TIFF to PDF

Turn a scanned TIFF into a PDF in your browser, with every page of a multipage file kept in order and at its original resolution.

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.tif, .tiff · up to 100 MB

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How to Convert to PDF

1
Drop your TIFF file
Add one scan or a batch of them. Both .tif and .tiff are read, including the multipage files that scanners and fax gateways produce.
2
Check the page count
The number of pages found inside the file is shown before anything is converted, so you can see at once that a ten-page scan really has ten pages.
3
Download the PDF
Press convert and save the document. Pages come out in the order they sit inside the TIFF, at the size the scanner recorded.

One multipage TIFF becomes one multipage PDF

A TIFF is a container: each page is a separate image directory chained to the next, which is how a document scanner or a fax gateway hands over a whole file in one piece. Almost nothing outside specialist software will page through that. Here every directory in the file becomes its own PDF page, in the original order, and the count is shown before conversion so you can confirm nothing is missing. Compression is handled where it matters for scanned paper: LZW, Deflate, PackBits, JPEG and the CCITT Group 3 and Group 4 encodings that fax machines and black-and-white scanners have used for decades.

Resolution decides the page size

A scan carries the resolution it was made at, and that is what turns pixels into a printable page. A 2480 by 3508 pixel scan at 300 DPI is exactly A4, so that is the page size it gets, rather than a sheet 2480 points wide. Black-and-white pages are stored losslessly inside the PDF so text stays crisp, while photographic pages are encoded as JPEG at the quality you choose.

Nothing leaves your browser

The TIFF is decoded, the pages are encoded and the PDF is assembled inside this tab, on your own machine. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored and there is no copy on a server for anyone to delete afterwards. Medical scans, contracts and archive material can be converted without leaving your device.

Frequently asked questions

Will a multipage TIFF become a multipage PDF?

Yes, and that is the main reason this tool exists. Every image directory inside the file becomes one PDF page, in the same order. A ten-page scan comes out as a ten-page document, and the page count is shown before conversion so you can check it.

Is CCITT Group 4 fax compression supported?

Yes. Group 3 and Group 4 are the encodings behind almost every black-and-white fax and document scan, and both are decoded here, along with LZW, Deflate, PackBits and JPEG. A page using something more exotic is skipped and the rest of the document is still built.

What is BigTIFF and why will it not open?

BigTIFF is a variant that uses 64-bit offsets so a file can grow past four gigabytes. It has a different signature and no browser-side decoder reads it, so such a file is identified and refused rather than half-converted. Those need a desktop tool or a server converter.

Is the DPI of my scan preserved?

Yes. The resolution tags in each page are read and used to size the PDF page in real units, so a 300 DPI A4 scan produces an A4 page rather than an enormous one. If a file carries no resolution, pixels are treated as points instead.

Should I choose JPEG or PNG inside the PDF?

Leave it on automatic unless you have a reason not to. Automatic stores one-bit and two-bit scans losslessly, which keeps the edges of letters sharp and the file small, and encodes full-colour pages as JPEG, where lossless storage would multiply the size for no visible gain.

Can I search the text after converting?

Not straight away. A TIFF holds pictures of pages, not text, so the PDF starts out as images. Run the result through the OCR tool to add a searchable text layer underneath the scan, which also makes the document usable by screen readers.

Why is the PDF larger than I expected?

Because every page is a full raster image, and high-resolution colour scans are heavy by nature. Lowering the quality slider helps for photographic pages, and the compressor tool will reduce the resolution of the images inside an already finished document.

Can I put several TIFF files into one PDF?

Yes. Add as many files as you need and leave the combine option on: their pages are appended one file after another, in the order the files are listed. Turn it off and each TIFF becomes its own PDF, delivered together in a ZIP.