How Do You Convert TIFF to PDF?
You convert TIFF to PDF by adding your .tif or .tiff files to QuickCatPDF's TIFF to PDF tool and clicking Convert to PDF. Every page of a multi-page TIFF becomes a PDF page, the quality stays lossless, and the files never leave your device.
TIFF is common for scanned documents, faxes and print work. A PDF of the same pages is usually far smaller and opens on any phone or computer. You get the convenience of TIFF to PDF online tools without sending scanned papers to anyone's server.
How to Convert TIFF to PDF With QuickCatPDF
Converting TIFF files takes four steps.
- Click Select images or drop your TIFF files on the page. A multi-page TIFF opens as one thumbnail per page.
- Reorder, rotate or remove pages; each thumbnail shows its page number from the original file.
- To keep only some pages, type them in TIFF pages, for example "1-3, 5". Leave it empty for all pages.
- Click Convert to PDF, then Download PDF.
For a separate PDF per page, set Output to PDF per image (ZIP).
Why Use QuickCatPDF for TIFF to PDF?
QuickCatPDF opens multi-page TIFFs as separate pages you can rearrange or delete before converting, so you don't need another program to fix the order of a scan.
Scanned contracts, medical letters and tax papers stay private, because the conversion runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
The PDFs are also compact. The tool compresses pages losslessly and stores pure black-and-white pages, such as faxes, at one bit per pixel. In our tests, a 3-page colour TIFF of 2.1 MB became a 24 KB PDF, and a 10-page fax became a 12 KB PDF.
What Is a TIFF File?
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is an image format created in 1986 for scanning and desktop publishing. It can hold many pages in one file and supports several kinds of compression, which is why scanners, fax software and archives still use it.
That flexibility is also its weakness: not every program can open every kind of TIFF, and many phones can't open TIFF at all. PDF solves this and keeps the pages in one file.
Which Kinds of TIFF Files Can You Convert?
The tool reads single and multi-page TIFFs with the common compression types: none, LZW, Deflate, PackBits, JPEG and CCITT Group 3 and 4 (used for faxes). CMYK TIFFs from print software are converted to standard RGB colour.
A few rare features aren't kept. Layers from image editors are flattened, and images with more than 8 bits per channel are reduced to 8-bit, which looks the same on screens and printers. If a page uses an unusual compression type, the tool tells you which page failed and converts the rest.
How Do You Combine Several TIFF Files Into One PDF?
Add all the files together and leave Output on One PDF. Every page from every file appears in the thumbnail grid, so you can merge several scans and put the pages in any order.
Use Sort to order files by name or date. For pages photographed with a phone rather than a scanner, try Scan to PDF, which also straightens and cleans each page; for other image types, use Image to PDF.
Fax and scanner TIFFs often need text recognition afterwards, which Image to Searchable PDF adds, and a PDF can be turned back into TIFF with PDF to TIFF.
Frequently asked questions
Is TIF the same as TIFF?
Yes, .tif and .tiff are the same format with different file name endings. The tool accepts both.
Will converting TIFF to PDF reduce quality?
No, at the default Original (no quality loss) setting the pages are stored losslessly. Choose Balanced or Small file only if you want a smaller PDF and can accept slight compression.
Can I convert only some pages of a TIFF?
Yes, type the pages you want in TIFF pages, such as "2-4" or "1, 3, 6". You can also remove individual page thumbnails with Remove before converting.
Is there a free TIFF to PDF converter?
Yes, it's free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no daily limit.
Does it work offline?
Yes, once you've visited the page, it converts TIFF files without an internet connection. We tested this with a 3-page TIFF while offline.
How big can a TIFF file be?
Up to 100 MB per file and 100 megapixels per page. Very large scans can be slow on older phones, so a computer is better for big archive jobs. Need a small file for a portal? Use Image to PDF under 200KB.
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