PDF to TIFF
Turn all pages of a PDF into one multi-page TIFF file at 72 to 600 DPI. Pages become pictures, so text can no longer be selected.
About This Tool
PDF to TIFF draws every page of a PDF as a picture on a white background and stores all the pictures in one multi-page TIFF file. There is no page selection: the whole document is converted, and text in the result can no longer be selected or searched.
With the settings the tool starts with (the "Standard" engine, "Full colour (24-bit)", PackBits compression and 150 DPI) you get one multi-page TIFF. You can set the resolution from 72 to 600 DPI, switch compression off, or choose "Greyscale (8-bit)" or "Black and white (1-bit)" for a smaller file; LZW and ZIP compression are not offered. "Ghostscript" draws the pages with a second engine and gives the same kind of file: one TIFF holding every page, compressed as you chose.
All conversion happens in your browser; the PDF is not uploaded. Every page is held in memory until the file is written, so a long document at a high DPI can fail: lower the DPI, or split the PDF first with Extract Pages.
How to Use
Upload Your PDF
Drag and drop your PDF file or click to select.
Configure Output
After the file has been read, the settings appear beside a picture of the first page in the colours chosen. Choose the colours and the compression, and set the resolution with the slider or one of the four buttons under it (72 to 600 DPI; 300 is usual for print).
Convert and Download
Click "Convert to TIFF", wait for the progress bar ("Cancel" stops it), then click "Download". The file is named after the PDF, with the .tiff extension.
Use Cases
Professional Printing
Create print-ready TIFF files from PDF documents.
Document Archiving
Archive documents in high-quality TIFF format.
Publishing
Convert PDFs to TIFF for publishing workflows.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I create multi-page TIFFs?
Yes. Every page of the PDF goes into one multi-page TIFF, in any of the three colour modes and with either engine; no other layout is offered. Not every image viewer pages through such a file: if yours shows only the first page, open the file in a document viewer.
What compression options are available?
Two: no compression, or PackBits, a lossless run-length method that most TIFF readers understand. LZW and ZIP are not offered. The choice is applied by both engines.
What DPI should I use for printing?
300 DPI is the usual choice for print, and the slider goes up to 600. Higher values need far more memory, because every page is kept in memory until the file is written: for a long document, lower the DPI or split the PDF first with Extract Pages.