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How to Convert TIFF to JPG

TIFF files are the gold standard for archival images and print production — but they're enormous (a single TIFF can be 50-300MB) and not supported by web browsers. Converting TIFF to JPG makes images shareable, uploadable, and manageable in file size while preserving all the visual detail you need for web and screen use.

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Step-by-step instructions

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    Method 1: macOS Preview (Mac)

    Open the TIFF in Preview. Go to File → Export. Select JPEG from the Format dropdown. Set Quality (85-90% is ideal for photos). Click Save. Preview handles multi-page TIFF files and various TIFF subtypes (LZW, ZIP, uncompressed).

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    Method 2: Windows Photos or Paint

    Open the TIFF in Microsoft Photos (double-click). Click the three-dot menu → Save a copy → choose JPEG. Or open in Paint → File → Save As → JPEG Picture. For multi-page TIFF (which Paint and Photos don't support): use IrfanView (free) which handles multi-page TIFF and exports individual pages or all pages as JPGs.

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    Method 3: Browser converter

    Go to formatdrop.com → Image Converter. Drop your TIFF file. Select JPG as output. Download. This works for standard single-layer TIFF files. Note: multi-layer TIFF (common in print production) may not be fully handled in the browser converter.

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    Method 4: GIMP (free, for complex TIFF files)

    GIMP (gimp.org, free) opens virtually any TIFF variant: CMYK, multi-layer, high bit-depth, spot colour. Open TIFF → Image → Flatten Image (to merge layers). If CMYK: Image → Mode → RGB. File → Export As → choose JPEG → Export → set quality 85-95 → Export. GIMP handles edge cases that simpler tools can't.

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    Batch convert TIFF to JPG

    For large batches: FFmpeg for images: ffmpeg -i input%d.tiff output%d.jpg. ImageMagick: magick mogrify -format jpg -quality 90 *.tiff. IrfanView Batch Conversion: File → Batch Conversion → select all TIFFs → output format JPG → Run.

Why convert TIFF to JPG?

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) was designed for print production and professional photography — contexts where file size is irrelevant and quality is paramount. A 300 DPI TIFF for print is designed to look perfect when physically printed at high resolution. The web doesn't need 300 DPI or lossless compression — it needs small files that load fast. A 50MB TIFF converted to JPG is typically 1-5MB. For archiving masters: keep TIFF. For sharing, uploading, or displaying on screens: JPG.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I lose quality converting TIFF to JPG?
JPG is lossy, so yes — some quality is discarded. At 90%+ quality settings, the difference is invisible on screen and only detectable under pixel-level analysis. TIFF's advantage is lossless storage for print production at 300+ DPI. For screen viewing (72-96 DPI), JPG at 90% quality is indistinguishable from TIFF. Keep the original TIFF as an archive master; use JPG for distribution.
Why are my TIFF files so large?
TIFF stores image data without lossy compression. A 300 DPI TIFF at 8×10 inches = 2400×3000 pixels × 3 bytes (RGB) × possible compression = 20MB+ uncompressed. TIFF can use LZW or ZIP lossless compression which reduces size somewhat, but a compressed TIFF is still 5-10x larger than a high-quality JPG. The file size is the trade-off for perfect, round-trippable image data.
Can my browser display TIFF files?
No — browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari) don't support TIFF natively. TIFF never became a web format because it's too large for web delivery and browsers chose JPG and PNG for their image tags. If you need to share TIFF images on the web, always convert to JPG (photos) or PNG (graphics, logos) first.
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