Images conversion
Convert TIFF to AVIF
Updated Jul 2026
TIFF is the lossless format used for scans, print work, and archival images, and AVIF is a modern, heavily compressed format built for the web. To convert TIFF to AVIF, open the file in a converter and export it as AVIF. Doing this on your own computer keeps the original scan off other people's servers.
- Extension
- .tiff
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Scans, print, archival
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .avif
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Next-gen web images
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- Supported
Convert TIFF to AVIF on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert TIFF to AVIF
- Open Morphjet and drag in the TIFF scans or images you want to convert. Add a single file or an entire folder at once.
- Choose AVIF as the output format and pick a quality level, since AVIF's compression is adjustable.
- Convert. The AVIF files land right next to your TIFF originals, and nothing leaves your machine.
TIFF vs AVIF: what actually changes
| TIFF | AVIF | |
|---|---|---|
| File size | Large, scans can run tens or hundreds of megabytes | Small, often a tenth of the TIFF's size or less |
| Quality | Lossless, pixel-perfect | Lossy, but visually clean at normal compression levels |
| Opens everywhere | Yes in scanning, print, and design software, but not in web browsers | Yes in most current browsers, though some older software still can't open it |
| Transparency | Supported | Supported |
| Metadata (EXIF, color profiles) | Extensive, often kept in full | Limited, much of it is typically dropped on export |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert TIFF to AVIF when you want to publish a scanned document or image online, or send it somewhere that cares about file size, since a TIFF can be far too large to upload or load quickly on a page.
Keep the TIFF if it's your archival master or you still need to edit it, since AVIF's compression is a one-way trip and TIFF is what most scanning, printing, and design workflows expect.
Why not just use an online converter?
TIFF files from a scanner or camera can carry EXIF data, color profile information, and sometimes the software and device that created them. Run that scan through an online converter and all of that travels to someone else's server along with the image itself. Converting on your own computer keeps the file, and whatever it knows about where it came from, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting TIFF to AVIF lose quality?
Yes, technically. TIFF is lossless and AVIF is not, so some compression is happening. In practice AVIF's compression is strong enough that the loss is hard to see at normal sizes, but the file is no longer pixel-for-pixel identical.
Will an AVIF open everywhere a TIFF does?
No, it's closer to the opposite. TIFF is well supported in scanning, printing, and design software but not in browsers. AVIF is the reverse, built for the web and supported by most current browsers, though some older software still can't open it.
Does the AVIF keep the TIFF's metadata?
Not usually in full. AVIF's metadata support is more limited than TIFF's, so details like color profiles or capture info are often reduced or dropped during conversion.
Why convert a scan to AVIF instead of JPG?
AVIF typically compresses smaller than JPG at a similar visual quality, which matters when the goal is publishing a scanned document or image on a website and keeping page load fast.
Can I convert TIFF to AVIF without uploading the file anywhere?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so the scan or image never has to leave your machine, even without an internet connection.
Morphjet converts TIFF, AVIF, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.