About the TIFF to PDF
TIFF is the format scanners, fax software and archives use for document images. One TIFF file can hold many pages, which is handy for storage but awkward to share: phones and web browsers usually can't open it. This converter reads every page of each TIFF, including LZW, PackBits and Deflate compressed files, and places them on PDF pages. Add several TIFFs to combine them into one PDF in the order you choose.
Updated October 2026
How to use the TIFF to PDF
- 1Select one or more .tif or .tiff files.
- 2Arrange the files in the order you want.
- 3Choose page size, orientation and margin.
- 4Press Create PDF; every TIFF page is added.
- 5Download the PDF.
Where TIFF files come from
Office scanners and multifunction printers often save to TIFF by default, older fax-to-email services send faxes as TIFF attachments, and libraries, hospitals and legal archives keep documents as TIFF because it stores images without loss. Photographers also use TIFF for edited photos. In each case the file is reliable but hard to open on a phone, which is why converting to PDF is so common.
Page size options
- Same as image keeps each page exactly the size of the scan, with no border: usually best for scanned documents.
- A4 or Letter fits each page onto standard paper, useful when pages were scanned at odd sizes.
- Auto orientation keeps landscape pages landscape.
- Margins add white space; choose None for scans that already have white borders.
Large scans
A full-colour A4 page scanned at 600 DPI is around 35 million pixels. The converter handles such pages one at a time, but very long, high-resolution files can still use a lot of memory, especially on phones. If a file fails, try converting it in smaller parts on a computer. To shrink the result, use our Compress PDF tool afterwards.
Going the other way
Need a TIFF from a PDF, for example for an archive or a fax service? Use our PDF to TIFF tool, which makes multi-page TIFF files at the resolution you choose. To change TIFF into JPG or PNG images, use the TIFF Converter.
Phone and computer
iPhone and Android can't usually preview multi-page TIFFs, but they can convert them here: select the attachment from Files or Downloads. On a computer you can select many TIFFs at once.
Features
- Reads multi-page TIFFs
- LZW, PackBits and Deflate compression
- Combines several TIFFs
- A4, Letter or original size
- Shows progress page by page
- Nothing leaves your device
Frequently asked questions
Does it convert every page of a multi-page TIFF?
Yes. Each page in the TIFF becomes a page in the PDF, in the same order.
Can I merge several TIFF files into one PDF?
Yes. Select them all, put them in order, and they are joined into a single PDF.
My fax TIFF won't open. Why?
Some fax machines use CCITT Group 3 or Group 4 compression, which this converter can't read yet. You'll see a clear message for those pages. Open the file in the fax program and export it as PDF instead.
Is the quality kept?
The page images are stored as high-quality JPGs inside the PDF, so scans look the same while the PDF stays a manageable size.
Why use PDF instead of TIFF?
PDF opens on every phone, browser and computer, can be emailed and uploaded almost anywhere, and is usually much smaller than an uncompressed TIFF.
Are my scans uploaded?
No. The TIFF is decoded in your browser, so contracts, medical records and other scans stay private.