Step 1: Supply your TIFF files using the button above or by haul and lay.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Get your converted JFIF files.
TIFF to JFIF Conversion FAQ
What does the TIFF to JFIF converter do?
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TIFF is a lossless image format; JFIF uses lossy compression. The converter re-encodes pixel data into JFIF, trading some fine detail for a smaller file. For photographs this is usually invisible; for sharp graphics it can introduce halos around edges.
What happens to transparency when converting TIFF to JFIF?
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JFIF does not support transparency. Transparent regions in the TIFF will be flattened against a solid background — white by default. If you need to keep transparency, convert to PNG, WebP, or TIFF instead.
Is the TIFF to JFIF conversion reversible?
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You can convert the JFIF back to TIFF on this site. If either format involved is lossy, the round-trip is not bit-perfect even though it is visually or audibly close.
How much smaller will the JFIF be than my TIFF?
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Typically 5-10x smaller for images, 5-15x smaller for audio. Exact ratio depends on the chosen quality level and the content — flat solid-colour images and silent audio compress far more than detailed photos or busy soundtracks.
What happens to the layers in my TIFF file?
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They are flattened, permanently, into one composited image. Blend modes, masks, adjustment layers and editable text are all resolved into final pixels because JFIF has no structure to hold them. Keep the TIFF as the working master and treat the JFIF strictly as an export. TIFF handles CMYK, 16-bit depth, embedded ICC profiles and multi-page documents, which is exactly what print and archival workflows require. The .jfif extension confuses Windows and many web apps into refusing the file, which is usually the only reason anyone converts it.
Will transparency survive converting TIFF to JFIF?
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No — JFIF has no alpha channel, so transparent regions are composited against a background colour, white unless you change it. That is the single most common surprise in this conversion: a logo that looked clean on a dark page arrives with a white box around it. Set the matte colour to match wherever the image will sit, or choose a target that keeps alpha.
How much quality will I lose going from TIFF to JFIF?
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At quality 80-85 the difference is invisible at normal viewing distance and the file typically drops by 60-80%. The catch is that it is one-way: re-saving the JFIF repeatedly compounds the artefacts each time. Keep the TIFF as the master and regenerate the JFIF from it whenever you need a new size. The image data is ordinary JPEG; JFIF just defines the density and thumbnail fields around it, so a .jfif and a .jpg are the same picture.
Will my CMYK colour survive the conversion to JFIF?
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It is converted to sRGB, because JFIF has no CMYK mode. For screen use that is exactly what you want. For commercial print it is not — the gamut shift changes how saturated colours reproduce on press, so send the printer the original TIFF rather than the JFIF.
Does the JFIF keep the EXIF data from my TIFF?
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By default yes, wherever the target has somewhere to put it — camera model, exposure settings, lens and GPS coordinates all carry across. GPS is the field worth thinking about: if the image is going to be published, use the strip-metadata option so you are not broadcasting where the photo was taken. TIFF is the Tagged Image File Format from 1986, and it is the format scanning, publishing and archiving industries standardised on.
Is there a file-size limit when converting TIFF to JFIF?
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Anonymous uploads are capped at a generous default; signed-in free accounts get a higher cap, and Pro accounts have no per-file limit. Browser memory is usually the practical constraint long before our server-side limits kick in.
Can I batch-convert several TIFF files to JFIF at once?
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Yes. Drop or pick multiple TIFF files in one upload — the converter processes them in parallel and returns a ZIP of the JFIF results. There is no need to repeat the upload step per file.
What happens to my TIFF files after the conversion?
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Uploaded files and JFIF outputs are auto-deleted after a short retention window. We do not inspect, share, or train on user files. Direct download links are time-limited and tied to your session.
