TIFF to JPG
Open a scan that nothing else will — never uploaded.
How it works
Three steps, and nothing leaves your device.
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1
Drop the TIFF in
A decoder loads the first time; browsers cannot read TIFF on their own.
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2
It is re-encoded as JPG
At 92% quality, with any transparency flattened onto white.
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3
Download the JPG
Opens in anything, and is a fraction of the size.
Why a TIFF will not open in the first place
- No mainstream browser can display a TIFF. Chrome, Firefox and Edge all refuse it — drag one into a tab and you get a download prompt rather than a picture. That is why a scan someone emailed you appears unopenable, and it is the reason this page exists.
- The size drop is usually enormous. TIFF is typically uncompressed or lightly compressed, because it was designed for archives and prepress where fidelity beat file size. A scanned page can go from tens of megabytes to a few hundred kilobytes as a JPG with no visible difference on screen.
- A multi-page TIFF gives you the first page. Scanners routinely put every sheet into one TIFF. JPG holds a single image, so only page one is converted. If you need all the pages, a PDF is the right container — try Image to PDF once you have the pages as images.
- Uncompressed, LZW and PackBits TIFFs all work. Those cover almost everything a scanner or a design tool writes. A few older or proprietary variants — some JPEG-in-TIFF in particular — cannot be read, and the tool will say so rather than fail quietly.
- If the TIFF is a text document, consider PNG or OCR instead. JPG smudges the edges of letters. TIFF to PNG keeps them sharp, and Image To Text will read the words out entirely.
Frequently asked questions
Why will my TIFF not open?
No mainstream browser displays TIFF, and many desktop apps do not either. It is an archive and prepress format, not a viewing one.
My TIFF has several pages — what happens?
You get the first. JPG holds a single image; use a PDF if you need every page.
Which TIFFs can this read?
Uncompressed, LZW and PackBits, which covers most scanners and design tools. A few older variants cannot be read, and it will tell you.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The TIFF is decoded in your browser and never sent anywhere.