TIFF to JPG Converter
TIFF files are huge — often used in professional photography and scanning. Convert to JPG for a much smaller file that's easy to share.
Why convert TIFF to JPG?
TIFF is a high-end image format used in professional photography, printing, scanning, and graphic design. It typically stores images uncompressed (or with lossless compression) and supports very deep color information, which makes files huge — a single high-resolution TIFF can easily be 50–100 MB or more.
JPG is the universal photo format, designed specifically to keep photographic image files small while preserving visual quality. Converting TIFF to JPG can shrink the file by 95% or more with no visible quality loss for most uses.
Convert TIFF to JPG when you need to email a photo, upload it to a website, or store many images without filling up your drive. Keep the original TIFF if you need to do further editing or print at very high quality.
About TIFF
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) was developed in 1986 and is the standard format for high-end image work — professional photography, scanning, printing, and graphic design. TIFF files are typically uncompressed or losslessly compressed, which produces very large files but preserves perfect quality.
About JPG
JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is the universal photo format. It uses lossy compression that's optimized for photographs, producing dramatically smaller files than uncompressed formats while preserving visual quality.
TIFF vs JPG at a glance
| TIFF | JPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Usually none, or lossless | Lossy |
| Typical size | Very large — often tens of megabytes | A small fraction of the TIFF |
| Layers & multi-page | Supported | No |
| Colour depth | Up to 16 bits per channel | 8 bits per channel |
| Support | Print, scanning and archival software | Everything |
| Best for | Masters, scans, print production | Sharing, email, web, uploads |
When converting is the right call
- A scanner or camera gave you a TIFF that is far too large to email.
- You need to put a scanned document or photo on a website.
- The recipient’s software won’t open TIFF — most consumer apps won’t.
- You’re archiving the TIFF and just need a viewable copy to hand around.
TIFF is what it is on purpose: uncompressed or losslessly compressed, often 16-bit, sometimes multi-page or layered. Converting to JPG throws all of that away, drops you to 8-bit colour, and flattens multi-page files to the first page only. That’s fine for a copy you’re sending someone. It is not fine as your only remaining version of a scan or a print master.
Quality and file size
On photographs and scans, the JPG output is visually identical to the TIFF source — just enormously smaller (often 95% smaller). The lossy compression is invisible at standard quality settings on photographic content. If you need to do further editing or commercial printing, keep the TIFF original; JPG is best as a sharing and web format.
Measured on one 12.5 MP phone photo (3072 × 4080, large smooth-gradient sky) saved as uncompressed TIFF: 36,721 KB in, 1,948 KB out — 95% smaller.
How these figures were measured →
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