JPG to TIFF Converter
Print shops, publishers and archives still write "TIFF only" into their submission rules. Convert your JPG photos to TIFF here with a 300 DPI tag and the original color profile, so the file passes their check without changing a single pixel of the picture.
Image Converter
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Max 95 MB per file· Up to 20 files· Deleted after 30 minutes
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85 keeps photos visually identical to the original. Lower it only when you need a smaller file.
JPG, BMP and EPS have no transparency. Transparent pixels are filled with this color.
Hex color used behind transparent pixels, e.g. #FFFFFF.
This format holds a single image. Choose GIF or WebP output if you want to keep the animation.
A multi-size icon contains several resolutions in one file; browsers and operating systems pick the one they need.
Keep the original dimensions, or enter one side and the aspect ratio is kept.
Pixels for the side you chose above.
Percentage of the original dimensions.
sRGB is right for screens and the web. Keep the original for print workflows; grayscale discards color.
Metadata only, 0 keeps the original value. Printers and some portals read this number; it does not change pixel dimensions.
How to use this tool
- 1
Upload the JPG files
Add up to 20 JPG or JPEG photos, 95 MB each, at the largest size you have. Do not resize them down first.
- 2
Confirm DPI and color
The DPI tag is set to 300 and Color space to Keep original, which is what most print specs ask for. Change them under Advanced settings if your printer gives other values.
- 3
Convert to TIFF
Press Convert to TIFF and download the files or one ZIP. Expect them to be several times larger than the JPGs.
How do I change a JPG to TIFF for printing?
Upload the JPG, leave the DPI tag at 300 and Color space on Keep original, then press Convert to TIFF. The pixels are copied exactly; the file simply becomes the format the printer asked for.
Who asks for TIFF instead of JPG
TIFF has been the exchange format of prepress since Aldus published it in 1986, and the TIFF 6.0 specification from 1992 is still what most software follows. Magazine and newspaper ad departments, book publishers, fine-art printers and photo competitions often list TIFF as the only accepted image type because it is lossless, carries a resolution value and holds a color profile reliably.
Archives ask for it for a different reason: a TIFF master can be opened, edited and saved repeatedly without the generation loss a JPG suffers each time it is re-saved. The Library of Congress lists uncompressed or losslessly compressed TIFF among its preferred formats for still images. If you are digitizing paper rather than photos, our guide to scanning documents to PDF covers the paper side.
JPG to TIFF myths that waste time
MythConverting to TIFF restores the quality lost to JPG compression.
FactThe artifacts are copied into the TIFF exactly. TIFF only stops further loss from now on.
MythA 300 DPI TIFF has more detail than a 72 DPI one.
FactDPI is a tag. Detail depends on the pixel dimensions, which the conversion leaves unchanged.
MythEvery printer needs CMYK TIFF files from you.
FactMany labs prefer RGB and convert with their own profiles. Check the spec sheet before changing color mode.
JPG to TIFF at 300 DPI: pixels needed per print size
| Size | Pixels | cm | in | DPI | Fits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 6 in | 1200 × 1800 | 10.2 × 15.2 | 4 × 6 | 300 | Standard photo print; any phone photo covers it. |
| 5 × 7 in | 1500 × 2100 | 12.7 × 17.8 | 5 × 7 | 300 | Frames and greeting cards. |
| 8 × 10 in | 2400 × 3000 | 20.3 × 25.4 | 8 × 10 | 300 | Portrait prints; crop needed from a 4:3 photo. |
| A4 | 2480 × 3508 | 21 × 29.7 | 8.27 × 11.69 | 300 | Full-page magazine or flyer image. |
JPG
JPEG image
JPEG (or JPG) is the most widely used photo format, standardised by the Joint Photographic Experts Group in 1992. It uses lossy compression that discards fine detail the eye is unlikely to notice, which keeps photos small enough for the web, email and phone storage. It handles smooth gradients and natural scenes well, but sharp text, line art and flat colours pick up visible blocky or fuzzy artefacts. JPEG has no transparency and no animation, and every re-save loses a little more quality. Every browser, phone, camera and image editor can open it.
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- No
- Animation
- No
- Introduced
- 1992 · Joint Photographic Experts Group
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format
TIFF was created by Aldus in 1986 and is now maintained by Adobe. It is a flexible container that can store images uncompressed, with lossless LZW or ZIP compression, or with lossy JPEG compression, and it supports layers, multiple pages, high bit depths and transparency. Printers, publishers, scanners and archives rely on it because it preserves full quality and colour information. The downside is very large files and inconsistent support for some of its options between programs. Browsers do not display TIFF, but most image editors and operating system viewers do.
- Compression
- Lossy or lossless
- Transparency
- Yes
- Animation
- No
- Introduced
- 1986 · Aldus (now Adobe)
People convert JPG to TIFF because a print shop, publisher or archive names TIFF in its submission rules, not because TIFF makes the photo better; the reverse trip turns heavy TIFF masters into files light enough to share.
Before you send the TIFF to a printer
Compare your JPG's pixel dimensions with the table above. If a photo has fewer pixels than the print needs at 300 DPI, the shop will either print it softer or ask for a better file, and converting cannot fix that. Enlarging with increase image size can help modestly for small prints, but the original camera file is always the better source.
Keep the embedded color profile, which is the default here, so the printer sees whether the photo is sRGB or Adobe RGB. Strip metadata is on by default; turn it off if a competition or archive asks for capture data such as date and camera model.
JPG to TIFF questions
Does converting JPG to TIFF improve image quality?
No. The TIFF stores the decoded JPG pixels exactly, including any compression artifacts already in them. What you gain is a container that will not lose more quality when it is edited and saved again, which is why print and archive workflows prefer it.
Why is my TIFF so much larger than the JPG?
JPG throws away detail to save space, while TIFF keeps every decoded pixel. A 12-megapixel photo is 4000 × 3000 pixels, which is 36 MB of raw RGB data uncompressed. Lossless compression trims that, but the TIFF still ends up several times the size of a typical 3 to 5 MB JPG.
Do I need a CMYK TIFF for my print shop?
Ask before you convert. Many photo labs and digital printers want RGB files and convert to CMYK themselves with profiles tuned to their machines. Offset printers sometimes require CMYK; in that case, do the conversion in a layout or photo editor with the printer's own profile.
Will a 300 DPI TIFF print larger or sharper?
Print size comes from pixel count divided by DPI, so the tag only tells the printer how to scale. A 1200 × 1800 px image prints at 4 × 6 inches at 300 DPI either way. If the photo is too small for the print, no format change will add real detail.
Is TIFF better than PDF for submitting photos?
For single images going into a print layout, TIFF is the safer request because designers can place it directly. For documents with several pages or mixed text and images, a PDF is usually expected; use JPG to PDF for those.
Can I convert a TIFF back to JPG later?
Yes, and the result will look like the original JPG because the pixels never changed. Use TIFF to JPG when you need a light copy for email or the web again.
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