PDF to TIFF
Convert PDF pages to high-resolution TIFF.
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How to use
- 1 Drop or click to upload your file
- 2 Adjust options if shown
- 3 Click PDF to TIFF
- 4 Download your result instantly
- ✓ Files up to 1 GB
- ✓ Unlimited jobs/hour
- ✓ Batch processing (up to 100 files)
- ✓ Priority support
Files are processed securely and deleted within 1 hour. Files are processed automatically. No human reviews your documents, and PDFRun does not use them to train models.
Why this works
Render each page of a PDF as a TIFF image — the format favoured by professional printing, archival imaging, and government workflows. Lossless quality, multi-page TIFF support, broad professional-tool compatibility.
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is the professional cousin of PNG/JPG/BMP. It’s used by professional print shops, archival imaging systems, GIS workflows, and medical/scientific imaging — anywhere file fidelity and tool compatibility matter more than file size.
Key TIFF advantages over PNG/JPG. Multi-page support: a single TIFF file can contain multiple pages, like a PDF can. Many archival and print workflows prefer one multi-page TIFF over a folder of separate JPGs/PNGs. Lossless compression options: TIFF supports LZW (lossless), ZIP (lossless), and uncompressed modes. Colour depth: TIFF can store 16-bit-per-channel colour, vs JPG/PNG’s 8-bit. Tool compatibility: every professional imaging tool reads TIFF; Photoshop, GIMP, ImageMagick, scanning software, OCR engines.
When to use PDF to TIFF over PDF to PNG/JPG: professional print workflows that mandate TIFF input; archival imaging projects (libraries, museums) where TIFF is the deposit format; OCR pipelines where the OCR engine prefers TIFF input; legal/forensic imaging where TIFF is the evidence standard.
When not to use it: everyday sharing (PNG/JPG are fine and produce smaller files); web embedding (TIFF isn’t natively rendered by browsers); email distribution to non-technical recipients (Outlook and Mail will often refuse TIFF inline).
Output is one TIFF file per page by default, packaged in a ZIP. Multi-page TIFF mode (single TIFF containing all pages) is available as an option — useful when your downstream tool expects one file with N pages. Resolution settings: High (300 DPI, print-grade), Standard (150 DPI, screen-grade), Web (72 DPI).
TIFFs can be substantially larger than PNGs at the same content if uncompressed. The default uses LZW compression — lossless, supported everywhere, typically 30–50% smaller than uncompressed.
How it works
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1Upload your PDFDrop the PDF whose pages you want as TIFFs into the upload box.
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2Pick the resolutionHigh (300 DPI, print-grade), Standard (150 DPI, screen-grade), Web (72 DPI). For print workflows, almost always High.
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3Pick single-page vs multi-page TIFFSingle-page (one TIFF per source page, zipped) or multi-page (one TIFF containing all pages). Multi-page is preferred by many archival and print workflows.
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4Download the TIFFsYou’ll get either a ZIP of per-page TIFFs or a single multi-page TIFF. Both use LZW lossless compression by default.
Real-world uses
Print shops
Pre-press workflows that require TIFF input for plate-making and high-fidelity colour management.
Archivists
Library and museum digitisation projects targeting TIFF as the long-term archival format.
OCR pipelines
Production OCR systems that prefer TIFF input over PDF for higher recognition accuracy.
Forensic teams
Evidence-chain imaging where lossless, professional-grade format is required.
Common questions
TIFF or PNG — which should I pick?
PNG for everyday use — smaller, universally supported on web and mobile. TIFF for professional workflows: print, archival, OCR, scientific imaging. If your recipient is using Photoshop, ImageMagick, or a print shop, TIFF is right. If they’re going to drop the image into a website or email, PNG is right.
Can I get one TIFF containing all pages?
Yes — pick multi-page TIFF mode. Many archival and print workflows prefer single-file deliverables over a folder of per-page TIFFs.
Will quality be lossless?
Yes. We use LZW lossless compression by default — image data is bit-perfect, file size is 30–50% smaller than uncompressed TIFF.
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
Yes. Scanned PDFs render to TIFF just like born-digital ones. For OCR workflows, TIFF is often the preferred OCR-input format — the OCR engine may prefer TIFF over PDF as input.
Will browsers display TIFF files?
No, in most cases. TIFF isn’t a web-native format. For web display, PDF to PNG or PDF to JPG is the right tool.
What’s the typical file size?
At High quality with LZW compression: roughly 2–3x the size of an equivalent PNG, 5–10x the size of an equivalent JPG. Multi-page TIFF files for long documents can be very large — 30+ MB for a 50-page document at 300 DPI is common.