What's the difference between TIFF and PNG?

TIFF is a flexible container format used heavily in print, scanning, and archival workflows. PNG is a lossless raster format that supports transparency.

Why convert away from TIFF?

TIFF is a flexible container format used heavily in print, scanning, and archival workflows. Where it falls down: web display (browsers won't render it); email and chat distribution. PNG addresses that for most workflows.

When is PNG the right format?

PNG is a good choice for: screenshots and UI captures; logos and icons with transparent backgrounds; diagrams, charts, and anything with sharp edges; images that will be edited further (the lossless round-trip preserves quality). It is a poor choice when photographs and large naturalistic images (file size is huge).

Anything surprising about TIFF or PNG?

TIFFs can be huge — uncompressed full-color scans easily exceed 100 MB. And on the PNG side: PNG-8 uses a palette of up to 256 colors and is much smaller than PNG-24, but loses gradient fidelity.

Does this work on mobile?

Yes. The drop zone falls back to your phone's file picker, and conversions run on-device just like desktop. Large files may be slower on mobile due to CPU and memory constraints, but the workflow is identical.

What's the maximum file size?

No hard limit — the browser handles it. Files under 50MB convert in a few seconds. Larger files work but may take longer as the browser allocates memory. If you hit issues, batch in smaller groups.

Convert TIFF to PNG

Convert TIFF files to PNG in your browser. PNG files are typically larger than TIFF. Free, no upload, no signup.

Drop images to convert

PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, TIFF, BMP, GIF, SVG, HDR, ICO — any combination

Files stay on your device. Open DevTools' Network tab to verify.

Output format

PNG

Overview

Why convert TIFF to PNG

PNG is a more practical choice than TIFF for most modern workflows: screenshots and UI captures. Coming from TIFF, the thing to know is that web display (browsers won't render it).

Comparison

TIFF vs PNG: what actually differs

TIFF compared with PNG across encoding, fidelity, file size and support.
Attribute	TIFF	PNG
Compression	Lossy or lossless	Lossless
Transparency	Yes	Yes
Animation	No	No
Typical file size	Very large	Very large
Browser support	Not supported in any major browser. Web-bound TIFFs need converting.	Universally supported in every browser since the late 1990s.

How to

How to convert TIFF to PNG

01
Drop your TIFF files
Drag one or more TIFF files onto the dropzone above, or click to browse. Files stay on your device — nothing uploads.
02
Convert in your browser
convert.now decodes each TIFF and re-encodes it as PNG via WebAssembly. The conversion runs in a Web Worker so the page stays responsive.
03
Download the result
Download a single PNG file or, for batch conversions, a zip of all converted files. Filenames preserve the originals.

Why here

Why convert.now

Private
Files stay in your browser. No upload step. Nothing for anyone to see.
Fast
No queue, no upload wait. Conversion starts the moment you drop a file.
Free
No ads. No file-count limit. No sign-up wall. Just the converter.

FAQ

TIFF to PNG: common questions

No. The conversion from TIFF to PNG runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Files never leave your device. Open DevTools' Network tab if you'd like to verify — there are no network requests with file contents.

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Last updated 27 August 2026

Why convert TIFF to PNG

TIFF vs PNG: what actually differs

How to convert TIFF to PNG

Drop your TIFF files

Convert in your browser

Download the result

Why convert.now

TIFF to PNG: common questions

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