PNG to TIFF
For the print and archive workflows that insist — never uploaded.
How it works
Three steps, and nothing leaves your device.
-
1
Drop the PNG in
It is read in the page; nothing is sent anywhere.
-
2
It is written as an uncompressed TIFF
Lossless: every pixel preserved exactly.
-
3
Download the TIFF
Large, and exactly what print software expects.
Why anyone still asks for TIFF
- Print and document systems standardised on it decades ago. Prepress software, scanning workflows, archives and some government submission systems accept TIFF and treat anything else as suspect. That requirement is essentially the only reason to convert.
- Nothing is lost, and the file is large. Both PNG and this TIFF are lossless, so the pixels are identical. The TIFF is written uncompressed, so it will be considerably bigger than the PNG was.
- Your browser will not open the result. No mainstream browser displays TIFF, so you cannot preview the file by dragging it into a tab — and this site cannot read it back either. Open it in an image editor or a document viewer instead. That is a limitation of the format's reach, not of the file.
- Check what your recipient means by TIFF. TIFF is a container with many variants — LZW, ZIP, JPEG-in-TIFF, multi-page. This writes the plainest, most widely readable form: single page, uncompressed. If a system demands a specific compression, it will need dedicated software.
Frequently asked questions
Is any quality lost?
No. Both formats are lossless and the pixels are identical.
Why can I not open the TIFF in my browser?
Browsers do not display TIFF. Use an image editor or a document viewer.
Why is the file so large?
This writes an uncompressed TIFF, which is what the widest range of software accepts.
Is my image uploaded?
No. It is converted in your browser.