Images conversion
Convert JPG to TIFF
Updated Jul 2026
JPG is the compact, everyday photo format, and TIFF is the uncompressed format printers, scanners, and archives prefer. To convert JPG to TIFF, open the file in a converter and export it as TIFF. Doing this on your own computer means the photo never has to leave your machine to make the switch.
- Extension
- .jpg
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- The universal photo format
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .tiff
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Scans, print, archival
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
Convert JPG to TIFF on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert JPG to TIFF
- Open Morphjet and drag in the JPG files you want to convert. Add a single photo or a whole folder at once.
- Choose TIFF as the output format.
- Convert. The TIFFs are written next to your originals, and nothing leaves your machine.
JPG vs TIFF: what actually changes
| JPG | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| File size | Small, compressed | Much larger, often ten times the size |
| Quality | Already lossy from the original save | Lossless from that point forward, no further loss on save |
| Opens everywhere | Yes, universal support | Mostly professional software, some browsers and phones won't preview it |
| Good for repeated editing | No, each save loses a little more | Yes, can be saved over and over with no additional loss |
| Keeps date and camera info (EXIF) | Yes | Yes |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert JPG to TIFF when you're sending a photo to a print shop, archiving it long term, or bringing it into editing software that expects an uncompressed working file.
Keep the JPG if you're just sharing or storing the photo normally, because converting to TIFF only makes the file much bigger without adding back any detail the JPG already lost.
Why not just use an online converter?
A JPG straight off a phone or camera can carry EXIF data, including where and when it was taken. Uploading it to a web converter to get a TIFF sends that photo and its metadata to someone else's server first. Converting on your own computer skips that step entirely, so the file and whatever it knows about you stay put.
Questions
Does converting JPG to TIFF improve quality?
No. TIFF can't restore detail a JPG already lost when it was compressed. What you get is a file that won't lose any more quality on future saves, which is different from getting better quality now.
Why is the TIFF file so much bigger than the JPG?
TIFF stores image data with little or no compression, so it keeps every pixel's full information. That's exactly why print shops and archives like it, but it also means a photo that was a few megabytes as a JPG can become tens of megabytes as a TIFF.
Will a TIFF open on any device?
Not as reliably as a JPG. Most photo editing and print software handles TIFF fine, but a lot of phones, browsers, and messaging apps won't preview it, so it's not a good choice for sharing casually.
Does the TIFF keep the photo's metadata?
Yes, the date, camera, and any location data in the original JPG typically carries over to the TIFF.
Can I convert JPG to TIFF without uploading the photo anywhere?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts the file locally, so it never travels over the internet to get turned into a TIFF.
Morphjet converts JPG, TIFF, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.