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Convert TIFF to JPG

Turn TIFF scans and exports into JPG files that open and upload anywhere. Decoded in your browser, batch of 20, nothing is uploaded.

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Convert TIFF to JPG: what to know

TIFF is what scanners, fax software, medical and print workflows produce: lossless, often enormous, and unopenable in most browsers, chat apps and upload forms. A 300 dpi A4 scan is 25 MB as an uncompressed TIFF and under 1 MB as a JPG that looks the same on screen. This page decodes TIFF files on your device — including LZW, PackBits and Deflate-compressed ones — and writes ordinary JPGs.

How to convert TIFF to JPG

Drop your .tif or .tiff files above; JPG is already selected. The first time you add one, a small decoder (about 100 KB) is fetched so the file can be read in the browser. Adjust the quality if you like (85 is the default and is visually identical for scans and photos), click Convert, then download each file or the whole batch as a ZIP. Up to 20 files of 20 MB each fit in one batch; larger uncompressed scans should be re-saved with LZW compression first, which makes them two to three times smaller without any loss.

What changes on the way to JPG

TIFF is usually lossless and JPG is lossy, so the converter re-encodes the pixels at the quality you choose. For text scans, quality 80–90 keeps letters clean; for photos 75–85 is plenty. If a scan must stay pixel-exact — a signature, a document for legal use — choose PNG instead.

Multi-page TIFFs (fax files, some scanner output) contribute their first page only; a JPG cannot hold several pages. If you need every page, convert the TIFF to PDF with Image to PDF instead, page by page, or ask your scanner for one file per page.

TIFF can store 16-bit channels, CMYK and transparency. Everything is converted to 8-bit RGB; transparent areas are filled with the background colour (white by default) because JPG has no alpha channel. Embedded TIFF tags — scanner model, resolution, GPS — are not copied into the JPG.

Which TIFFs work

Uncompressed, LZW, PackBits and Deflate/ZIP compressed files, RGB, grayscale, palette and bilevel (fax) images, with or without alpha, in either byte order. JPEG-compressed TIFF and exotic layouts (tiled YCbCr, some CMYK profiles) may fail with a clear message; re-saving from your scanner software as LZW TIFF fixes almost all of them. The 40-megapixel limit applies: a 600 dpi A3 scan is above it and should be scanned at 300 dpi or converted on a desktop tool.

Questions about TIFF to JPG

Is the TIFF uploaded?
No. Decoding and JPG encoding run in your browser; the file stays on your device.
My TIFF has several pages — what happens?
Only the first page becomes a JPG. Use Image to PDF for a multi-page result, or export one TIFF per page from the scanner.
Why is the JPG so much smaller?
TIFF is typically uncompressed or losslessly compressed; JPG discards detail you cannot see at normal sizes. Use PNG if you need lossless.

How to convert an image to another format

  1. Add up to 20 images — JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG, ICO or TIFF. They stay in your browser.
  2. Choose Convert to: JPG for photos you will share anywhere, PNG for graphics with transparency, WebP or AVIF for the smallest files on the web.
  3. Click Convert, check the size next to each file, then Download one by one or as a ZIP — or send the results to the compressor or cropper.

Quality applies to JPG, WebP and AVIF. PNG is always lossless. If a transparent image is converted to JPG, the transparent areas are filled with the background colour you choose.

Useful details

Are my images uploaded?

No. Conversion runs in your browser using built-in codecs; the files are never sent to Toolkitta. Keep the tab open until you download or send your results — reloading clears the batch. Website hosting and performance measurement are described in our Privacy notice.

Which formats can I convert from and to?

In: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC/HEIF (iPhone photos), AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG, ICO and TIFF, up to 20 files, 20 MB each and 100 MB per batch, at most 40 megapixels. Out: JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF. Animated GIF, WebP and PNG keep their first frame only.

Why does my iPhone photo have no file type on Windows?

Some systems do not recognise HEIC and leave the type blank. The converter identifies files from their contents, so a .HEIC file with no type still opens; HEIC decoding is downloaded once (about 2 MB) the first time you add one.

What happens to transparency?

PNG, WebP and AVIF keep it by default; untick Keep transparency to flatten onto a background. JPG cannot store transparency, so transparent areas are filled with the background colour (white by default).

Is metadata (EXIF, location) kept?

No. Every converted file is rebuilt from pixels, so camera settings, GPS location and other embedded metadata are removed. Orientation is applied to the pixels first, so photos are not rotated. Keep your original if you need the metadata.

Which quality should I choose?

Start at the defaults (JPG 85, WebP 80, AVIF 60). For photos on the web, 70–80 is usually indistinguishable. For an exact kilobyte target, send the result to the compressor and use Target size.

Is AVIF safe to use?

All current browsers and phones open AVIF and it produces the smallest files, but some older desktop software, email clients and upload forms reject it. Use WebP or JPG when you are not sure what will open the file.

How do I continue in another tool?

Use Send to beside a converted image, or Send all to for the batch, to open the compressor, cropper or Image to PDF tool with those results already loaded. Every session stays available until you reload the page.

Can I convert images to PDF here?

Not in this tool — PDF is a document, not an image format. Convert first if you need a specific format, then use Send to → Image to PDF, or open the Image to PDF tool directly to combine JPG, PNG, HEIC or WebP files into one PDF with page size and order controls.

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