Convert TIFF to JPG
Your files are processed on your device. We never upload them.
How to convert TIFF to JPG
- 01A ▸Choose your TIFF files, or drop them on the page.
- 02A ▸Pick a quality.
- 03A ▸Select Convert to JPG, then download each page, or all of them as a zip.
About TIFF to JPG
Where TIFF files come from
TIFF is what scanners, fax software, and print and publishing workflows produce. The files are large, can hold many pages, and browsers other than Safari, most websites, and phones can't show them. JPG is small and opens everywhere.
What changes
- Each page of a multipage TIFF becomes a separate JPG.
- The file shrinks a lot; JPG compresses with loss, which is hard to see on photos at High but can soften fine text in scans.
- Transparency is filled with the colour you choose. CMYK print files are converted to screen colour (RGB), so colours can shift slightly.
- 16-bit TIFFs become 8-bit. Layers, colour profiles, and metadata are not kept.
Measured
Our 12-megapixel sample photo (4032 by 3024) saved as an LZW-compressed TIFF, converted at High in Chrome on a laptop. Phone timings are still to be measured.
| TIFF file | 15 MB |
|---|---|
| JPG file | 1.5 MB |
| Time in Chrome (laptop) | 0.9 seconds, including loading the TIFF reader |
In your browser
Safari reads single-page TIFFs itself. Chrome, Edge, and Firefox can't read TIFF at all, so they load a small TIFF reader (utif2, 31 KB) when you convert; it is also used for every page of a multipage file, in every browser.
Limits
- Pages are converted one at a time, but every result stays in memory until you download it, so very long scans are best done in batches on phones.
- CMYK colours are converted simply, without the file's colour profile.
- Rare compressions (such as JPEG 2000 inside TIFF) can't be read; the result says so for that file.
- Very large pages may be reduced to about 16 megapixels on iPhones. The result says so.
Other options
- TIFF to PNG: a lossless copy that keeps scans pixel-perfect.
- Image to PDF on Open PDF Toolkit: turn the scanned pages into one PDF.
- Compress image: make the JPGs smaller for email or upload forms.
Questions
What happens with a multipage TIFF?
Every page becomes its own JPG, named after the file with -page-1, -page-2, and so on. Download them one by one or all together as a zip.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Your files are processed on your device. We never upload them.
Why convert TIFF to JPG?
TIFF files are large and most websites, email programs, and phones won't show them. Our 15 MB sample became a 1.5 MB JPG that opens everywhere.
Does it lose quality?
A little, because JPG compresses with loss. At High or Best the difference is hard to see. For a lossless copy of a scan, use TIFF to PNG.
Which TIFF files work?
Uncompressed, LZW, Deflate (ZIP), PackBits, and most JPEG-compressed TIFFs, in colour, greyscale, or black and white, including fax files.