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PDF to TIFF

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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

  1. Upload a PDF by clicking the drop zone or dragging a file onto it.
  2. Click Convert to process the file.
  3. 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.zip containing page_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.