Step 1: Provide your PNG files using the button above or by toss and let go.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Fetch your converted TIFF files.
PNG to TIFF Conversion FAQ
How do I convert PNG to TIFF without losing image quality?
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Upload your PNG file and our converter applies format-aware quality optimization for TIFF output. For lossless targets (PNG, TIFF, BMP) every pixel is preserved bit-for-bit; for lossy targets (JPG, WebP) you can tune the quality factor (default 90) before download. PNG uses DEFLATE compression over filtered scanlines, so every pixel survives exactly, plus a full 8-bit alpha channel. TIFF is a container more than a codec: it can hold uncompressed, LZW, ZIP or even JPEG data, at up to 32 bits per channel, with multiple pages in one file.
Is anything lost converting between PNG and TIFF?
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No pixel data, no. Both formats store the image without lossy compression, so the picture that comes out is identical to the one that went in and the conversion can be repeated indefinitely. What changes is file size, and which features travel — colour depth, embedded profiles, layers and animation are all supported unevenly between lossless formats.
Does PNG to TIFF conversion preserve transparency?
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Transparency survives when TIFF is PNG, WebP, TIFF, GIF, or SVG. Converting to JPG flattens the alpha channel against a white background — if you need transparency, pick a transparency-aware target instead of TIFF. TIFF is the Tagged Image File Format from 1986, and it is the format scanning, publishing and archiving industries standardised on.
Will my colour profile (sRGB / Adobe RGB / CMYK) survive PNG to TIFF?
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Embedded ICC colour profiles are read from the source PNG and re-attached to the TIFF output where the format supports it (JPG, PNG, TIFF, WebP). Formats without profile support fall back to sRGB with a soft-proof step.
What happens to EXIF metadata when converting PNG to TIFF?
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Camera EXIF (ISO, shutter, lens, GPS) is preserved by default during PNG -> TIFF when both formats support metadata. Use the privacy toggle to strip metadata before download if you want to share images without geolocation or device-fingerprint exposure.
Can I batch-convert hundreds of PNG files to TIFF at once?
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Yes — drag multiple PNG files into the upload zone and they queue in parallel. Free tier accepts 100 MB per file; Premium has no per-file cap and runs more parallel workers, so a 200-image batch typically finishes in under two minutes.
How does PNG to TIFF compare to Photoshop / GIMP for the same task?
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For straightforward format conversion we run the same libpng / libjpeg-turbo / libwebp / ImageMagick pipelines a desktop editor uses, at the same quality. The difference is that desktop tools open one file at a time; we accept a batch and run them in parallel on server-side workers.
What resolution and dimensions does the TIFF file have?
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Default behaviour is 1:1 — your TIFF output has the same pixel dimensions as the source PNG. If you need to resize as part of the conversion, use /resize-image/ after, or chain the operations with the /image-pipeline/ utility.
How small can the TIFF file get without visible artifacts?
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For JPG / WebP, quality 75-85 typically yields a TIFF 60-80% smaller than the PNG with no visible difference at normal viewing distance. For lossless TIFF (PNG, TIFF), expect smaller savings — usually 5-30% via better deflate / LZW compression than the source already had. TIFF handles CMYK, 16-bit depth, embedded ICC profiles and multi-page documents, which is exactly what print and archival workflows require.
Are my PNG files private during conversion?
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Yes — uploaded PNG files are processed in isolated workers and deleted within minutes. We never read, store, or share the pixel data. The full retention window is documented at /privacy/.
Does the PNG to TIFF converter work for very large images (50MP+)?
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Yes for free up to 100 MB. Premium handles much larger inputs (300 MB+) and exotic per-pixel depths (16-bit PNG, 32-bit float TIFF, HEIF 10-bit). The pipeline streams pixel rows so memory use scales with row count, not total pixel count.
Why is my converted TIFF file bigger or smaller than expected?
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A PNG file with strong compression (heavily lossy JPG) often grows when re-encoded into a lossless TIFF (PNG, TIFF), and a high-bitrate lossless PNG often shrinks dramatically when going to JPG/WebP. The ratio depends on the image content (photos compress differently from line-art or screenshots). PNG is a poor photograph format: a photo saved as PNG is routinely five to ten times larger than the same image as JPG or WebP. TIFF’s flexibility is its weakness — two TIFFs can be structured so differently that software reading one fails on the other — and files are large.
