TIFF to JPG
Convert TIFF images to JPG server-side for best compatibility
Why TIFF → JPG?
TIFF files are huge and often incompatible. Convert them quickly and privately to JPG – significantly smaller, universally supported, without ever uploading your images.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a TIFF file?
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a flexible image format commonly used in professional printing and photography. It supports high color depths but produces very large files.
Why convert TIFF to JPG?
TIFF files are often very large and not supported by many web applications. JPG is universally compatible and significantly smaller with minimal visible quality loss.
Are multi-page TIFF files supported?
Currently, the first page of a multi-page TIFF is converted. Support for all pages is planned.
Are my images private?
Yes, the conversion happens entirely locally in your browser. Your TIFF files are never uploaded to a server.
About JPEG
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) was standardized as ISO 10918 in 1992 and remains the most widely used image format for photographs worldwide. Its lossy compression is based on the discrete cosine transform (DCT) and typically achieves compression ratios of 10:1 to 20:1 with barely perceptible quality loss. The algorithm was developed starting in 1986 by a working group led by Hiroshi Yasuda and quickly became the standard for web images, digital photography, and social media platforms. JPG files support 8-bit color channels in RGB color space and embedded EXIF metadata containing camera settings, GPS data, and timestamps. The format does not support transparency or animation and allows only one color space per image – limitations that are rarely relevant for its primary use as a photo format. With repeated compression, quality degrades progressively due to generation loss, making JPG unsuitable for editing and better suited as a final output format. The .jpg extension instead of .jpeg dates back to the 8.3 character limitation of early Windows file systems. JPEG XL was proposed as a successor in 2021 but has so far failed to gain meaningful market acceptance against WebP and AVIF.
About TIFF
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) was developed in 1986 by Aldus Corporation and is now maintained by Adobe following its acquisition of Aldus in 1994. TIFF is a flexible container format that supports uncompressed, lossless (LZW, ZIP), and lossy (JPEG) compression, as well as color depths from 1 to 32 bits per channel, multiple color spaces, and multiple images per file. This versatility makes TIFF the industry standard in print production, medical imaging, satellite photography, and archiving, where maximum quality and metadata fidelity are essential. TIFF files can contain CMYK color space, ICC profiles, and GeoTIFF coordinates. The disadvantage is the substantial file size and fragmentation: numerous incompatible TIFF variants exist, meaning not every program reads every TIFF correctly. TIFF is unsuitable for web use as browsers do not support it natively. Converting to JPG or PNG is the standard approach to make TIFF files accessible for web and email.
Why convert TIFF → JPG?
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a professional raster format from the print and scanning world with numerous sub-variants (Baseline, Extended, Layered). It supports high color depths, multiple layers, and various compression methods — but produces very large files and isn't displayed by most web browsers. Converting to JPG is required when you need to use TIFF images on the web, send them via email, or embed them in Office applications. JPG offers significantly smaller file sizes with quality sufficient for most purposes and universal compatibility. JPG is the most universal image format, supported by every device, browser, and application. It's the safest choice for compatibility.