TIFF to PDF Converter: Free, Private, No Upload

Convert TIFF files to PDF in your browser. Smaller output file, batch up to 20 files at once, no upload, no account, no watermark. Your files never leave your device.

TIFF to PDF
Batch up to 20 files
No upload, no account
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1Add up to 20 images
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How do I convert TIFF to PDF for free?

Drop your TIFF files into the tool above, choose PDF as output, and download the result. Everything runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded and there is no limit or watermark. It works on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS and Android — anywhere you have a modern browser.

Price: Free, no credits and no daily cap
Account required: No
File uploaded to server: No, processed locally in your browser
Batch limit: Up to 20 files at once
Input format: TIFF
Output format: PDF
Best for: PDF workflows, smaller files, faster sharing
Works on: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, iOS and Android browsers
Privacy: No upload, no tracking, metadata stripped
Output quality: Adjustable 1-100, defaults to 90

How to convert TIFF to PDF

1
Drop your TIFF files
Drag up to 20 TIFF files onto the page or click to choose them. Everything runs in your browser.
2
PDF is preselected
Output is already set to PDF. Adjust quality, resize or batch if you want.
3
Download
Save each PDF, or download all of them together as a ZIP.

TIFF to PDF: what changes and when it makes sense

TIFF is a Tagged Image File Format. It is best known for archival quality, high bit depth and CMYK support. The main drawbacks are large files and no display support in most browsers.

PDF is a Portable Document Format. It is best known for a fixed layout that prints and displays identically everywhere. The main drawbacks are not being an image format, so pages cannot be dropped into an img tag without rendering them first.

TIFF vs PDF at a glance

Property	TIFF	PDF
Type	Container format	Container format
Compression	Flexible: uncompressed, lossless (LZW or ZIP) or JPEG-compressed	A container for text, vector shapes and images. Embedded photos are usually JPEG or lossless Flate
Transparency	Full alpha channel with soft edges	Pages render on an opaque background
Animation	No	No
Colour depth	8, 16 or 32 bits per channel, with CMYK, layers and multiple pages	Depends on the embedded images
Support	Supported by professional editors, scanners and print workflows. Safari is the only major browser that displays it	Opens on every device, with a built-in viewer in all major browsers
History	Created by Aldus (later Adobe) in 1986 for desktop publishing and scanning. Owned by Adobe since 1994. Remains the professional standard for print, archival imaging and medical imaging.	Developed by Adobe in 1993 as a way to share documents with fixed layout. Became an open ISO standard (ISO 32000) in 2008. PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2) was released in 2017. The most common document format for business globally.

What actually changes in this conversion

The TIFF image is placed on a PDF page. The PDF is mainly a wrapper around the image.
PDF cannot store transparency, so transparent areas are filled with white.
Browser-based conversion works in 8-bit sRGB. Wide-gamut, 10-bit and 16-bit data are reduced. For colour-critical work, keep the original.
EXIF, GPS and camera data are stripped on every conversion. That is good for privacy, but you lose capture dates.

About TIFF: history and technical details

Created by Aldus (later Adobe) in 1986 for desktop publishing and scanning. Owned by Adobe since 1994. Remains the professional standard for print, archival imaging and medical imaging.

Technical: Tag-based file structure with IFD (Image File Directory) entries. Supports CMYK, Lab, RGB, grayscale, bilevel. 8, 16, 32-bit depth. Multiple pages. Layers via extensions. Compression: none, LZW, ZIP, JPEG, PackBits.

Real-world size: A 300 DPI A4 scan is 25-50 MB as uncompressed TIFF. Same as PNG: 10-20 MB. As JPG at quality 90: 3-8 MB but with loss. Print workflows use TIFF because quality is preserved and CMYK is supported.

Popular tools: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, GIMP, ImageMagick, Capture One, Vuescan, SilverFast.

Alternatives: PNG (8-bit only, no CMYK), JPEG XL (future format), PSD (Photoshop native), PDF (for sharing).

About PDF: what you get

Developed by Adobe in 1993 as a way to share documents with fixed layout. Became an open ISO standard (ISO 32000) in 2008. PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2) was released in 2017. The most common document format for business globally.

