Convert TIFF to PDF
We turn TIFF into PDF right in your browser — the file never goes to a server.
What you will lose
Nothing important: the target format does everything the source does.
How they differ
| TIFF | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lossless | yes | yes |
| Lossy | yes | yes |
| Transparency | yes | yes |
| Released | 1986 | 1993 |
| Author | Aldus, затем Adobe | Adobe |
TIFF
Good at
- Stores losslessly at any colour depth
- Multiple pages in one file — scans and multi-page documents
- A standard in print and archival storage
Awkward about
- Files are very large
- Browsers do not display it
- So many internal variants that another program may not open your TIFF
Use it when
- Scanning and print preparation
- Archiving originals
Good at
- Looks the same everywhere: fonts, margins and line breaks are fixed
- The one format any office will accept without argument
- Holds text, vectors and photographs in a single file
Awkward about
- Hard to edit: it is a format for reading, not for changing
- Weight depends on what is inside — a scanned page can weigh as much as a book
- Text inside a scan stays a picture until something recognises it
Use it when
- The document is being sent, printed or filed somewhere official
- The layout must not shift on someone else’s device
- Loose pages need to become one file
Common questions
- Does the file get uploaded to a server?
- No. TIFF → PDF runs right in your browser and the file never leaves your device. It only goes to a server if the browser cannot cope — and then we delete it within a couple of hours.
- Will transparency survive?
- Yes, PDF supports transparency, so semi-transparent edges stay as they were.
- Can I get the original quality back afterwards?
- Yes, PDF supports lossless compression, so you can go back to the original.
- How many files, and how large?
- Up to 50 files at a time, 50 MB each. No sign-up, no watermarks.