TIFF to JPG Converter
Convert bulky TIFF scans and photos into lightweight JPGs you can actually share. Batch mode, quality control, individual or ZIP downloads — processed in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
How it works
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is the workhorse of scanners, archives and professional photography: it stores images losslessly, often at high bit depths, with no regard for file size. A single scanned document page can weigh 25 MB; a folder of TIFFs can choke an email client or a cloud upload. JPG, by contrast, was designed for efficient delivery — the same page at high quality is typically under 1 MB and opens on literally every device ever made.
Browsers can't display TIFF natively, so this converter ships with its own TIFF decoder that runs in
JavaScript: it parses the TIFF's tags, decompresses the pixel data (covering the common compression
schemes — uncompressed, LZW, PackBits and JPEG-in-TIFF), and hands the bitmap to your browser's JPEG
encoder. Drop .tif or .tiff files onto the upload area, set quality, press
Convert — the whole pipeline stays on your machine.
Two limitations worth knowing. First, multi-page TIFFs: fax-style or scanned multi-page TIFFs contain several images, and this converter renders the first page only. If you need every page, export the pages individually (most scanner software can do this) and convert the batch here, or assemble them with our Images to PDF tool. Second, bit depth: TIFFs can store 16 bits per channel while JPEG holds 8, so extreme shadow/highlight recovery headroom is lost — keep the TIFF as your master and treat the JPG as the sharing copy.
When is this conversion the right move? Whenever a TIFF needs to leave your archive: emailing scans, uploading to a CMS or form that only accepts JPG/PNG, sharing photos with clients, or publishing scanned documents on the web. For web publishing specifically, consider going one step further after converting: run the resulting JPGs through our WebP optimizer to cut another 25–35% off the file size. And if the TIFF contains sensitive documents, take comfort in the privacy model — decoding happens locally, so your scans are never transmitted anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Why are TIFF files so large?
TIFF is often uncompressed or losslessly compressed, and it can store very high bit depths and multiple layers. A single scanned page can be tens of megabytes. JPG’s lossy compression discards invisible detail to shrink that dramatically.
Will converting TIFF to JPG lose quality?
For normal viewing and printing, no visible loss at high quality settings. TIFF can hold more data (16-bit color, layers) than JPG can express, so treat the JPG as a sharing copy and keep the TIFF as your archival master.
What about multi-page TIFFs?
This converter processes the first page/frame of a multi-page TIFF. For multi-page documents, our Images to PDF tool may be a better fit once pages are exported individually.
Do you support compressed TIFF variants?
The built-in decoder handles the common TIFF flavors — uncompressed, LZW, PackBits and JPEG-compressed TIFFs. Very exotic variants (old proprietary compressions) may fail with a clear error message.
Are my scans uploaded anywhere?
No. TIFF decoding and JPEG encoding run entirely inside your browser. Your files are processed in your browser — nothing is uploaded to any server.