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Convert TIFF to PNG – Lossless Quality for the Web

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Why TIFF to PNG?

Both TIFF and PNG are lossless formats, meaning no quality is lost. PNG offers advantages for everyday use:

  • Web compatibility – PNG works in all browsers; TIFF doesn't
  • Smaller files – PNG compression reduces file size without quality loss
  • Transparency support – Both formats support it, but PNG is more universal
  • Universal viewing – Anyone can open PNG; TIFF often needs special software
  • No quality loss – Unlike JPG, PNG preserves every pixel

How to Convert TIFF to PNG

  1. Upload your TIFF – Any .tif or .tiff file
  2. Confirm PNG output – Lossless compression applied
  3. Download your image – Perfect quality, web-ready

The conversion preserves 100% of your image quality.

When to Choose PNG over JPG

Converting TIFF? Choose your output format based on use:

  • PNG – Graphics, screenshots, text, logos, transparency needed
  • JPG – Photos, images where small file size matters most

PNG is lossless (no quality loss). JPG is smaller but loses some detail.

Common Scenarios

Screenshots and Graphics

TIFF screenshots convert perfectly to PNG. Sharp text and UI elements stay crisp.

Logos and Icons

Graphics with solid colors and sharp edges should always be PNG, not JPG.

Transparency Preservation

If your TIFF has a transparent background, PNG keeps it. JPG cannot.

Document Scans

Text documents stay sharper as PNG than as compressed JPG.

File Size Comparison

PNG is typically smaller than TIFF but larger than JPG:

  • TIFF: Largest (uncompressed or LZW)
  • PNG: Medium (lossless compression)
  • JPG: Smallest (lossy compression)

PNG is the sweet spot when you need quality and reasonable size.

How to convert TIFF to PNG

Convert TIFF into PNG for web use.

How to convert TIFF to PNG
1

Upload your TIFF file

Click Upload and select your TIFF file from your device.

2

Confirm PNG as output

The PNG format is auto-selected for this page—confirm it (or choose if needed). PNG supports transparency.

3

Convert and download

Click Convert Now and download your PNG file. Check transparency online. Note: File may be larger than JPG.

Tip: Convert TIFF posters into PNG for websites.

Expert Tips for TIFF to PNG

Pro Tip

PNG works best for images with large areas of solid color (graphics, screenshots). For photographs, PNG files can be quite large—consider JPG if file size matters more than perfect quality.

Common Mistake

Using PNG for photographs when JPG would be fine. Photos don't show JPG compression artifacts as much as graphics do. PNG photos are unnecessarily large.

Best For

Screenshots, graphics with text, logos, icons, and any image where you need transparency or perfect quality without compression artifacts.

Not Recommended

Large photographs where file size matters. A 10MB PNG photo might be 1MB as JPG with no visible difference. Use PNG for graphics, JPG for photos.

TIFF vs PNG

TIFF Format

file extension
.tiff
file category
Raster image file
stands for
Tagged Image File format
developer
Aldus, Adobe systems
links
en.m.wikipedia.org
overview
TIFF or TIF is particularly used by graphic artists and photographers to store the raster images. It is very easy to scan and fax under this extension. It offers other features as well like word processing, image manipulation, optical character recognition and DTP (Desktop publishing)- which use page layout software. Earlier it was capable of storing two values of each pixel that is why it was only binary image format but now it can have both grayscale images and colour images. It has become more popular due to its wide acceptance of deep-colour photographs. Besides this, it can also have a vector-based clipping path which comprises of outlines and cropping.
technical description
The photos have a high quality of graphics as this format supports colour depths from 1 to 24 bits. A single TIFF file can also include header tags which define the geometry of an image like size, definition, image-data arrangement and applied image compression. It offers LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) compression which follows a lossless algorithm to reduce the size of a file. Hence, these files can be edited and saved again without any loss of image quality. It also reserves the information of compression method and by default, the value is one, which means no compression. Furthermore, this format uses 32- bit offsets, which restricts the file size to 4 GiB (Gibibytes). Some variants may also use 64-bit offsets to provide compatibility to large files. It should be noted that every file of this type begins with a two-byte indicator of byte order.

PNG Format

file extension
.png
file category
Raster image file
stands for
Portable Network Graphics
developer
PNG development Group(Donated to World wide web Consortium/ W3C)
links
en.m.wikipedia.org
overview
These files are commonly termed as ‘ping' and they store the raster files using lossless compression. It came into existence in order to replace the GIF file format as they both have the ability to show transparent backgrounds. Furthermore, it was an enhanced and improved version of Graphics Interchange format. It supports different types of photos. The first one is palette-based photographs that can either have palettes of 24-bit RGB or 32-bit RGBA colours. Second is grayscale images which may or may not have an alpha channel for transparency. Lastly, there is a full-colour non-palette which is based on RGB/RGBA pictures. There is one limitation of this type. It does not support animation like GIF. Besides this, it is non-patented which means there are no copyright limitations.
technical description
The expanded features like 8- bit channel for transparency and 24- bit RGB support make PNG more popular. The files stores in this format allow the fading of colours from opaque to transparent which is not present in the preceding format. CMYK does not offer support to this extension as it was developed for transferring of files over the internet, not for professional-quality print graphics. It stores information like textual comments, integrity checks and encoded basic pixels in its extensible structure of chunks. It always starts with an 8-byte signature followed by a series of chunks. A chunk furthermore comprises of four parts- length (4 bytes), chunk type (4 bytes), chunk data (length bytes) and CRC- Cyclic redundancy checksum or code (4 bytes).

Frequently asked questions

No. Both TIFF and PNG are lossless formats. Every pixel is preserved exactly. Your PNG will be identical in quality to your TIFF.
JPG uses lossy compression that degrades quality, especially for graphics, text, and sharp edges. PNG preserves everything perfectly. Use JPG only when file size is critical.
Usually yes. PNG uses better compression than most TIFF files. Exact savings depend on image content, but expect 30-70% size reduction.
Yes. If your TIFF has transparent areas, PNG preserves them. This is a key advantage over JPG, which doesn't support transparency.
Absolutely. PNG is a web-standard format supported by all browsers. TIFF is not widely supported on the web.
Multi-page TIFFs are converted to multiple PNG files, one per page. Each page maintains perfect quality.
For archival purposes, yes. While PNG is also lossless, TIFF supports additional features like layers and higher bit depths that may be useful for editing.
Yes. Upload multiple TIFF files and convert them to PNG simultaneously.

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