Images conversion
Convert TIFF to PDF
Updated Jul 2026
TIFF is a common format for scans and print-ready images, but most browsers and apps won't open it directly, and it isn't something you'd send someone as a document. To convert TIFF to PDF, open the file in a converter and export it as PDF. Doing it on your own computer keeps the scan, and anything recorded inside it, off other people's servers.
- Extension
- .tiff
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Scans, print, archival
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- The universal document format
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
Convert TIFF to PDF on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert TIFF to PDF
- Open Morphjet and drag in the TIFF files or scans you want to convert. Add one file or a whole folder at once.
- Choose PDF as the output format.
- Convert. The PDFs are written next to your originals, and nothing leaves your machine.
TIFF vs PDF: what actually changes
| TIFF | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opens everywhere | No, needs specific software or built-in OS support | Yes, opens on nearly any device without extra software |
| File size | Often large, especially if uncompressed | Usually smaller once the image is compressed into the PDF |
| Quality | Lossless | Lossless, the image data is carried over as-is |
| Multi-page pages | Can hold multiple pages, but many programs only see one | Built for multi-page documents, with pages kept in order |
| Keeps metadata | Yes, including scanner or camera details | Yes, unless you strip it |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert TIFF to PDF when you need to email a scan, upload a document somewhere, or turn a scanned page into something that opens the same way on every computer.
Keep the TIFF original if you still need to edit the pixels in image software, since a PDF page is meant to be viewed and printed, not painted on.
Why not just use an online converter?
Scanned TIFFs and camera-shot ones can carry metadata, like the date, the device that produced them, and sometimes a location. An online converter would receive that scan, and everything embedded in it, on its own server. Converting on your own computer means the document, and whatever it's carrying, never leaves your machine.
Questions
Does converting TIFF to PDF lose quality?
No. Both formats are lossless, so the image data that goes into the PDF matches the original TIFF exactly. The PDF is really just a wrapper that makes the page easy to open and share.
Will the PDF keep the scan's metadata?
Yes, in general. Details recorded in the TIFF, like the date or the scanner or camera used, carry over into the PDF unless you deliberately strip them out.
Why convert a TIFF to PDF instead of keeping it as an image?
TIFF isn't something most browsers or apps open on their own, and it doesn't behave like a document you can send someone. PDF opens on nearly any device and is what people expect for scans, forms, and printed pages.
Can I convert TIFF to PDF without uploading it anywhere?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so it never has to travel over the internet, even with your wifi turned off.
Morphjet converts TIFF, PDF, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.