Convert PNG to TIFF
Free online converter for PNG files. High-fidelity format used in print and archival work. Nothing to install, no watermark, and every file is deleted automatically.
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About PNG and TIFF
PNG .png
A lossless image format built for graphics rather than photographs. Every pixel it stores comes back exactly as it went in, and it carries a full alpha channel for transparency.
Good for
- Lossless — no generation loss no matter how often you re-save
- Full 8-bit alpha, so edges blend cleanly over any background
- Sharp on text, screenshots, logos and line art
Trade-offs
- Much larger than JPEG for photographs
- No animation in the baseline format
- Large photographic PNGs are slow to transfer
image/png
TIFF .tiff
A flexible container used wherever image fidelity matters more than file size — scanning, publishing and archives. A single TIFF can hold multiple pages.
Good for
- Lossless storage suitable for archival masters
- Multi-page, which suits scanned documents
- Standard in print, publishing and document capture
Trade-offs
- Very large files
- Poor support in browsers — effectively unusable on the web
- So flexible that not every reader supports every variant
image/tiff
PNG and TIFF side by side
| PNG | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless (usually) |
| Transparency | Yes — 8-bit alpha | Yes |
| Animation | No | No — but multi-page |
| Typically used for | Screenshots, logos, UI assets, anything with transparency | Scanning, print production, archival masters |
What changes when you convert PNG to TIFF
Camera data is removed by default
A PNG straight from a phone or camera carries EXIF metadata — model, settings, timestamp and, quite often, the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken. The converted TIFF is written without it, so a file you are about to share does not quietly carry your location. The orientation flag is read and applied to the pixels first, so the image will not come out sideways once the tag holding it is gone. If you need the metadata kept, there is a setting for it.
How the TIFF is written
Our default is quality 90 with LZW compression, which every print and scanning tool reads. The quality control on the converter moves this if you need to — the default aims to be indistinguishable from the source at a sensible file size, rather than to win a compression benchmark.
Nothing is lost in this step
Both PNG and TIFF store every pixel exactly, so this conversion changes the container rather than the content. What changes is file size and what will open it — convert freely, and as often as you like, without degrading anything.
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