Step 1: Transfer your TIFF files using the button above or by slide and deposit.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Retrieve your converted PNG files.
TIFF to PNG Conversion FAQ
How do I convert TIFF to PNG without losing image quality?
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Upload your TIFF file and the converter applies format-aware quality optimization for PNG. For lossless PNG (PNG, TIFF, BMP) every pixel is preserved; for lossy PNG (JPG, WebP) you can tune the quality factor before download. 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. PNG uses DEFLATE compression over filtered scanlines, so every pixel survives exactly, plus a full 8-bit alpha channel.
What happens to the layers in my TIFF file?
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They are flattened, permanently, into one composited image. Blend modes, masks, adjustment layers and editable text are all resolved into final pixels because PNG has no structure to hold them. Keep the TIFF as the working master and treat the PNG strictly as an export. TIFF handles CMYK, 16-bit depth, embedded ICC profiles and multi-page documents, which is exactly what print and archival workflows require. 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.
Will my CMYK colour survive the conversion to PNG?
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It is converted to sRGB, because PNG has no CMYK mode. For screen use that is exactly what you want. For commercial print it is not — the gamut shift changes how saturated colours reproduce on press, so send the printer the original TIFF rather than the PNG.
Does the PNG keep the EXIF data from my TIFF?
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By default yes, wherever the target has somewhere to put it — camera model, exposure settings, lens and GPS coordinates all carry across. GPS is the field worth thinking about: if the image is going to be published, use the strip-metadata option so you are not broadcasting where the photo was taken. TIFF is the Tagged Image File Format from 1986, and it is the format scanning, publishing and archiving industries standardised on.
Is anything lost converting between TIFF and PNG?
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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 TIFF to PNG conversion preserve transparency?
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Transparency survives when PNG is PNG, WebP, TIFF, GIF, or SVG. Converting to JPG flattens the alpha channel against a white background. If you need transparency in the result, target a transparency-aware PNG instead of PNG=JPG. PNG was designed in 1996 as a patent-free replacement for GIF, and became the web’s default lossless image format.
Will my color profile (sRGB / Adobe RGB / CMYK) survive TIFF to PNG?
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Embedded ICC color profiles are read from TIFF and re-attached to the PNG output where the format supports it (JPG, PNG, TIFF, WebP). Formats without profile support fall back to sRGB, which keeps colors consistent across most modern displays.
What about EXIF metadata when converting TIFF to PNG?
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Camera EXIF (ISO, shutter, lens, GPS coords) is preserved by default during TIFF → PNG when both formats support metadata. Use the privacy option to strip metadata before download if you need to share images without geolocation.
Can I batch-convert many TIFF files to PNG at once?
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Yes — drag multiple TIFF files into the upload zone and we queue them in parallel. Free users get 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 TIFF to PNG compare to Photoshop / GIMP for the same task?
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For straight format conversion we run the same libpng / libjpeg-turbo / libwebp / ImageMagick pipelines a desktop editor uses, with the same output quality. The difference is parallel batch handling — desktop apps open one file at a time; we accept a batch.
What resolution will my PNG file have?
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Default is 1:1 — your PNG keeps the pixel dimensions of the source TIFF. If you need to resize as part of the conversion, use /resize-image/ after conversion, or chain it with the /image-resize/ utility.
How small can the PNG get without visible artifacts?
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For JPG / WebP, quality 75-85 typically gets the PNG 60-80% smaller than TIFF with no visible difference at normal viewing distance. For lossless PNG (PNG, TIFF), expect smaller savings — usually 5-30% via better deflate / LZW compression. PNG is the right choice for screenshots, logos, line art and anything with hard edges or transparency — no ringing, no colour banding.
