TIFF to JPG

Where TIFF files come from — and why they are awkward

TIFF is the default output of scanners, fax software, and professional photo workflows: a heavyweight archival format that browsers cannot display and most upload forms refuse. A single scanned page can run tens of megabytes. JPG is the opposite — small, viewable everywhere, accepted by every form — which is why "scan arrives as TIFF, destination wants JPG" is one of the most common conversion problems office workers hit.

How this converter reads TIFF without a server

Browsers have no built-in TIFF decoder, so this tool ships a small open-source one (UTIF) that runs inside a Web Worker on your device. Your file is decoded locally, redrawn at its original dimensions, and re-encoded as a high-quality JPEG (92%). Because the decoder loads only when a TIFF actually arrives, the page stays fast — and because there is no server involved, a confidential scanned contract is exactly as private as it was in your Documents folder.

Multi-page TIFFs convert their first page. If you need every page of a scanned document, convert it page by page from your scanning software, or export the pages as separate files first.

Getting the best results from scans

For photographs and color scans, JPG at high quality is visually identical to the TIFF at a tiny fraction of the size. For black-and-white text documents you plan to archive or OCR, consider TIFF to PNG instead — PNG keeps letterforms perfectly crisp, which helps both readability and text recognition.