ποΈ TIFF Converter
Open TIFFs the browser cannot decode, convert to PNG/JPG.
Upload a TIFF file to begin.
How to Convert a TIFF
Upload your .tif or .tiff file, pick a page if it has several, choose PNG or JPG output, and download.
Upload the TIFF file.
Wait a moment while the decoder reads the file. Large scans take a few seconds.
For multi-page TIFFs, select the page you want from the dropdown.
Choose PNG or JPG and download.
Understanding the TIFF Format
TIFF has been around since the 1980s and remains entrenched in professional workflows because of its flexibility. Unlike consumer formats that make fixed choices, TIFF is a container supporting many compression methods (uncompressed, LZW, ZIP, JPEG), color spaces (grayscale, RGB, CMYK, Lab), bit depths (1 to 32 bits per channel), and multiple images per file. This flexibility is exactly why browsers never adopted it: decoding every variant is a large undertaking for a format most web users never encounter. The tradeoff for professionals is worth it. Print shops demand TIFF because CMYK separations and lossless data survive the prepress pipeline. Archivists choose TIFF because it is an open, well-documented standard likely to remain readable for decades. Photographers shooting for maximum quality use TIFF as an intermediate between RAW capture and final delivery. Document scanners produce multi-page TIFFs as a compact alternative to PDFs for black-and-white pages. When you receive a TIFF and just need a usable web image, conversion to PNG preserves quality perfectly for graphics and scans, while JPG at high quality is the pragmatic choice for photographic pages where file size matters.
Tips for Scanned Documents
Multi-page TIFFs from scanners usually contain one page per image. Convert the pages you need to PNG for archiving text documents crisply, or to JPG for sharing by email. If a scan looks washed out, it may have been saved with JPEG compression inside the TIFF; converting will not restore the lost quality, so rescan at higher quality if the document matters. For OCR workflows, PNG output gives text recognition engines the cleanest input.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why can't my browser open TIFF files?
Browsers natively decode JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and AVIF, but not TIFF, which is a complex professional format with dozens of compression variants. This tool bundles the UTIF decoder library so your browser can read TIFFs without any plugin or install.
What is TIFF used for?
TIFF is the professional standard for print production, photography archives, and document scanning. It supports lossless compression, CMYK color for prepress, high bit depths, and multiple pages per file. Scanners and professional cameras output TIFF when maximum fidelity matters, and print shops require it because the data survives the entire prepress pipeline intact.
Can it handle multi-page TIFFs?
Yes. Document scanners frequently save multi-page TIFFs with one page per image, and this tool lists every decodable page in the dropdown menu. Select any page to preview it at full quality, then download just that page as PNG or JPG. Each page converts independently.
Will conversion lose quality?
Converting to PNG is lossless for the decoded pixels: what you see is preserved exactly. JPG at 90 percent is visually identical for photos with a much smaller file. Note that exotic TIFF features like CMYK color or 16-bit depth are converted to standard 8-bit RGB for display.
What if my TIFF will not decode?
A few rare compression schemes and proprietary vendor extensions are not supported by the decoder library. If a file fails, re-save it from the source application using LZW or ZIP compression, which are universally supported, or export a PNG directly from the original program to bypass TIFF entirely.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No, never. TIFF decoding with the UTIF library and the subsequent conversion both run entirely in your browser with no server involvement. Large multi-hundred-megabyte scans process locally with no upload wait, no server storage, no bandwidth costs, and complete privacy for sensitive documents like medical records or legal paperwork.