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PDF to TIFF converter, without the upload.

Turn a PDF into a multi-page TIFF. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

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How to convert PDF to TIFF

  1. Add your PDF documents

    Drop PDF 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 PDF to TIFF converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your documents 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.

PDF to TIFF: what to expect

Document-scanning workflows, fax software, archives and some print and legal systems expect TIFF, which can hold many pages in one file. Converting turns each PDF page into an image, so the text can no longer be selected or searched.

The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can choose which pages to convert, set the resolution and set or supply a password.

Pages are drawn at 150 DPI unless you pick another value in Options (up to 600); at the default a US Letter page comes out about 1275 by 1650 pixels. A page that would exceed 16 megapixels is drawn at a lower resolution instead. Every selected page goes into one multi-page TIFF file, compressed without loss, rather than one file per page. A password-protected PDF needs its password, entered under Options; without it the file is refused.

PDF vs TIFF

PDF

PDF document

PDF fixes a document's layout so it looks identical on every screen and printer. That makes it the default for forms, invoices and anything sent to print, and also what makes it awkward to edit.

Opens in Every browser, phone and computer

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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
PDF compared with TIFF
PDFPDF documentTIFFTIFF image
Stands forPortable Document FormatTagged Image File Format
TypeFixed-layout documentRaster image
CompressionMixed: text is stored as text, images keep their own compressionUsually lossless or none
Introduced1993, by Adobe (an ISO standard since 2008)1986, by Aldus (now Adobe)
Opens inEvery browser, phone and computerPhoto editors, scanners and print software; Safari is the only major browser that displays it
Best forDocuments that must look the same everywhere, and printingScans, print production and archiving
File extension.pdf, .ai.tiff, .tif

Questions

Are my documents uploaded anywhere?

No. The PDF 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 PDF to TIFF reduce quality?

Each page is rendered as an image, so sharpness depends on the resolution it is rendered at. You can set the resolution under Options.

Can I convert several PDF 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 PDF 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 PDF file, press Convert and save the TIFF. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Because nothing is uploaded, the practical limit is your device's memory. Very large files can fail on phones with little free memory; a computer copes better.