HEIC to TIFF Converter

How to Convert HEIC to TIFF Online

1. Upload Your HEIC File: Drag and drop or click "Add Files" to select HEIC photos straight from iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Batch is supported — convert an entire camera roll export in one pass.
2. Pick a TIFF Compression Type: The Compression Type control defaults to JPEG — lossy compression inside the TIFF wrapper, which keeps files small. Switch to LZW for the standard lossless choice, with DEFLATE or ZSTD as modern lossless alternatives, PackBits for legacy Mac compatibility, and None for a fully uncompressed master.
3. Resize or Cap the File Size (Optional): Under Image resolution keep the original dimensions, pick a resolution preset, scale by percentage, or set a custom width × height. The Quality Preset dropdown (Very High by default) governs the lossy modes, or switch to Specific file size to target an exact output size; a File extension toggle picks .tiff or .tif.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. Files convert on our servers and download individually or as a ZIP — no sign-up, no watermark.

Why Convert HEIC to TIFF?

HEIC is Apple's compressed photo format (HEVC inside an MPEG container) — efficient and small, but recognized only by macOS, iOS, and tools that bundle the codec. TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is the print, prepress, archival, and scientific-imaging standard since 1986. Common reasons to convert HEIC → TIFF:

• Professional print workflows — Photo book services, magazines, fine-art print shops, packaging vendors, and offset prepress all expect TIFF. iPhone photos in HEIC are typically rejected by professional print uploaders.
• CMYK color space for print — TIFF can store CMYK separations directly; HEIC is RGB-only. If a printer asks for CMYK assets, TIFF is the path.
• Long-term archival in regulated industries — Real estate listings, legal evidence, medical records, insurance claims, and historical preservation often standardize on TIFF because it's been stable for 40 years and decoders are guaranteed for decades. HEIC is comparatively new (2017) and tied to Apple's ecosystem.
• Editing in Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or older image tools — Most pro photo editors handle TIFF natively. HEIC support varies — older Photoshop versions, GIMP, and many free editors lack HEIC decoders.
• High-bit-depth ecosystem — the TIFF format supports 16-bit and 32-bit per channel and is what high-end scanning, retouching, and grading pipelines standardize on; HEIC effectively caps at 10-bit with far narrower tool support.
• Compatibility with legal / e-discovery / medical PACS — Industry archival standards often specify TIFF and reject HEIC outright.

HEIC vs TIFF — Format Comparison

TIFF Compression Choice

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my iPhone photo metadata (EXIF, location) survive?

Yes — EXIF metadata transfers to the TIFF output (TIFF natively supports EXIF in TIFF tags). Date taken, GPS coordinates, camera model (iPhone 14 Pro etc.), exposure settings, and lens information all survive. There is no strip-metadata control on this page, so if you want the location removed for privacy, strip EXIF in your photo manager before sharing.

Why is the TIFF much larger than the HEIC?

HEIC uses HEVC, one of the most efficient lossy image codecs there is, so almost anything you convert it to comes out bigger. How much bigger depends on the Compression Type: the default JPEG setting keeps the growth modest, while a lossless choice such as LZW or None preserves every decoded pixel exactly — a 12-megapixel iPhone photo is about 36 MB fully uncompressed (12 MP × 3 bytes per pixel), before LZW claws some of that back. This is normal: HEIC is for storage, lossless TIFF is for editing and archival.

Is the conversion lossless from HEIC's perspective?

Only if you switch the Compression Type to a lossless mode. With LZW, DEFLATE, ZSTD, PackBits, or None, the TIFF preserves every pixel of the HEIC's decoded output; the default JPEG mode re-compresses lossily, so change it when bit-exactness matters. However, the source HEIC was already lossy: HEVC discarded some perceptual data during the original iPhone capture, and TIFF can't recover that. A lossless conversion stops further quality loss going forward, but it can't undo the original HEIC compression.

Will the photo work in Photoshop / Lightroom / Affinity?

Yes — TIFF is the universal pro-photo format. Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, Camera Raw, Capture One, and Affinity Photo all open TIFF natively without plugins or extensions. This is the main reason photographers convert iPhone HEIC → TIFF: get the photo into a pro editing environment without HEIC support gaps.

Will Live Photos or Depth data come through?

No. Live Photos (motion clip) and depth maps (portrait mode) are HEIC-specific extensions stored as separate streams. TIFF doesn't carry them. The output is the still image only. To preserve the Live Photo motion, share via AirDrop or iCloud Link without conversion.

Should I pick RGB or CMYK?

By default, TIFF output preserves the source HEIC's RGB color space. iPhone photos are RGB. If you need CMYK for print, you'll need an editor (Photoshop, Affinity Photo) to perform color-space conversion since CMYK requires a target ICC profile and rendering intent specific to the print process. The standard workflow: HEIC → TIFF (RGB) → editor → TIFF (CMYK).

Can I batch convert multiple iPhone HEIC photos to TIFF?

Yes — drop in entire camera roll exports. Each file converts in parallel on our servers and downloads individually or as a single ZIP. Useful when prepping a print job from a vacation's worth of iPhone photos.

What about DPI for printing?

This page does not expose a DPI control — the conversion keeps the pixel grid, and DPI is only a metadata hint that printers and layout software can override. What actually determines print quality is pixels divided by print size: a 4032 × 3024 iPhone photo covers about 13.4 × 10 inches at 300 DPI (4032 ÷ 300), the standard for high-quality offset printing, brochures, and magazines. If a print shop requires a specific embedded DPI value, set it in an editor such as Photoshop after converting — changing DPI without resampling never alters the pixels themselves.

Can I convert HEIC to JPG or PNG instead?

Yes — see HEIC to JPG for the smaller, universally-readable lossy option, or HEIC to PNG for web-compatible output with transparency support.