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TIFF to JPG converter for scans and print files
Turn a TIFF into a JPG that email, forms and phones accept. ToolHero reads uncompressed, LZW, ZIP, PackBits, Group 4 fax and JPEG-compressed TIFFs on your device, CMYK and 16-bit ones too, and writes the first page as a JPG. Our uncompressed test photo shrank to 0.063× its size.
From scanner and print shop to inbox
Scanners, print workflows and archives save TIFF because it keeps every detail and can hold CMYK colour, several pages and 16 bits a channel. Those strengths make big files that chat apps, web forms and photo services rarely accept.
Even browsers mostly can’t show a TIFF: among them, only Safari opens one. ToolHero doesn’t rely on that. Its own decoder runs in every browser, so the JPG comes out the same on any computer or phone.
Which TIFFs shrink, and which don’t
How much you save depends on how the TIFF was stored. Our test photo, 240 by 320 pixels, made the same 14 KB JPG from both its uncompressed copy (231 KB) and its LZW copy (148 KB): 0.063× and 0.097× the size.
A TIFF that already holds JPEG data shrinks far less, because it was compressed with loss once already: ours went from 19.4 KB to 15.1 KB. A black-and-white scan stored with fax (Group 4) compression goes the other way: the JPG was more than seven times bigger, so choose PNG for those.
CMYK, 16-bit and several pages
A CMYK TIFF from a print workflow is converted to screen colours through the colour profile stored in it, with the same code that ToolHero uses for CMYK JPEGs, so reds and greens don’t come out garish. Without a profile it falls back to a plain conversion.
16 bits a channel become the 8 bits a JPG holds, each value rounded to the nearest step. A TIFF with several pages gives you its first page, and the Converter marks such files before you press Convert.
Why convert TIFF to JPG?
How it works
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Step 1:Add your TIFF files
Drop in .tif or .tiff files from a scanner, camera or print job, or pick them from your device. Big ones are fine.
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Step 2:Check the quality, then convert
JPG is picked at quality 75. Raise it for prints or pages full of small text, then press Convert.
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Step 3:Save the JPGs
Download each one or all of them as a .zip. The TIFFs themselves stay untouched as your master copies.
TIFF vs JPG at a glance
How the two formats compare, so you know what to expect.
TIFF
Your filesThe workhorse of scanners, print shops and archives: one file can hold several pages, CMYK colour and 16 bits a channel.
Best for Scans, print-ready artwork and master copies kept in professional software.
JPG
What you getThe classic photo format. Every phone, computer, app and website has opened JPGs for decades.
Best for Photos you want to share anywhere: email, chat, print services and older software.
| TIFF | JPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | None or lossless, sometimes JPEG | Lossy |
| Transparency | Yes | No |
| Animation | No (several pages instead) | No |
| Photo file size | Several times a JPG | The baseline |
| Opens in | Photo, print and office apps; among browsers only Safari | Everywhere |
Questions, answered
Do I need Safari to convert TIFF files?
No. Only Safari displays TIFF files itself, but ToolHero decodes them with its own engine, on your device, in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari alike.
What happens to the other pages of a multi-page TIFF?
They’re left out: a JPG holds one picture, so you get the first page. The Converter says so on each multi-page file before you press Convert.
Will a CMYK TIFF look right as a JPG?
Yes. Its colours are converted to screen colours through the colour profile saved in the TIFF. A CMYK TIFF without a profile gets a plain conversion, so colours can look a little brighter than in print.
Why did my black-and-white scan get bigger?
Fax-compressed TIFF scans store each pixel as a single bit, and JPG can’t compete with that: our test scan grew more than seven times. Convert those to PNG instead.
Which TIFF compressions can ToolHero read?
Uncompressed, LZW, ZIP (Deflate), PackBits, CCITT Group 4 fax and JPEG, in strips or tiles. Rare older kinds, such as old-style JPEG and Group 3 fax, can’t be read in every browser yet.
Are my scans copied anywhere while they convert?
No. Each TIFF is decoded and saved as a JPG by your own browser, on your device, so nothing is sent anywhere.
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