When you'd do this
You've a TIFF from a scanner, a photographer, a publisher or a design app, and need something you can email, upload or open on a phone — none of which handle TIFF well.
What to expect
A 12-megapixel image (4032 × 3024) as an uncompressed TIFF is about 35 MB; as a JPG at 90% — where this page starts — it's usually a small fraction of that. Only the first page of a multi-page TIFF is converted, and any transparency is filled with white.
Recommended settings
90%, this page's starting point, keeps a scan's detail for printing and archiving. For email or the web 80% is plenty — and use Resize, since scans are often far bigger in pixels than a screen needs.
Where it opens
Everywhere — every phone, computer, browser, email client, online form and photo service.
Good to know
- Only the first page of a multi-page TIFF is converted.
- Photoshop layers aren't kept — the flattened image is — and 16-bit images become 8-bit per channel, as JPG can't hold more.
- The DPI (print size) isn't carried over, only the pixels: set the print size again in your layout app if you need it.
- If a TIFF uses a layout the tool can't read, its row says so rather than making a broken file.
How to do it
- Choose your TIFF files, or drop or paste them on the page — as many as you like.
- Each is set to JPG. Change one on its own row if you like, and set Quality, Background and Resize in Settings.
- Convert all, then download each JPG, or all of them in one .zip.
Questions
- Can I open a TIFF in Chrome or Firefox?
- Not to view, but this tool reads TIFFs itself, so you can convert them to JPG in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari.
- What about multi-page TIFFs?
- Only the first page is converted. Split the TIFF into single pages first if you need every one.
- What quality should I use for scans?
- 90% for archiving and print, 80% for email and the web.
- Are my scans uploaded?
- No. They're converted in your browser and never leave your device.