Images conversion
Convert AVIF to TIFF
Updated Jul 2026
To convert AVIF to TIFF, open the AVIF file in a converter and export it as TIFF, which turns the compressed web image into an uncompressed file that scanners, print shops, and archival software expect. Doing this on your own computer means the image is never uploaded just to convert it.
- Extension
- .avif
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Next-gen web images
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- Supported
- Extension
- .tiff
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Scans, print, archival
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
Convert AVIF to TIFF on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert AVIF to TIFF
- Open Morphjet and drag in the AVIF image, or a whole folder of them, that you want to convert.
- Choose TIFF as the output format.
- Convert. The TIFF file is written next to your original, and nothing leaves your machine.
AVIF vs TIFF: what actually changes
| AVIF | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Opens everywhere | No, needs a modern browser or recent app | No, not in web browsers, but yes in photo, design, and print software |
| File size | Small, built for the web | Much larger, often many times the AVIF size |
| Quality | Lossy, some detail discarded during compression | Lossless, no further quality lost once converted |
| Transparency | Yes | Can store it, but support varies by software |
| Metadata support | Limited | Extensive, built for embedding EXIF and color profile data |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert AVIF to TIFF when an image needs to go to a print shop, a scanning or archival workflow, or any pipeline built around lossless files that won't degrade with repeated edits.
Keep the AVIF if the image is only ever going on a website or in an app, since its small size is exactly what a browser wants, and a TIFF would just be a much larger file for no visual benefit there.
Why not just use an online converter?
AVIF images from a phone or scanner can carry embedded metadata like the date and location they were made. An online converter uploads that file to a server you don't control before handing back a TIFF. Converting on your own computer keeps the image, and anything embedded in it, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting AVIF to TIFF lose quality?
Whatever quality was lost when the image was originally compressed to AVIF stays baked in, but the conversion to TIFF doesn't lose anything further. TIFF is lossless, so once you're in TIFF, repeated saves and edits won't degrade it again.
Why is the TIFF file so much bigger than the AVIF?
AVIF is built for small file sizes on the web, while TIFF stores full pixel data with little or no compression. That size difference is normal and is exactly why TIFF is used for print and archival work.
Does the TIFF keep the AVIF's transparency?
TIFF can store an alpha channel, so transparency can carry over, but not every program that opens TIFF handles it the same way. If transparency matters, check the result in whatever software you'll actually use it in.
Will the TIFF keep the AVIF's metadata?
TIFF has generous room for metadata, including EXIF and color profile information, but it can only keep what the AVIF already had. AVIF files often carry less metadata to begin with, so there may not be much to carry over.
Can I convert AVIF to TIFF without uploading the file anywhere?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so it never has to leave your machine or reach a stranger's server.
Morphjet converts AVIF, TIFF, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.