Why turn TIFF into PDF
TIFF is common for scans and faxes, often with several pages in one file. But few people can open a TIFF easily: browsers, phones and email previews mostly can’t. PDF opens everywhere, keeps pages together, and is what offices, courts, banks and universities ask for.
Typical uses:
- sending scanned contracts, forms or records
- archiving faxes received as TIFF
- combining several single-page scans into one document
- submitting documents to portals that only take PDF
How to use it
- Choose your TIFF files or drop them on the box above.
- Put them in order with the arrows. Pages inside each TIFF keep their own order.
- Pick a page size: Same as each image, A4 or US Letter.
- Select Create PDF, then download.
Page size
- Same as each image makes each PDF page match its scan exactly, which is best for viewing and archiving.
- A4 or US Letter fits each page onto a standard sheet, which is best for printing. Scans are shrunk to fit if needed, never enlarged.
What’s kept
- Every page of every TIFF, in order
- Full resolution, stored losslessly
- Orientation, applied from the TIFF’s settings
Colour is converted to standard RGB; CMYK print TIFFs look the same on screen.
Editing the PDF afterwards
Need to remove a blank page, rotate a sideways scan or add another document? The PDF tools for removing pages, rotating and merging work on the result, all in your browser.
Privacy
Scanned documents are often sensitive. The TIFF is read and the PDF built entirely on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Faxes saved as TIFF
Fax software and online fax services often deliver received faxes as multi-page black-and-white TIFFs. Converting them to PDF keeps every page in order and makes them easy to read on any phone or computer, forward by email or file with other documents.
Questions
Are all pages of a multi-page TIFF kept?
Yes. Every page in the TIFF becomes a page in the PDF, in the same order. You can also add several TIFF files and arrange them before creating the PDF.
Is the quality reduced?
No. Each page is stored losslessly in the PDF, so scanned text stays exactly as sharp as in the TIFF.
Why is the PDF large?
Lossless pages keep every detail, so a PDF from high-resolution scans can be big. Choose A4 or Letter pages for printing; to make the file smaller, convert the TIFF pages to JPG first and use JPG to PDF.
Why does it take a moment to start?
TIFF is decoded by ImageMagick, which loads (about 15 MB) the first time. Later conversions start immediately.
Last reviewed 1 November 2026