TIFF is a high-quality format used for scans, print and photo archives. Browsers can't display it directly, so converting is needed to use or share it on the web.
WebP is a web format that is smaller than JPG and supports transparency and animation. When you convert TIFF to WebP, you can open it in more places and the file gets smaller. See the comparison below for what changes.
This converter reads the file itself to confirm it is TIFF, then converts it to WebP right in your browser. Your image is never uploaded.
TIFF vs WebP: what's the difference?
| Item | TIFF | WebP |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossy or lossless |
| Transparent background | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | No | Yes |
| Introduced | 1986 | 2010 |
| Support in programs and upload forms | limited | moderate |
| Shown directly in browsers | No | Yes |
| Photo file size (JPG = 1) | about 6× | about 0.7× |
What is TIFF?
TIFF has long been used for scanners, publishing and print, and for archiving original photos. It is a flexible container that supports lossless compression as well as several other compression methods and high bit depths.
What is WebP?
WebP is a web image format Google released in 2010. At the same quality it can be roughly 25-35% smaller than JPG, and it handles lossy and lossless compression, transparency and animation in a single format.
What changes when you convert TIFF to WebP
Lossy compression is applied
TIFF loses no quality, but WebP drops information the eye barely notices to shrink the file. Even next to the TIFF original, the default quality of 90 is hard to tell apart, and the slider lets you tune size against quality.
Multi-page TIFFs convert only the first page
A TIFF can hold several pages in one file. This converter turns the first page into an image.
You can adjust quality, size and background color
When converting TIFF to WebP, you can use the quality slider (default 90), exact width-and-height sizing with margin fill, and percentage resizing. TIFF is lossless, so lowering quality to around 80 usually still looks natural. Lower it when size matters, and raise it to 95 or more for archiving.
How the file size changes
WebP is far smaller than TIFF (roughly 1/9 the size). This is for photos; for simple images such as logos and screenshots, PNG can actually come out smaller.
WebP opens in more places
Support for TIFF in programs, document tools and upload forms is limited, while WebP is moderate. If you need to upload somewhere TIFF wouldn't open, try again after converting.
When to convert
- You need to upload to a program, messenger or upload form that can't open TIFF
- You want to use it on a website or blog but browsers can't display TIFF
- You need to shrink a TIFF file for an email attachment or an upload size limit
- You want to make TIFF images lighter so pages load faster
- You need to share a scanned or print-ready TIFF on the web or by messenger