TIFF to PNG Converter

How to Convert TIF to PNG Online

1. Upload Your TIF Files: Drag and drop or click "+ Add Files" to select .tif or .tiff files. Batch upload is supported, and multi-page TIFs are accepted — each page becomes its own PNG in the output.
2. Pick Quality Preset: Default is Very High (Recommended). Drop to High or Medium if you want smaller PNGs; pick Lowest only when file size matters more than fidelity. Both TIF and PNG are lossless container-wise, so any quality reduction here comes from the optional re-encode pipeline, not the PNG itself.
3. Resize and Tune Output (Optional): Use Image resolution to keep original, scale by Resolution Percentage, pick a Preset Resolution (4K, 1080p, 720p, etc.), or enter exact Width × Height. Open Colors to reduce the palette to 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256 colors with optional dither — handy for line art and scanned text. Compression level (0-9) and Compression speed control the PNG encoder; level 6 is the default sweet spot.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our servers, and deleted automatically after a few hours — no sign-up, no watermark, never shared. Download each PNG individually or grab them all in a ZIP.

Why Convert TIF to PNG?

TIF (the same format as .tiff — see the comparison table below) is the workhorse of scanning, archival imaging, and pre-press print. It stores every pixel losslessly with optional LZW, Deflate, PackBits, JPEG, or CCITT Group 4 compression, supports 1-bit through 32-bit channels, and packs multiple pages into one file. The catch: no web browser renders TIF, most chat apps reject it, and the files are often 5-10× larger than the equivalent PNG. Converting to PNG gives you the same lossless pixels in a container the entire web can display.

• Sharing scanned documents — Office scanners, fax machines, and document imaging systems default to multi-page TIF. Recipients on Gmail web, Outlook, WhatsApp, or Slack see a download prompt instead of a preview. PNG previews inline everywhere.
• Web and CMS publishing — WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace, and Ghost all reject .tif uploads or strip them silently. PNG is in every CMS's allowlist and renders in every browser shipped since 1996 (PNG 1.0 reached W3C Recommendation status in October 1996).
• App and game assets — Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Figma all import PNG natively with alpha. TIF support is uneven and often loses 16-bit channel depth on import. PNG keeps 8-bit or 16-bit per channel and is the de-facto exchange format for UI icons and sprites.
• Microscopy and scientific imaging exports — Lab software (ImageJ, ZEN, NIS-Elements) stores acquisitions as TIF. When you need to share a figure with a collaborator, drop it in a PowerPoint deck, or post to a preprint server, PNG keeps the pixel data exact while opening on any laptop.
• Old Windows TIF files — Files saved by Windows Picture Manager, Office Document Imaging (MODI), or legacy fax/scan utilities are often .tif with quirky compression (CCITT Group 4, old-style JPEG-in-TIFF). Re-encoding to PNG sanitises them into something modern viewers actually decode.
• GIS and map exports — GeoTIFF tiles from QGIS, ArcGIS, or USGS downloads are technically TIFs with geospatial tags. When you only need the imagery for a slide or blog post (and don't care about the geo-tags), PNG is smaller and universally viewable.

####.tif vs.tiff vs PNG — Format Comparison

.tif and .tiff are not two different formats. Both are filename aliases for the same Tagged Image File Format created by Aldus engineer Steve Carlsen in 1986. Aldus published the definitive TIFF 6.0 specification in June 1992; Adobe acquired Aldus in 1994 and has maintained the spec since. The three-letter .tif extension exists because MS-DOS and early Windows enforced 8.3 filename rules; the four-letter .tiff matches the acronym. Internal byte structure, tags, compression options, and multi-page subfile handling are identical between the two extensions.

Multi-Page TIF Handling

Multi-page TIFs are common from scanners, fax archives, and document imaging tools. Because PNG is single-image only, every page in the source TIF lands as its own PNG.

If you actually want a single multi-page output for sharing or archiving, use Merge TIF to PDF instead — PDF keeps the pagination in one file.

Quality, Compression Level, and Bit Depth Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Is .tif different from .tiff?

No. They are the same Tagged Image File Format with different extension lengths. .tif exists because MS-DOS and early Windows required three-character extensions; .tiff matches the four-letter acronym. Every modern decoder (Photoshop, Preview, GIMP, ImageMagick, libtiff-based tools) opens both with identical results. This converter accepts either.

Will I lose any quality going from TIF to PNG?

No, with one caveat. Both formats are lossless containers, so the pixel data is preserved byte-for-byte at the same bit depth. The exception is if your source TIF stores 32-bit-per-channel float data (rare, mostly HDR microscopy and scientific imaging) — PNG tops out at 16-bit per channel, so float values get quantised down (a plain reduction, not a tone-map; values above white clip). For standard 8-bit and 16-bit photos, scans, and graphics, the output is mathematically identical.

My old Windows scanner makes .tif files my browser can't open. What does this tool do that fixes that?

It re-encodes the pixel data into PNG, which every browser shipped since the late 1990s renders inline. Legacy scanner output often uses CCITT Group 4 (1-bit black-and-white) or old-style JPEG-in-TIFF compression. PNG normalises everything to Deflate-compressed RGBA, which Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari all decode without any extension or plugin.

How does the multi-page TIF turn into PNGs?

Each Image File Directory (IFD) inside the TIF — the format's name for a page or subfile — becomes one PNG. A 12-page faxed contract scan, for example, produces 12 PNGs named with a _page1, _page2, etc. suffix, bundled into a single ZIP at the end. If you want a single paginated file instead, use Merge TIF to PDF.

Does it keep transparency (alpha channels)?

Yes. TIFs with an alpha channel (stored via the ExtraSamples tag) convert to PNGs with full RGBA alpha. The transparent regions stay transparent, and partial transparency (anti-aliased edges, drop shadows on a transparent background) is preserved at full 8-bit alpha precision.

Why is my output PNG so much smaller than the input TIF?

Most TIFs are uncompressed or use LZW, which is decent for line art but mediocre for photos. PNG uses Deflate (the same algorithm as ZIP), which usually compresses photos and screenshots 30-70% smaller than uncompressed TIF. You're not losing anything — you're just storing the same pixels in a tighter container.

Does it preserve 16-bit channel depth?

Yes — if you leave Colors set to ORIGINAL and don't enable palette reduction, 16-bit-per-channel TIFs convert to 16-bit-per-channel PNGs. This matters for medical, astronomical, and scientific imaging where the extra precision drives downstream analysis. If your source is 8-bit, output stays 8-bit; the converter doesn't synthesise extra precision.

Can I convert TIF to other formats from this page?

This page outputs PNG, but TIF feeds many formats: TIF to JPG is best for smaller, web-friendly photos where you don't need alpha; TIF to PDF packages a multi-page scan into one shareable document; TIF to WebP gives 25-35% smaller files than PNG for modern browsers. Going the other way, PNG to TIF re-packages a PNG into the archival TIF container.

Is there a file-size or file-count limit?

There's no hard daily or count limit. Files process on our servers, so the practical limit is upload size and connection speed — a single large multi-page scan over a few hundred megabytes can be slow on mobile, but desktop browsers handle multi-gigabyte TIFs without trouble. If a huge file fails, Compress TIF first, then convert.