Convert PNG to TIFF online

To convert PNG to TIFF, upload the PNG file, start the conversion and download the result: Converter.now writes a TIFF image. Transparency is kept.

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PNG to TIFF at a glance

Converts: Portable Network Graphics → TIFF raster image
Output: A TIFF image
Compression: PNG: lossless → TIFF: uncompressed
Engine: Pillow (with ImageMagick fallback)
Privacy: Private download link; files are deleted after 6 hours. No account needed.

PNG to TIFF: The pixel decoding and image re-encoding route explained

Converter.now decodes pixels written losslessly with a full alpha channel available into a working pixel canvas, then writes that canvas according to TIFF's color and compression model. Dimensions may stay constant while encoding, metadata, and fine detail change. PNG decoding combines filtered scanlines with declared color type, bit depth, palette or full alpha, color-profile chunks, and optional ancillary metadata. TIFF supports high-bit-depth pixels, alpha, varied compression, and multiple image directories, but which of those the destination file actually uses depends on the writer profile chosen.

Decoded canvas - Pixels written losslessly with a full alpha channel available. Written image - A flexible raster container that can hold high bit depth, multiple pages, alpha, and varied compression.

Need a different output? See all PNG conversion options, or check which other files convert to TIFF.

Background reading: why the file you keep differs from the file you send covers which copy to preserve and which to share.

PNG

Portable Network Graphics

Used for lossless images and transparency.

Family: Images
MIME: image/png

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TIFF

TIFF raster image

Designed for raster pictures made of individually stored pixels.

Family: Images
MIME: image/tiff

The delivery decision for this PNG to TIFF route

Choose TIFF when its particular balance of compatibility, alpha, animation, and file size matches the destination better than PNG.

What changes between the PNG model and the TIFF deliverable

Transparency is kept.
Metadata handling differs between PNG and TIFF; do not assume every application-specific field carries across untouched.

Reading PNG correctly and satisfying what TIFF expects

What can fail when Portable Network Graphics is interpreted

PNG is a poor fit for photographic detail, and even without any JPEG-style loss, palette reduction can visibly simplify a smooth gradient.

What TIFF raster image cannot safely promise

Apps support different TIFF subsets, so multipage files, CMYK, layers, or unusual compression may fail to open.

How the TIFF writer handles this route

a flexible raster container that can hold high bit depth, multiple pages, alpha, and varied compression is what gets written, labeled as image/tiff. Whether that actually opens depends on the receiving application, not on the file extension.

How to confirm the converted TIFF actually works

Record the PNG evidence before conversion

Zoom to 100% on transparent edges, gradients, and small text, and confirm the exact pixel dimensions.

Test the TIFF file in its receiving workflow

Check every page, bit depth, color mode, resolution tag, compression, and alpha channel.