JPG to TIFF
For print and submission systems that require it — never uploaded.
How it works
Three steps, and nothing leaves your device.
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1
Drop the JPG in
It is decoded in the page; nothing is sent anywhere.
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2
It is written as an uncompressed TIFF
No further compression is applied.
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3
Download the TIFF
What prepress and archive software expects.
A TIFF cannot undo what the JPG already did
- The compression damage is already permanent. This is the important caveat. Your JPG discarded detail when it was saved, and wrapping the result in a lossless TIFF preserves that damage exactly. A print shop asking for TIFF wants an image that was never JPG in the first place — if you have the original, use that.
- What it does give you is no further loss. From here the file will not degrade again however many times it is opened and saved, which is what document and archive workflows are actually protecting against.
- The file grows considerably. Uncompressed TIFF from a compressed JPG is a large jump. That is expected and is the price of the format.
- Your browser cannot display the result. No mainstream browser reads TIFF, so open it in an image editor or a document viewer. This site cannot read it back either.
Frequently asked questions
Will this improve print quality?
No. Damage already in the JPG is permanent. If the print shop needs a true TIFF, start from an original that was never a JPG.
Why is the TIFF so much larger?
It is written uncompressed, which is the most widely accepted form.
Why can I not open it in my browser?
Browsers do not display TIFF.
Is my image uploaded?
No. It is converted in your browser.