Convert TIFF to PNG
Free online converter for TIFF files. Lossless raster format with alpha transparency. Nothing to install, no watermark, and every file is deleted automatically.
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About TIFF and 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 .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 and PNG side by side
| TIFF | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless (usually) | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes — 8-bit alpha |
| Animation | No — but multi-page | No |
| Typically used for | Scanning, print production, archival masters | Screenshots, logos, UI assets, anything with transparency |
What changes when you convert TIFF to PNG
TIFF can hold more than one page
A single TIFF may contain several pages, and a PNG holds exactly one image. A multi-page TIFF therefore cannot be represented as one PNG — each page needs a file of its own.
Camera data is removed by default
A TIFF 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 PNG 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 PNG is written
Our default is maximum compression with adaptive filtering, and fully lossless — lowering the quality dial is what switches PNG to a 256-colour palette, and it is at 100 unless you move it. 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 TIFF and PNG 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.
Other TIFF conversions
Other ways to get PNG
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