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About TIFF Format

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a versatile, professional-grade image format widely used in photography, publishing, and document management. TIFF supports multiple compression methods including lossless LZW and ZIP, multi-page documents, and various color spaces (RGB, CMYK, LAB). For web use, consider converting to WebP or optimized JPG for smaller file sizes. For icons, use our TIFF to ICO converter.

Multi-Page Support

Store multiple images in a single file

Lossless Quality

LZW/ZIP compression preserves detail

CMYK Support

Professional print color space

Rich Metadata

EXIF, IPTC, and XMP support

TIFF Format Use Cases

Professional Photography

Preferred format for photographers who need maximum quality. Use our RAW to image converter for camera files, then save as TIFF for archiving.

Document Scanning

Multi-page TIFF is ideal for scanned documents. Convert to PDF for sharing, or split pages for individual processing.

Print Production

CMYK TIFF is the standard for commercial printing. Maintains color accuracy from design to press.

Long-term Archiving

TIFF is recommended for digital preservation. Lossless compression ensures images remain perfect for decades.

Frequently Asked Questions

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a flexible image format commonly used in professional photography, publishing, and document archiving. It supports lossless compression, multiple pages, and various color spaces including CMYK for print.

Use TIFF for professional work, printing, and archiving where quality is paramount. Use JPG for web, email, and general sharing where smaller file size matters more. Our JPG compressor can help optimize photos for web use.

TIFF files preserve maximum quality using lossless compression. A 20MP photo might be 60MB as uncompressed TIFF versus 5MB as JPG. LZW compression can reduce TIFF size significantly while maintaining perfect quality.

Multi-page TIFF stores multiple images in a single file, like a PDF. It's commonly used for scanned documents and faxes. Each page can be individually accessed or extracted.

Most browsers don't display TIFF files directly. For web use, convert to JPG, PNG, or WebP. Our converters make this easy and preserve quality.

TIFF supports multiple compression methods: LZW (lossless, good for graphics), ZIP (lossless, better compression), JPEG (lossy, smaller files), and uncompressed. LZW is most common for professional use.

TIFF offers more features (multi-page, CMYK, more metadata), while PNG is better for web use. For professional print work, TIFF is preferred. For web graphics, use optimized PNG or WebP.