How to convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF
NexMedia converts HEIC / HEIF to TIFF on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About HEIC / HEIF
HEIC is the HEIF image container with HEVC (H.265) compression. Apple made it the iPhone's default photo format in iOS 11 in 2017, because it stores a photo in up to about half the size of a comparable JPEG.
Photos taken on iPhones and on some Android phones.
Windows and many websites do not open HEIC without extra codecs, which is why it is usually converted to JPEG.
Convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF online free, no account required — TIFF is a flexible image format for print, scanning and archiving.
Change HEIC / HEIF to TIFF without losing quality — convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF free in your browser.
Why do my iPhone photos turn into HEIC files, and why can’t my Windows PC open them? Apple saves space with the high-efficiency format, but Windows and many websites expect JPG — converting makes the photos shareable without extra codecs.
About TIFF
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a flexible image format from 1986 that can store lossless or lossy images, several pages and high bit depths in one file.
Scanning, printing and publishing, and archiving master images.
Uncompressed or losslessly compressed TIFFs are very large, and most web browsers do not display TIFF.
Why convert photos to TIFF? For print and archiving: no compression surprises, deep colour support, and every photo lab and printer accepts it.
What changes when you convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF
- The HEIC / HEIF is turned into a single finished TIFF picture; extra data a HEIC / HEIF file can hold, such as RAW sensor data, layers or additional images, does not carry over.
- RAW demosaicing is best-effort; results vary by camera.
Settings you can change
Before you convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF, you can adjust: Width, Height, Scale fit, Crop position, Never enlarge, Quality, Lossless, Progressive, Remove metadata, Auto-orient from EXIF, Rotate, and Background.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted TIFF file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
HEIC / HEIF to TIFF: questions and answers
Does converting HEIC / HEIF to TIFF reduce quality?
The HEIC / HEIF is turned into a single finished TIFF picture; extra data a HEIC / HEIF file can hold, such as RAW sensor data, layers or additional images, does not carry over.
What is the difference between HEIC / HEIF and TIFF?
HEIC / HEIF is the high-efficiency photo format that iPhones save by default. TIFF is a flexible image format for print, scanning and archiving.
Can I change the settings when converting HEIC / HEIF to TIFF?
Before you convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF, you can adjust: Width, Height, Scale fit, Crop position, Never enlarge, Quality, Lossless, Progressive, Remove metadata, Auto-orient from EXIF, Rotate, and Background.
Do I need an account to convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF?
No. You can convert HEIC / HEIF to TIFF without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted TIFF file kept?
The TIFF file you convert from HEIC / HEIF is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Does the TIFF keep the extra data my HEIC / HEIF holds?
The HEIC / HEIF is turned into a single finished TIFF picture; extra data a HEIC / HEIF file can hold, such as RAW sensor data, layers or additional images, does not carry over.
Will converting HEIC / HEIF to TIFF change my original file?
No. The conversion reads your HEIC / HEIF and writes a new TIFF file, leaving your original HEIC / HEIF file untouched.