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TIFF: what it’s for

TIFF is the archival format of print shops, scanners, and museums: lossless, multi-page capable, and enormous. The web cannot display TIFF — convert scans to PNG for archiving-light use or JPG for sharing.

Strengths

  • Lossless with layers, pages, and print metadata intact
  • The scanner default — every flatbed speaks TIFF
  • Our tools read TIFF locally and convert to JPG or PNG
  • Multi-page TIFFs convert page by page

Honest limits

  • No browser displays TIFF — conversion is mandatory for the web
  • Files are huge; a single scan can exceed 100MB
  • No animation, no transparency standard across viewers
  • Phone galleries ignore TIFF entirely

Free TIFF tools

Every tool runs in your browser — files never leave your device. Badges say exactly what each tool does with TIFF.

TIFF FAQs

How do I open a TIFF on my phone?

Convert TIFF to JPG or PNG first — phones and browsers cannot display TIFF. The original stays your lossless archive.

TIFF or PNG for scans?

Keep the TIFF as the master archive; convert working copies to PNG. Same pixels, a fraction of the size, viewable everywhere.

Can I convert multi-page TIFFs?

Yes — pages convert individually, so a 10-page scan becomes 10 shareable images.

Is TIFF conversion private?

Completely. Conversion runs in your browser; scans never upload.