Technical: Object-based file structure with cross-reference tables. Supports text, vector graphics, images, fonts, forms, JavaScript and digital signatures. Pages are rendered to a fixed canvas. Can embed JPEG, PNG, JPEG 2000 and JBIG2 images.

Real-world size: A scanned A4 document at 300 DPI is 1-5 MB. The same pages as JPG are 200 KB to 1 MB each. A text PDF of 100 pages is 200-500 KB. A photo-heavy PDF can be 50-100 MB.

Popular tools: Adobe Acrobat, Preview (macOS), Foxit Reader, SumatraPDF, Chrome (built-in viewer), Ghostscript, qpdf.

Alternatives: Word document (editable), HTML (web-native), JPG/PNG (single page), ePub (eBooks).

Browser and software compatibility

TIFF: Supported by professional editors, scanners and print workflows. Safari is the only major browser that displays it. PDF: Opens on every device, with a built-in viewer in all major browsers.

PDF output opens on every device, and almost every portal that accepts documents accepts PDF.

Why people move away from TIFF

Browsers other than Safari cannot display TIFF, so it is unusable on web pages.
TIFF files are huge. A single scan can run to hundreds of megabytes.
Email clients and chat apps often cannot preview TIFF at all.

Why people choose PDF

PDF is the expected format for applications, forms, invoices and anything that will be printed.
An image placed in a PDF looks the same on every device and prints at the right size.
Many portals accept PDF only for ID and proof documents.

Common mistakes with TIFF

Using TIFF for web images — browsers will not display it
Assuming all TIFFs are lossless — JPEG-compressed TIFF exists
Ignoring bit depth — a 16-bit TIFF converted to 8-bit loses tonal range

Best practices for keeping quality

TIFFs often hold 16-bit or CMYK data. Browser conversion works in 8-bit sRGB, so bit depth is reduced and colour can shift. For colour-critical work, use Photoshop or ImageMagick.
Order and orientation matter, so check them before saving, especially for photos taken sideways on a phone.
A photo of a document stays a photo inside the PDF. The text will not be searchable unless you run OCR.
Resize before converting if the image will be shown small. A 4000 pixel photo displayed at 800 pixels wastes bytes in any format.
Check the result at 100 percent zoom, especially around text, edges and gradients, before you replace any originals.
Keep your original files. Conversions to a lossy format cannot be undone.
When you convert a set of images, use the same quality setting for the whole batch. The converter handles up to 20 files at once.

TIFF to PDF questions

Quick answers about privacy, quality, supported formats, file limits and how PDF works.

Why convert TIFF to PDF?

PDF files are typically smaller than TIFF, which makes them faster to share, send and load. The trade-off is a small amount of image detail at low quality settings.

Will converting TIFF to PDF lose quality?

At 90% quality, most people cannot tell the difference. Use 85-95% for photos and you are fine.

Does PDF keep transparency?

No. PDF does not support transparency. Transparent areas will be filled with white.

Are my files uploaded?

Never. Everything runs in your browser. Your files never leave your device. Open DevTools Network tab while processing — you will see no upload request.

Can I convert many files at once?

Yes, up to 20 files at once. Download them individually or all together as a ZIP.

Does the converter strip metadata?

Yes. Browsers do not pass EXIF data through a canvas, so GPS, camera model and dates are removed on every conversion. That is good for privacy.

Is it free?

Yes. No credits, no daily cap, no account, no watermark. The practical limit is your device memory.

Can browsers display PDF?

Yes. Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari all have built-in PDF viewers. On mobile, PDF opens in the OS viewer. You can also use the browser to render a page as an image.

Why does my PDF-to-image look blurry?

Browser PDF rendering produces a fixed resolution. If you convert at 800px width and view at 1600px, it will blur. Convert at a higher resolution (1200-2400 px) for print or high-DPI use.

Your files never leave your device

No upload, no account, no tracking. Everything happens in your browser using the Canvas API and WebAssembly. You can confirm this in your browser's DevTools Network tab while the tool runs — no request carries your file. See why ToolDeck is different.