Convert TIFF to PDF

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guide

how to convert tiff to pdf

  1. Drop your TIFF file

    Drag your TIFF file into the drop zone above, or click the box to pick a file from your computer or phone. The browser reads the file directly — nothing uploads.

  2. Click Convert

    The page runs UTIF.js + jsPDF on your device to decode the Tagged Image File Format and encode it as Portable Document Format. Most conversions finish in a few seconds; large or codec-heavy files (RAW, video) can take longer.

  3. Download the PDF file

    When the conversion finishes, the PDF file is ready to download. Save it anywhere on your device.

note: Multi-page TIFFs become multi-page PDFs (one PDF page per TIFF frame). Each frame is JPEG-encoded at q=0.92 before embedding to keep the output PDF size reasonable.

FAQ

common questions

What happens if my TIFF has multiple pages?

All pages convert to a single PDF in order — multi-page TIFFs (common from document scanners) flow directly into multi-page PDFs. A 20-page TIFF scan becomes a 20-page PDF; the conversion is essentially a re-wrap. This is the classic 'put scanned documents into PDF for sharing' workflow.

Will the PDF be smaller than the source TIFF?

Usually yes, often significantly. TIFFs from scanners often store pages uncompressed or with mild lossless compression; the PDF wrapper applies JPEG or JBIG2 compression to each page image, which can shrink an archival 100 MB TIFF down to 5–15 MB while preserving readable quality. The exact ratio depends on the source TIFF's compression settings.

Will the PDF be searchable?

No — TIFF stores page images, not text, so the PDF inherits that. Text on each page is part of the image and isn't selectable or searchable. If you need a searchable PDF from scanned TIFFs (common requirement for archival document storage), run OCR on the PDF output afterward (Adobe Acrobat, ABBYY FineReader, or Tesseract).

Does this preserve my TIFF's resolution and colour profile?

Resolution: yes, PDFs store pages at any DPI and the converter preserves the source TIFF's pixel density. Colour profile: partially — PDFs do support embedded ICC profiles but viewer behaviour varies. For colour-critical work (print proofs, archival reproductions) verify the output PDF renders correctly in a colour-managed viewer like Acrobat.

Why convert scanned TIFFs to PDF at all?

Three practical reasons: (a) PDF is the universal document format — every device, OS, email client, and storage system handles PDFs uniformly; TIFF support is patchy outside professional imaging tools; (b) PDF is typically smaller after compression; (c) PDF readers handle multi-page navigation, zooming, and printing more cleanly than image viewers do. For archival document workflows, PDF is the durable target format.