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GIF to TIFF converter, without the upload.

Turn GIF GIFs into TIFF. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop GIF files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert GIF to TIFF

  1. Add your GIF GIFs

    Drop GIF files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. TIFF is already chosen

    Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the TIFF, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The GIF to TIFF converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your GIFs are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

GIF to TIFF: what to expect

GIF is limited to 256 colours and produces very large files for anything longer than a few seconds. TIFF keeps full quality and is what print shops and archives ask for. GIF is at home in short looping clips and reactions; TIFF is the usual choice for scans, print production and archiving.

TIFF holds a single still image, so an animated GIF does not stay animated. The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can resize the result.

If the GIF is animated, only its first frame is converted and the result is a still picture.

GIF vs TIFF

GIF

GIF image

GIF is a 1987 format that survives because it loops silently everywhere. Each frame can use at most 256 colours, so photos and video look grainy and files are far larger than an equivalent MP4.

Opens in Every browser, phone and messaging app

GIF converter
TIFF

TIFF image

TIFF is the workhorse of scanning, publishing and archiving. It keeps full quality, can hold several pages and carries rich metadata, but files are large and browsers other than Safari will not display it.

Opens in Photo editors, scanners and print software; Safari is the only major browser that displays it

TIFF converter
GIF compared with TIFF
GIFGIF imageTIFFTIFF image
Stands forGraphics Interchange FormatTagged Image File Format
TypeRaster image, often animatedRaster image
CompressionLossless, but limited to 256 colours per frameUsually lossless or none
TransparencyOn or off only (no soft edges)Yes
AnimationYesNo, but one file can hold several pages
Introduced1987, by CompuServe1986, by Aldus (now Adobe)
Opens inEvery browser, phone and messaging appPhoto editors, scanners and print software; Safari is the only major browser that displays it
Best forShort looping clips and reactionsScans, print production and archiving
File extension.gif.tiff, .tif

Questions

Are my GIFs uploaded anywhere?

No. The GIF to TIFF conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Does converting GIF to TIFF reduce quality?

No further quality is lost: TIFF stores the decoded pixels exactly. The result is identical in content.

Can I convert several GIF files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert GIF to TIFF on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the GIF file, press Convert and save the TIFF. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Pictures of up to 120 megapixels are accepted (for example 12,000 by 10,000 pixels); a larger one is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.