TIFF to PNG
Open a TIFF without losing a pixel — 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 written as PNG
Lossless, with any transparency carried across.
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3
Download the PNG
Sharp, viewable anywhere, and far smaller than the TIFF.
The right choice for documents and line art
- Nothing is lost, and the file still shrinks. Both TIFF and PNG are lossless, so the pixels are identical — but PNG actually compresses, and an uncompressed TIFF does not. You get the same image, viewable in any browser, at a fraction of the size.
- Scanned text stays sharp. This is the main reason to pick PNG over TIFF to JPG. JPG puts a faint smudge around every hard edge, which on a page of text is exactly where the eye looks. PNG leaves the letters as they are.
- Transparency survives. TIFFs from design tools often carry an alpha channel, and PNG has one too, so a cut-out stays cut out instead of being flattened onto white.
- A multi-page TIFF gives you the first page. PNG holds a single image. Scanners commonly write one file per document with a page each, and only page one is converted here.
- Uncompressed, LZW and PackBits all work. Some older and proprietary variants do not, and the tool says so plainly instead of handing back something broken.
Frequently asked questions
Is any quality lost?
No. TIFF and PNG are both lossless, so the pixels are identical.
Why is the PNG smaller than the TIFF?
Most TIFFs are uncompressed or lightly compressed. PNG compresses properly, losing nothing.
PNG or JPG for a scanned document?
PNG. JPG blurs the edges of letters; PNG keeps them sharp.
Is my file uploaded?
No. It is decoded in your browser.