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Turn a PDF into a TIFF

or drop one here
Choose a PDF first.

Turn selected PDF pages into one multi-page TIFF at 150, 200 or 300 dots per inch. Choose color or grayscale, keep every page or enter a range, then download only after each TIFF page has been decoded and checked. The file stays in this tab.

How to turn a PDF into TIFF

  1. Choose a PDF

    Press Choose a PDF, or drop one on the page. The file is opened in this browser tab.

  2. Choose the TIFF

    Choose color or grayscale, set 150, 200 or 300 DPI, then keep every page or enter page numbers such as 1, 3-5.

  3. Build one file

    Each selected PDF page is drawn and stored as a page inside one PackBits-compressed TIFF.

  4. Read the check, then download

    The TIFF is reopened page by page. The page count and every image dimension must match before the download appears.

Choose the receiving system’s TIFF settings

TIFF is a container, not one fixed recipe. A records system may require color, grayscale or one-bit black and white; 200 or 300 DPI; and a named compression method. This tool writes color or 8-bit grayscale pages with lossless PackBits compression. It does not claim Group 4 fax output. Check the specification before converting a large document.

Resolution controls both detail and file size. Moving from 150 to 300 DPI creates four times as many pixels per page. Grayscale stores one sample per pixel instead of three, so it is the practical choice when color carries no information. The converter is free and runs in this tab, so trying both settings costs one more run.

File name, DPI and grayscale

The TIFF takes the PDF name with .tiff on the end. Spaces and other characters outside letters, digits, dots, dashes and underscores become dashes, and the name is cut to 80 characters, so Annual report.pdf saves as Annual-report.tiff.

Every page stores the resolution you chose in pixels per inch, so software that reads that field can print the page at its original paper size. A US Letter page at the default 200 DPI is 1,700 by 2,200 pixels. One page may not exceed 40 million pixels at the chosen DPI. A page past that stops the run before it is drawn and names the page.

Grayscale weights the red, green and blue values of each pixel about 30, 59 and 11 percent and stores one 8-bit gray value. Transparent areas are drawn on white first, so they come out white, not black.

Questions

Does this run on a server?
No. Opening the PDF, drawing its pages, writing the TIFF and checking the result all happen in this browser tab.
Does it make one TIFF per page?
No. Every selected PDF page becomes a page inside one multi-page TIFF file.
Which color mode and resolution should I use?
Choose color when the page uses meaningful color. Grayscale is smaller and suits black-and-white records, but it is not a one-bit Group 4 fax TIFF. For resolution, use 150 DPI for screen viewing, 200 DPI for many records and fax workflows, or 300 DPI when small print needs more detail. Check the receiving system’s specification.
Can I export a page range to TIFF?
Yes. Choose pages and enter single pages or ranges, such as 1, 3-5. They stay in PDF page order.
Will the TIFF text be selectable?
No. TIFF stores page pixels. The source PDF is not changed and keeps its text layer.
What compression does it use?
The TIFF uses lossless PackBits compression. It does not use lossy JPEG compression or Group 4 black-and-white fax compression.
What does the output check cover?
It reopens every TIFF page, decodes its stored pixels and checks the page count, width and height. A failed output is not offered for download.
Is there an output limit?
Yes. The generated TIFF is capped at 256 MB. Choose fewer pages, grayscale or a lower resolution if the file would exceed that cap.

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Each runs in a browser tab like this one, reads its own output back before the download, and needs no account. The footer links every tool.

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