How to Convert TIFF to PDF
TIFF is the scanner's and the archivist's format. It holds enormous detail, supports multiple pages in a single file, and is what document management systems, fax gateways and professional scanners have written for decades. Its weakness is everyday accessibility: phones, browsers and most email previews simply will not display a TIFF.
Converting to PDF keeps the scan exactly as detailed as it was while making it universally readable. This guide covers uploading TIFF or TIF files, arranging pages, choosing how they sit on the sheet, and getting a document you can send to anyone.
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Open the toolWhen you need TIFF to PDF
- Sharing archive or medical scans with someone who does not have specialist imaging software.
- Turning multi-page TIFF faxes and scanned contracts into a document that opens on a phone.
- Submitting scanned paperwork to a portal that accepts PDF only, which most of them do.
How to convert TIFF to PDF step by step
Open the TIFF to PDF tool
Go to the TIFF to PDF page. It accepts both .tiff and .tif files and runs entirely in the browser.
Upload your scans
Drag the files onto the upload area or choose them from the dialog. TIFF files are big, so allow a little time for the upload itself.
Check the page order
Drag the thumbnails until the sequence matches the original document, and remove blank or duplicated pages a scanner may have added.
Set page size, orientation and margins
For scanned paperwork, A4 or Letter in portrait keeps everything consistent and printable. Landscape suits wide tables and technical drawings; fit-to-content preserves the exact shape of the scan.
Convert and download
Run the conversion and download the PDF. Open it and read one page of body text at 100% zoom to confirm the detail survived as expected.
Common problems and how to fix them
Only the first page appears
Multi-page TIFF is unusual and not every reader handles it the same way. If pages are missing, export the TIFF into single-page files from your scanning software and upload them together — the merge option puts them back into one PDF.
The PDF is enormous
Archive scans at 600 dpi hold far more detail than a screen can render. Compress PDF reduces the file substantially while keeping text crisp, which is usually the right trade for anything being emailed.
The text in the PDF cannot be selected
A scan is a picture of text, not text. The conversion faithfully preserves the image but does not perform OCR, so searching and copying will not work unless the file is put through recognition software separately.
TIFF or PDF: which one to archive
TIFF remains the right master format for archival originals: lossless, high bit depth, and trusted by libraries and imaging systems. Keep the TIFF when the scan is a preservation copy that may be reprocessed later.
For every other purpose — sending, reviewing, signing, filing, printing — PDF is the format that actually works on the recipient's device. A sensible workflow keeps the TIFF master in the archive and circulates a PDF, and PDF to TIFF regenerates the scans whenever they are needed again.
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Does the tool accept both .tif and .tiff?
Yes. The two extensions are the same format and either can be uploaded.
Will my scan lose detail?
No. The image is embedded at its original resolution; the PDF only wraps it in a page structure.
Can I combine several scans into one document?
Yes. Upload them all at once, drag them into the correct order and keep the merge option enabled.
Will the resulting PDF be searchable?
Not by itself. Scanned pages are images, so text search requires OCR, which is a separate step from format conversion.
What is the maximum file size?
Up to 100 MB per file, with no limit on the number of files you convert.
Are my documents kept on the server?
No. Files are deleted automatically an hour after processing, and no account is required.
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