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Turn TIFF images into shareable PDF documents. Smaller files, universal access.

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TIFF Files Too Large to Share?

You have TIFF files from a scanner, camera, or design project. But when you try to email them or upload to a portal, you hit file size limits. Or the recipient says they can't open them.

TIFF is excellent for preserving image quality, but it's not designed for sharing. PDF solves both problems: smaller file sizes and guaranteed compatibility on every device.

How to Convert TIFF to PDF

  1. Upload your TIFF file - Drag and drop or click to select. Multi-page TIFFs work too
  2. Confirm PDF output - PDF is selected as the universal document format
  3. Download your PDF - One file, ready to share anywhere

The entire process takes seconds. No software to install, no account required.

Why TIFF to PDF Makes Sense

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) was designed in the 1980s for high-quality printing and scanning. It excels at preserving every detail, which is why scanners still default to TIFF. But that quality comes with drawbacks:

  • File size - Uncompressed TIFFs can be 10-50x larger than equivalent PDFs
  • Compatibility - Many devices and web browsers don't display TIFF natively
  • Email limits - A single multi-page TIFF can exceed attachment size limits
  • No preview - Recipients often see a blank icon instead of a thumbnail

In our testing, a 10-page scanned document that was 45MB as TIFF compressed to under 5MB as PDF with no visible quality loss.

Common Use Cases

Scanned Documents

Office scanners often save as TIFF by default. Convert to PDF for easier filing, emailing, and long-term storage. PDF is the de facto standard for document archives.

Medical and Legal Records

Healthcare facilities and law offices frequently work with TIFF scans. Converting to PDF maintains quality while enabling secure sharing through standard document workflows.

Photography Portfolios

Photographers may have high-resolution TIFFs for printing. Convert to PDF when sending samples to clients - they can view without specialized software. For web-optimized images, consider TIFF to JPG instead.

Multi-Page Faxes

Received a multi-page TIFF from a fax system? Convert to PDF for easier viewing and forwarding. All pages stay together in one document.

Multi-Page TIFF Support

TIFF is one of few image formats that supports multiple pages in a single file. This is common with scanned documents. Our converter handles multi-page TIFFs automatically - each page becomes a page in your PDF.

Need to convert several separate TIFF files? Upload them as a batch and we'll combine them into one PDF document.

Quality and File Size

PDF supports various compression options. For documents with text, PDF compression is highly efficient. For photo-heavy content, the compression preserves visual quality while significantly reducing file size.

The result displays identically whether opened on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, or viewed in any web browser.

When to Use a Different Format

PDF is ideal for documents, forms, and mixed content. But for other needs:

  • Web images - Use TIFF to JPG for photos on websites
  • Transparent graphics - Use TIFF to PNG for logos or graphics with transparency
  • Editing later - Keep the original TIFF if you plan to edit; PDF is better for final distribution

Works in Your Browser

Convert TIFF to PDF on any device with a modern browser:

  • Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook
  • Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
  • iPhone, iPad, Android tablets and phones

No plugins, no downloads, no waiting for installation.

Pro Tip

If your TIFF contains scanned text documents, the resulting PDF can still be processed with OCR software later. Converting to PDF doesn't prevent text recognition - it just changes the container format.

Common Mistake

Keeping massive TIFF archives when PDF would serve the same purpose. Many users store 500MB of TIFFs when 50MB of PDFs would be identical for viewing and printing.

Best For

Document archiving, email attachments, sharing scanned materials, and any situation where TIFF file sizes cause problems. PDF is the universal solution for document distribution.

Not Recommended

If you need to edit the images later in Photoshop or other editing software, keep the original TIFF. PDF is a distribution format, not an editing format.

Frequently Asked Questions

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a high-quality image format commonly used for scanning, printing, and professional photography. It preserves image detail without compression loss but creates large file sizes.

Minimal quality reduction. PDF compression is optimized to maintain visual appearance while reducing file size. For scanned documents and typical images, any difference is imperceptible.

Yes. Multi-page TIFFs convert directly to multi-page PDFs. Each TIFF page becomes a PDF page, keeping your document structure intact.

Typically 5-10x smaller than the original TIFF. A 50MB TIFF commonly becomes a 5-10MB PDF. Exact reduction depends on image content and compression.

Scanners default to TIFF because it preserves maximum quality without compression artifacts. This is ideal for archiving originals but inconvenient for sharing. Converting to PDF gives you the best of both worlds.

Yes. Upload multiple TIFF files and convert them into a single PDF document. All images will appear as pages in order.

PDF is generally better for long-term document storage. It's a recognized archival format (PDF/A), smaller in size, and universally accessible. Keep TIFFs only if you need to edit the images later.

Yes. PDF is the most universally compatible document format. It displays identically on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and in all web browsers without special software.

No difference - they're the same format. TIF is simply the 3-letter extension used on older Windows systems, while TIFF is the full 4-letter extension. Both work identically.

Yes, completely free. No account required, no watermarks added, no hidden limits. Convert as many TIFF files to PDF as you need.

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