Convert TIFF to JPG
Drop the TIFF and download it as JPG — a fraction of the size, openable anywhere.
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PNG, JPG, WEBP, HEIC, AVIF, JXL, GIF, BMP, TIFF and SVG · up to 20 MB
TIFF to archive, JPG to send
TIFF is an archival format, not a circulating one. It's used where losing nothing matters: document scans, heritage digitisation, professional photography, print production. In exchange, an uncompressed TIFF of a 300 dpi scan can run to tens of megabytes, and that's where the practical problems start: it won't fit in an email, it takes forever to upload, and half the world's software won't open it.
JPG solves all three at once, and does it by throwing away information you don't miss in a colour image. A scan that took 40 MB ends up at one or two, looking the same on screen.
Two things to watch
If the TIFF has multiple pages, only the first one comes through here. That's common in document scans, and a JPG has nowhere to put the rest. If what you're holding is a document rather than an image, the right destination is PDF, not an image format.
If what was scanned is text, think before converting. JPG is designed for photographs and handles hard edges badly: halos appear around letterforms and they show at reading size. High quality hides it, but if the point is for the document to read well, PNG keeps the letters clean, larger though it is.
What doesn't change
The original TIFF is still the good one. This conversion produces the copy that circulates: the one you send, upload and share. Keep the original wherever it lives and don't replace it with the JPG, because what JPG discards doesn't come back.
Common questions
- How much smaller does it get?
- Dramatically. An uncompressed TIFF of a 300 dpi scan can run to tens of megabytes, and the equivalent JPG usually lands under 5% of that. It's the difference between being able to attach it to an email and not.
- What if my TIFF has several pages?
- The first one is converted. A TIFF can hold multiple pages — common in document scans — but a JPG stores a single image, so the rest won't fit. For a multi-page document, the format you want is PDF.
- Do I lose quality?
- Yes, JPG compresses lossily. On a photograph or a colour scan it isn't noticeable at the default quality. On scanned text it can be: JPG smears hard edges, and fine letterforms can end up with halos.
- Should I delete the TIFF?
- Not if it's an archival original. TIFF is used precisely because it loses nothing; the JPG is the copy that circulates. Keep the TIFF where it is and send the JPG.
- Will a print shop accept it?
- Depends what they ask for. Many accept a high-quality JPG, but for serious work they usually prefer the TIFF exactly because it's lossless. Ask before converting.