How to Convert TIFF to JPG or PNG (Batch Convert Hundreds of Scans)

TIFF files are the cockroaches of the image world. They refuse to die, they’re everywhere in professional workflows, and they’re absurdly large.

If you’ve ever scanned a stack of documents at the office, exported images from a professional camera, or received files from a print shop, you’ve encountered TIFF. A single scanned page can be 30MB or more. Try emailing that to someone. Try uploading 200 of them to a website. It’s not happening.

The solution? Convert them to JPG (for photos and scans where file size matters) or PNG (for graphics, logos, and anything that needs transparency).

TIFF vs JPG vs PNG: a quick breakdown

TIFF was designed for publishing and printing. It preserves every pixel of detail and supports layers, which is why photographers and print shops still use it. But that quality comes at a brutal cost: massive file sizes and near-zero web compatibility.

JPG throws away invisible visual data to dramatically shrink the file. A 30MB TIFF scan becomes a 500KB JPG with almost no visible difference to the human eye. Perfect for sharing, archiving, and web use.

PNG keeps every pixel intact (lossless) but still produces much smaller files than TIFF. It’s the best choice when you need transparency (like logos) or when you can’t afford any quality loss.

Why batch conversion matters

Nobody converts one TIFF at a time. You’ve got a folder with 200 scanned invoices, or 500 photos from a studio shoot. You need a tool that can chew through the entire folder without crashing, charging you money, or uploading your confidential documents to a server in another country.

Most online converters cap you at 10-20 files, then hit you with a paywall. And even if they don’t, uploading hundreds of 30MB files on a regular internet connection would take hours.

Convert TIFF files locally in your browser

The GetAnyFile Image Converter handles batch TIFF conversions entirely on your machine.

Here’s the process:

1. Open the TIFF to JPG Converter (or TIFF to PNG if you need lossless output).
2. Select your entire folder of .tiff files. You can drag them all at once.
3. Choose your output format (JPG or PNG).
4. Click Convert.
5. When they’re done, download them all as a single .zip file.

Since everything runs locally using WebAssembly, there’s no upload wait time. Your browser processes the images using your computer’s own CPU. A folder of 100 TIFFs that would take an hour to upload to a cloud converter gets processed in minutes.

Which format should you pick?

Choose JPG if:

• You’re converting scanned documents or photos
• File size matters more than pixel-perfect accuracy
• You plan to share or email the files

Choose PNG if:

• The images have transparency (logos, icons, graphics)
• You can’t afford any quality degradation at all
• The files need to go on a website where sharpness matters

Either way, you’re shrinking those monster TIFF files down to something actually usable. Your inbox and your hard drive will thank you.