Convert PDF to TIFF
Convert PDF pages into lossless TIFF images for professional printing and archiving. Customize the render scale and page range to extract exactly what you need. All conversions run locally inside your browser.
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How to use
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Drag and drop your PDF files above, or click to select them. You can process multiple PDFs at once.
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Select your render scale (1x, 2x, or 3x) and page range. Check the transparent background option if needed. Higher scales create sharper results but larger file sizes.
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Click "Convert to images" to render each page into a lossless TIFF. Download your files in a ZIP if you converted multiple pages. The first run might take a moment while we load the renderer.
FAQ
- Why should I convert a PDF to TIFF?
- TIFF is the standard format for print shops, publishing, and archiving systems. It stores pages as lossless images without compression artifacts, making it perfect for submitting documents to systems that only accept TIFF.
- How do I control the final quality?
- Adjust quality using the render scale: 1x (~72 DPI) works for previews, 2x (~144 DPI) looks great on screens, and 3x (~216 DPI) fits high-end printing. Since TIFF is uncompressed, raising the scale will increase file sizes quickly.
- Can I preserve transparent backgrounds?
- Yes. Enable "Keep transparent backgrounds" to preserve transparent areas from the PDF as alpha channels. Disable it to fill those areas with white. Since most PDFs have built-in white backgrounds, you might not notice a change.
- How do I download multiple pages?
- We generate one TIFF file per page. Download pages individually or bundle them all into a ZIP file. We include page numbers in the filenames.
- Do you upload my files to any server?
- Never. We render PDFs and convert images locally on your device. We clear everything from memory when you close the tab.
Do the Size Maths Before You Hit Convert
Converting a PDF to TIFF behaves unlike the other conversions here, because the output is far larger than people expect. In an uncompressed TIFF every pixel occupies its full 3 bytes of colour data, so size is determined purely by pixel count. Here is what one A4 page costs at each scale.
| Scale | Resolution | Pixel size | TIFF per page | A 20-page document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 72dpi | 595×842 | 1.4 MB | 29 MB |
| 2.08× | 150dpi | 1241×1754 | 6.2 MB | 125 MB |
| 4.17× | 300dpi | 2481×3507 | 24.9 MB | 498 MB |
A 20-page contract at the 300dpi print standard comes to 498 MB. That is beyond any email attachment and heavy enough to strain what a browser can process in one go. For that reason this tool applies a lower page limit to TIFF than to other formats, and tells you before starting rather than failing partway.
The arithmetic is simple: width × height × 3 bytes × page count. Set that against 240 KB for the same page as JPG, or 66 KB as PNG, and the gap speaks for itself.
When TIFF Is Still the Right Answer
People accept that size for one reason more often than any other: someone else requires it. TIFF has been a standard in printing, publishing and records archival for decades, and there are still intake systems that accept nothing else.
- Print production — many printers still ask for TIFF artwork.
- Public records and medical imaging archives — uncompressed TIFF is sometimes mandated for long-term preservation.
- Legacy document management systems — some older platforms only ingest TIFF.
- Professional editing masters — files that must survive repeated open-and-save cycles without accumulating damage.
The Scale Is Usually Dictated, Not Chosen
For other conversions the render scale is a judgement call. For TIFF the recipient normally specifies it — "300dpi or higher", "600dpi bitonal", and so on. When you have that number, just match it.
With no stated requirement, 300dpi (about 4×) is the conventional print baseline. As the table shows, though, page count multiplies quickly, so converting only the pages you actually need is the safer habit.
Check This Before Choosing TIFF
If nobody asked for TIFF specifically, it's worth reconsidering. If your reason is "I want to archive it losslessly", PNG is also lossless, and on the same page it is smaller by a margin that isn't close. The image quality is identical — both preserve the original exactly.
For publishing on the web or sharing over chat, TIFF is a particularly poor fit. Most browsers cannot display it inline, so the recipient has to download the file and open it in a separate viewer.
In Short
- Someone requires TIFF → use TIFF, at exactly the resolution they specified.
- You want a lossless archive → PNG is enough, and far lighter.
- You want to share on screen or by email → JPG or PNG.
- You have many pages → convert only the ones you need.
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