PNG to TIFF Converter — Lossless Archival and Print Export
Convert PNG to TIFF online. Lossless single-page RGB TIFF output for print submission, archive workflows, and editors that require TIFF.
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Max file size: 100 MB
Why convert PNG to TIFF?
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) has been the print-industry and archival standard since the late 1980s. It's lossless by default and supports wide color gamuts, multiple pages, and layered image data — but the TIFF we emit here is a single-page, flattened, 8-bit RGB file that's what Photoshop, Affinity, and modern print shops actually want. Converting PNG to TIFF is useful when a client, printer, or digital-asset-management system requires TIFF handoff, or when you're building an archive that will outlive PNG's current tool ecosystem. Expect the output file to be larger than the PNG in many cases — TIFF uses less aggressive compression than PNG's DEFLATE.
Print-industry standard
Pre-press workflows, large-format printers, and book publishers historically standardized on TIFF. Submitting a TIFF instead of a PNG sidesteps compatibility questions with older RIPs and prepress automation.
Lossless, no recompression
Both PNG and TIFF are lossless, so converting between them doesn't introduce any compression artifacts. What you see in the PNG is what you get in the TIFF, pixel-for-pixel.
Editor-native format
Photoshop, Affinity Photo, GIMP, Capture One, and most digital-painting tools treat TIFF as a first-class format — often with richer metadata support than they offer for PNG.
When TIFF is the right target
Pick TIFF when a downstream tool or workflow specifically requires it; otherwise PNG itself is usually fine.
Print shops and prepress workflows that expect TIFF as the standard deliverable.
Digital asset management systems with TIFF-preferred ingest pipelines.
Editor handoff to clients using older Photoshop, Capture One, or specialized imaging suites.
Archive workflows with retention horizons beyond current format ecosystems.
Our secure conversion process
We show you exactly what happens when you convert, so you know where data goes and what stays untouched.
Upload a PNG
Drop your PNG above. We handle truecolor, grayscale, and indexed PNG input.
Choose TIFF
TIFF is preselected; click Convert to generate a flattened single-page RGB TIFF.
Download your TIFF
Download in-browser. Ready to hand off to a print shop or drop into an archive.
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What you get
Every conversion here runs on a temporary copy, delivers a ready download, and clears out quickly after you’re done.
- Lossless output — no quality difference between your PNG source and the TIFF result.
- Single-page RGB TIFF compatible with every major editor and most print workflows.
- Transparent PNGs preserve their alpha channel in the TIFF output.
- Conversion happens on a temporary server-side copy that we delete right after.
Frequently asked questions
Will the TIFF be multi-page?
No. We output a single-page TIFF. TIFF as a format supports multiple pages/images in one file, but Sharp's encoder produces single-page output.
Is the output CMYK?
No — we emit RGB TIFFs. If your print shop requires CMYK, use a dedicated prepress tool (Photoshop's Convert to Profile, or Affinity Publisher's export) to handle the color-space conversion with an ICC profile matched to the press.
What about bit depth?
Output is 8-bit per channel regardless of PNG input depth. If your PNG was 16-bit (grayscale or RGB), that extra precision isn't preserved. For 16-bit print workflows, keep the PNG source or use a tool that supports high-bit-depth TIFF output explicitly.
Why is my TIFF larger than the PNG?
PNG uses DEFLATE, a fairly aggressive lossless compressor. TIFF as emitted by Sharp uses less aggressive compression (typically LZW). For many PNG sources the TIFF output can be several times larger — that's expected. If size matters more than TIFF compatibility, stay on PNG.
Does transparency carry over?
Yes. If your PNG has an alpha channel, the TIFF output retains a 4-channel (RGBA) structure. Some legacy TIFF readers ignore alpha, but modern editors handle it correctly.
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