Convert AVIF to TIFF
Print shops, scanning workflows, archives and professional photo pipelines standardised on TIFF long before the web had a compression race, and many of them still refuse anything else. If you have been handed an AVIF and a print vendor has asked for a TIFF, this is the bridge.
Drop your AVIF files below and download TIFF in seconds. Free, unlimited and completely private: the conversion runs inside your browser, so your files never leave your device and are never uploaded to a server.
No upload. Works with your network switched off. Check it yourself, or read what actually happens to your file.
Why convert AVIF to TIFF?
One honest caveat: converting AVIF to TIFF does not restore quality. AVIF is normally lossy, so detail discarded during its compression is already gone. What you get is a lossless TIFF container holding exactly the pixels the AVIF decoded to, which is what print tooling needs in order to stop compressing further.
AVIF is based on the AV1 video codec and reaches even smaller files than WebP at the same visual quality. All modern browsers can display it, but many image editors and older tools cannot open it yet, which is the main reason people convert AVIF to an older format.
TIFF is the standard in print production, scanning and professional photography because it preserves full quality and supports multiple pages and high bit depths. Browsers cannot display TIFF, so converting is the quickest way to share one online.
What this converter does to your AVIF file
The AVIF is decoded to raw pixels and written into a TIFF container losslessly, so no further quality is lost after the AVIF decode. The resulting TIFF is considerably larger than the AVIF, because TIFF here stores pixel data without lossy compression.
AVIF vs TIFF at a glance
| AVIF | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | AV1 Image File Format | Tagged Image File Format |
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Next generation web images | Print, scanning and archiving |
What changes when you convert AVIF to TIFF
| What happens | |
|---|---|
| Image quality | Unchanged from here on. TIFF is lossless, so it preserves exactly the pixels decoded from the AVIF file. It cannot restore what the AVIF encoder already discarded. |
| Transparency | Kept. TIFF stores an alpha channel, so cut-out backgrounds and soft edges survive. |
| EXIF and GPS | Removed. The conversion goes through a pixel buffer, so camera data and location are not carried into the TIFF file. |
| Colour profile | Not carried across. The image is handled in sRGB, which is right for the web and wrong for colour-managed print work. |
| Animation | Not preserved. An animated AVIF produces a single still frame. |
| File size | Larger, usually considerably. TIFF here is written without lossy compression. |
How to convert AVIF to TIFF
- Drop one or more AVIF files into the box above, or click to browse.
- ImageConvert converts each file to TIFF right on your device.
- Download a single file, or grab everything at once as a zip.
Frequently asked questions
Does converting to TIFF improve the image quality?
No. A conversion can never recover detail that a lossy AVIF already discarded. TIFF simply stops any further quality loss from that point on, which is why print workflows ask for it.
Can browsers display the TIFF I get back?
Generally not. Browsers do not render TIFF natively, which is why TIFF is a delivery format for print and archiving rather than something you put on a web page.
What is an AVIF file?
AVIF is a next generation format with excellent compression, increasingly used on modern websites.
What is a TIFF file?
TIFF is a high quality format used in printing, scanning and professional photography.
Is it free to convert AVIF to TIFF?
Yes. There are no limits, no watermarks and no account needed. Convert as many AVIF files as you like.
Are my files private?
Completely. Your AVIF files never leave your browser and are never uploaded to a server, so your images stay on your device.