
             echo "Checking first generated file ..."
             [ -s "output-multi-1.jpg" ] || exit 1
             echo "Checking second generated file ..."
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ if [ -z "$EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION" ] && [ -z "$CHECK_LICENSES" ] && [ -z "$TARBALL" ]
             echo "Checking generated file ..."
             [ -s "output-jpeg.avif" ] || exit 1
             echo "Converting back generated AVIF to JPEG ..."
-            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-convert${BIN_SUFFIX} output-jpeg.avif output-jpeg.jpg
+            ${BIN_WRAPPER} ./examples/heif-dec${BIN_SUFFIX} output-jpeg.avif output-jpeg.jpg
             echo "Checking generated file ..."
             [ -s "output-jpeg.jpg" ] || exit 1
         fi