TIFF to PNG Converter Free, Private, Instant
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How to Convert TIFF to PNG
- Drag and drop your TIFF files into the converter above, or click to browse.
- The converter automatically outputs PNG format. Adjust quality if needed.
- Click download to save your converted PNG files. For multiple files, use "Download All as ZIP."
What is PNG?
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless raster format from 1996 that every browser, operating system and image editor reads without argument. Its compression combines per-row prediction filters with DEFLATE, exploiting the resemblance between neighbouring pixels to shrink files while reproducing them exactly on decode. It carries a full alpha channel for transparency and handles everything from 1-bit line art to deep colour. For scanned documents, diagrams, screenshots and anything containing text, PNG is the format that keeps edges crisp where a lossy codec would smear them.
What is a TIFF File?
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a flexible image format commonly used in photography, publishing, and professional printing. TIFF files can be very large and are not supported by web browsers, making conversion necessary for sharing or web use.
TIFF vs PNG
This is the conversion to choose when the TIFF is a master you cannot afford to degrade. Both formats are lossless, so the pixels that come out are the pixels that went in — the difference is purely in how efficiently they are stored and how widely they are supported. TIFF is frequently written uncompressed, which is why scans balloon to tens or hundreds of megabytes; PNG compresses the identical image substantially, often by 60 to 95 percent for document scans, because pages of white background compress extremely well. And unlike TIFF, PNG opens in any browser. Compared with converting to JPG, you keep every pixel and accept a larger file.
Why Convert TIFF to PNG?
- No quality loss at all — both formats are lossless, so the PNG is an exact reproduction of the TIFF's pixels.
- Far smaller than an uncompressed TIFF — document scans in particular shrink enormously, since large uniform areas compress very well.
- Actually viewable — browsers cannot render TIFF at all, while PNG displays everywhere without a plugin or a dedicated viewer.
- Right for text and line art — scanned documents, diagrams and technical drawings keep their sharp edges, where JPG would introduce visible ringing.
- Transparency is preserved — if the TIFF carries an alpha channel, PNG keeps it, which JPG cannot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this work in Chrome and Firefox?
Yes, and it is worth saying because most in-browser converters cannot manage it. No browser decodes TIFF natively — Chrome and Firefox reject it, and Safari only succeeds by delegating to the operating system. We ship a JavaScript TIFF decoder that runs in a background thread, so the conversion works identically in every browser while the file still never leaves your device.
Is any quality lost converting TIFF to PNG?
None. Both formats are lossless, so this is a re-packaging rather than a re-encoding — every pixel value is preserved exactly. That is the key difference from converting to JPG, which permanently discards detail. If the TIFF is an archival master, a scanned legal document, or an image you plan to keep editing, PNG is the correct destination.
What happens with a multi-page TIFF?
Only the first page is converted. TIFF can store many pages in a single file, which scanners and fax software do routinely, but PNG holds one image. If your file is a multi-sheet scan you will get sheet one and nothing else, so use a dedicated multi-page TIFF tool when you need all of them.
Should I convert to PNG or JPG?
PNG when fidelity matters or the image is a document, scan, diagram or anything with text — it is lossless and keeps edges sharp. JPG when you want the smallest possible file and the content is photographic, accepting a small permanent quality loss. For a typical scanned page, PNG is usually both the better-looking and the more appropriate choice; for a scanned photograph, JPG will be considerably smaller.