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TIFF to PNG Converter
Convert TIFF files to PNG without losing a single pixel. Both formats are lossless, so this is the conversion to choose when the image matters — a scan, an archive copy, a document — and you need a file that opens in places TIFF does not.
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Step by step
How to convert TIFF to PNG in 3 steps
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Nothing to configure
PNG is lossless, so there is no quality decision to make and transparency carries over on its own.
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The PNG opens in essentially any program.
Format comparison
TIFF vs PNG
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
LosslessA flexible container used in scanning, printing and archiving, where quality matters more than size.
- Lossless, with high bit depths and CMYK for print
- Standard in publishing and scanning workflows
- Large files, and web browsers cannot display it
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
LosslessStores every pixel exactly as it was saved, so nothing is lost however often the file is opened and saved.
- Pixel-perfect: ideal for screenshots, logos and text
- Supported everywhere, including every browser
- Photographs make large files — often several times the JPG size
Because both formats are lossless, the interesting question here is not what compression takes away — nothing — but which of TIFF's extra capabilities PNG can actually carry.
What survives:
- Every pixel, exactly. No compression artefacts, no colour shift, no softening. The PNG is a bit-for-bit faithful copy of the image.
- Transparency, including partial transparency. Both formats carry a full alpha channel.
- 16-bit colour depth. This surprises people — PNG supports 16 bits per channel, so a scanner's extra depth is preserved rather than crushed to 8-bit as it would be by converting to JPG.
What does not:
- CMYK colour. PNG is RGB only, so a print file is converted to sRGB. That conversion is done properly rather than passed through, so the colours look right — but it is a real conversion, and the file is no longer press-ready.
- Multiple pages. A standard PNG holds one image, so a multi-page scan converts its first page only.
- Layers, which are flattened.
So the trade is straightforward: you keep the image quality and lose the print-specific and document-specific features. For most people converting a scan or a photograph, nothing they care about is lost.
Quality
Quality and file size
There is no quality setting, because there is no trade-off to make: PNG compresses by finding patterns, never by discarding detail.
Size is the thing to think about instead, and it goes both ways depending on the source:
- If the TIFF was uncompressed — common from scanners — the PNG will be much smaller, often 50–70% smaller, purely from applying compression to a file that had none.
- If the TIFF used LZW or ZIP compression, the two land in a similar range, with PNG usually a little ahead.
- If the TIFF is 16-bit, expect a large PNG. Preserving that depth costs twice the data per channel — worth it for an archive, wasteful for a web image.
If the result is larger than you want:
- The image is a photograph — JPG will be a fraction of the size and look identical on screen.
- You need lossless but smaller — WebP has a lossless mode typically 20–30% below PNG, with transparency.
- It is a graphic or document scan — PNG compression reduces the colour palette and works well on flat content.
When PNG is the right target for a TIFF
- Document scans. The strongest case. Text is made of hard black-on-white edges, which JPEG smears and PNG keeps perfectly crisp.
- Anything you will edit. Lossless in, lossless out, and repeated saves cost nothing.
- Images with transparency, which JPG cannot carry at all.
- Archive copies where you want a widely readable format without giving up exactness.
- Line art, diagrams, maps and charts — flat colour and sharp edges, which PNG compresses well and JPEG handles badly.
When JPG is the better answer
If the TIFF is a photograph destined for the web, email or a document, JPG gives you a file a fraction of the size with no visible difference. PNG's exactness only earns its size when you are editing, archiving, or working with text and graphics.
Why TIFF causes trouble in the first place
TIFF is excellent and widely used in professional work, but it is awkward everywhere else:
- Web browsers cannot display it, so it is unusable on a web page.
- Many upload forms and content systems reject it.
- Email clients often will not preview it.
- Because TIFF is a flexible container, some readers only handle certain variants — which is why a TIFF that opens in one program sometimes fails in another.
PNG has none of those problems. That, rather than any quality gain, is the reason to convert.
16-bit scans
If your TIFF came from a film or flatbed scanner it may well be 16-bit, and PNG will preserve that. Worth keeping if you plan serious exposure or colour correction, since the extra headroom is exactly what stops shadows banding when pushed.
If the image is simply going to be viewed or posted, that depth is doing nothing but doubling the file size, and JPG or WebP is the more sensible target.
Privacy
What happens to your file
This tool runs on our server, so it works the same on every phone and computer. Your file is uploaded, and this is exactly what happens to it:
- Stored outside the public web root under a random name, never under your file's name.
- Processed, with the original upload deleted immediately — whether it succeeded or failed.
- The result sits behind a signed link that only you receive, which stops working after 20 minutes, and the file is deleted the moment you download it.
- Anything never collected is deleted automatically within 30 minutes.
- The image itself is never logged or kept. If a conversion fails, we record the formats involved and the error — not the file.
- Camera metadata, including any GPS coordinates recording where a photo was taken, is removed from the result. Only the rotation needed to show the image the right way up is kept.
Questions & answers
TIFF to PNG: frequently asked questions
Does converting TIFF to PNG lose any quality?
No. Both formats are lossless, so every pixel is preserved exactly — no artefacts, no colour shift, no softening. The only things that cannot carry over are CMYK colour, extra pages and layers, none of which are pixel quality.
Will 16-bit depth be preserved?
Yes. PNG supports 16 bits per channel, so a scanner's extra depth survives — unlike converting to JPG, which crushes it to 8-bit. Expect a large file as a result; it is worth it for an archive and wasteful for a web image.
Why is my PNG smaller than the TIFF?
Because the TIFF was probably uncompressed, which is common straight from a scanner. PNG always compresses, so simply applying compression to a file that had none often saves 50–70% with no loss at all.
What happens to a CMYK print file?
It is converted to sRGB, because PNG is RGB only. The conversion is done properly so the colours look correct on screen — but it is a real conversion, and the result is no longer press-ready. Keep the TIFF if it is going back to a printer.
My TIFF has multiple pages. What happens?
Only the first page is converted, because a standard PNG holds one image. For a multi-page scanned document, a PDF is almost certainly the format you actually want.
Should I convert to PNG or JPG?
PNG for document scans, text, line art, transparency, or anything you will edit. JPG for photographs going to the web or email, where it will be a fraction of the size with no visible difference.
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