TIFF Converter
FileFlip converts TIFF files into 61 other formats entirely inside your browser, using ImageMagick, MuPDF and Pandoc compiled to WebAssembly. The TIFF file is never uploaded to a server: it is read off your disk, converted on your own machine, and saved back by the browser. There is no file-size limit and no account to create.
How do I convert a TIFF file?#
- Drop your TIFF file onto the converter at the top of this page, or click it to pick one from your computer.
- Choose the format you want out of it. FileFlip downloads the engine that conversion needs, once, and your browser caches it.
- Conversion starts the moment you pick the format, and the result is yours to download. The work happens in this tab, so nothing is uploaded and nothing is queued.
Is it safe to convert TIFF files online?#
Yes, because nothing is uploaded. FileFlip converts TIFF files inside the browser tab you already have open, using WebAssembly builds of the same engines a desktop converter would install. Your file is read from your own disk into the page's memory, and no request carrying it is ever made.
You do not have to take that on trust. Open your browser's network panel, run a conversion, and you will see the engine come down and your file go nowhere. There is no upload, no server-side copy, no retention window, and no account tied to what you converted.
How FileFlip works lists every engine, its version and its download size, and shows how to check for yourself that nothing leaves your machine.
What happens to a TIFF file#
FileFlip converts TIFF into 61 formats with ImageMagick, MuPDF and Pandoc, all of it inside the browser tab. Each conversion below names the engine it uses, what it downloads, and exactly what that conversion keeps or drops.
| Category | Image Files |
|---|---|
| File extension | .tiff |
| FileFlip support | Read and written |
| Conversions available | 61 |
| Engines | ImageMagick, MuPDF and Pandoc |
| Downloaded to your browser | 14.1 MB on the first conversion, then cached |
What is a TIFF file?#
A TIFF file stores one or more raster images, usually uncompressed or losslessly compressed, inside a tagged container that scanners, printers, and publishing software rely on to keep exact pixel data intact through repeated edits.
Use TIFF for scanned documents, print production, and archival photography, where preserving every pixel losslessly matters more than file size.
Convert TIFF to JPEG or PNG when the image needs to go on the web or be shared casually, since browsers cannot display TIFF and the files are far bigger than screen viewing requires.
The TIFF file format reference covers the specification, the programs that open one, and what each conversion keeps or drops.
TIFF questions people ask#
What is a TIFF file used for?
TIFF files are used for scanned documents, professional photography, and print production, because the format can store an image with no compression loss at all. Publishing software, print shops, and archives favor it precisely because a TIFF looks identical no matter how many times it is opened and resaved.
Why are TIFF files so large?
TIFF files are large because most are saved uncompressed or with a lossless scheme like LZW, which shrinks a file far less aggressively than lossy JPEG compression does. A high-resolution scan saved as TIFF can easily run five to ten times the size of the same image saved as a JPEG.
Can I open a TIFF file in a web browser?
No browser displays TIFF files directly; typing a .tiff file's path into the address bar just triggers a download instead of a preview. The format has to be converted to JPEG or PNG before it can appear on a web page.
Is a TIFF file the same as a camera RAW file?
No, TIFF is a separate format from a camera's RAW file, though the two are often confused because both are used for high-quality photography. RAW stores unprocessed sensor data specific to a camera model, while a TIFF holds a fully processed, already-decoded image, which is why many RAW converters export their finished output as TIFF.
Does TIFF support layers like a Photoshop file?
Not as part of the standard format. Photoshop can save a layered image into a TIFF using its own private tags, but that only works reliably when both the saving and opening program are Photoshop; every other TIFF-compliant application just sees the flattened composite image.