PDF to TIFF
Converts each page of a PDF into a TIFF image. TIFF is the standard format for print production, fax systems, and document archival. The tool uses PackBits compression for TIFF encoding and falls back to PNG if a page fails to encode.
How It Works
- Upload a PDF by clicking the drop zone or dragging a file onto it.
- Click Convert to process the file.
- A single TIFF file or a ZIP archive downloads automatically.
Options
This tool has no configurable options. Pages render at a fixed 2x scale.
Output Format
- Single page:
filename.tiff - Multiple pages:
filename_tiffs.zipcontainingpage_1.tiff,page_2.tiff, etc.
If TIFF encoding fails for a specific page (due to compression issues), that page is saved as a .png file instead. The ZIP will contain a mix of TIFF and PNG files in that case.
Use Cases
- Submitting documents to government agencies or legal systems that require TIFF format.
- Preparing pages for fax transmission through digital fax services.
- Archiving scanned documents in a widely supported lossless format.
- Feeding pages into enterprise document management systems.
Tips
- TIFF files are large. If you only need lossless quality for web or screen use, PDF to PNG is a better choice.
- Check the ZIP contents if some pages needed the PNG fallback -- you may want to convert those separately.