HEIF to TIFF Converter

Convert HEIF to TIF Online

Turn an iPhone or Apple HEIF photo into a TIF — the lossless, universally accepted raster format that print shops, archives, and editing software expect. HEIF is a modern, highly compressed format that only Safari renders natively, so it stalls the moment a file reaches a print service or a Windows editing machine; TIF is the opposite end of that spectrum, widely supported and built to preserve every pixel rather than to stay small. One honest caveat up front: HEIF stores lossy, HEVC-compressed image data, so wrapping it in a lossless TIF stops any new loss but cannot rebuild detail the original compression already discarded — and the TIF will be much larger than the HEIF you started with. Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection, converted on our servers, and deleted automatically a few hours after conversion — no sign-up, no watermark, never shared or made public.

How to Convert HEIF to TIF

1. Upload Your HEIF File: Drag and drop your .heif files onto the page or click "+ Add Files" to browse. You can queue several images and convert them with the same settings.
2. Choose a Compression Type: Open Advanced Options and set the Compression Type. LZW is the long-standing TIFF default with the broadest software support; Deflate (ZIP) usually packs a little smaller; None writes a fully uncompressed file. These are all lossless, so they change file size, not image quality.
3. Set Quality or Resize (Optional): Keep the Quality Preset at "Very High" unless you deliberately pick a lossy Compression Type, and use Image resolution — Keep original, Resolution Percentage, or Width x Height — to rescale the output.
4. Convert and Download: Click "Convert" and download your TIF. No sign-up, no watermark.

HEIF vs TIF at a Glance

Per MDN, TIFF is "not broadly used for displaying web content," but it's the standard hand-off for "photos and other artwork intended for precision editing or printing" — exactly why you'd convert an Apple HEIF into one.

If your files came off an iPhone with the .heic extension, use HEIC to TIFF instead — this page accepts .heif. Prefer the four-letter spelling? HEIF to TIFF outputs the identical file as .tiff. For a small, web-friendly copy rather than a print master, HEIF to JPG is universally readable, and HEIF to PNG gives lossless graphics that still display in every browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert a HEIF photo to TIFF instead of just keeping it?

Compatibility and pipeline fit. HEIF renders natively only in Safari 17 and later — roughly 14% of browsers by global usage per caniuse — and many print shops, older Windows installs, and professional editors can't open it without extra codec support. TIFF is the opposite: it's the long-standing standard for print originals, archival masters, and editing hand-offs, and it stores pixels losslessly with support for 16-bit and CMYK color that the destination workflow may require. Convert when a HEIF needs to enter a print or pro-editing pipeline; there's no reason to convert files that simply live on your Apple devices.

Will converting HEIF to TIFF improve the image quality?

No. TIFF is lossless, but it can only preserve the pixels it's given — it can't rebuild detail the HEIF's HEVC compression already discarded. What you gain is a re-editable, lossless container suitable for heavy editing or a print pipeline, not a sharper picture. In our testing, a HEIF and the TIFF made from it look identical on screen; the TIFF is simply many times larger because it stores every pixel without HEVC's compression.

Which Compression Type should I choose for the TIFF?

For an archival or print master, keep it lossless: LZW, Deflate (ZIP), or None. LZW has long been treated as the de-facto standard for TIFF and offers the broadest software compatibility, while Deflate usually produces a slightly smaller file; None writes the image fully uncompressed. All three keep every pixel intact and differ only in file size and speed. TIFF also defines a lossy JPEG-in-TIFF mode — pick that only when you specifically need to shrink the file and don't need a true lossless master.

Why is the TIFF so much larger than the original HEIF?

Because the two formats sit at opposite ends of the compression scale. HEIF uses HEVC, one of the most efficient lossy image codecs available, so it packs a photo into a very small file. A lossless TIFF stores the full, decoded pixel data — even with LZW or Deflate compression it can be several times to many times larger than the HEIF, and an uncompressed TIFF is larger still. That size is the cost of a lossless, edit-ready, print-ready master; if you need something small to share or post, convert to JPG instead.

Does this page accept .heic files from my iPhone?

This converter accepts .heif files. iPhones typically save photos as .heic, which is HEVC-coded image data in the same HEIF container family — the extension differs but the underlying format is the same. If your files end in .heic, use the HEIC to TIFF converter, which is set up for that extension.

How are my files handled, and how long are they kept?

Your HEIF file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, converted on our servers, and deleted automatically a few hours after conversion — no sign-up, no watermark, never shared or made public. The practical limit on a large conversion is your connection speed and the file's size, not your device.