Can I create a multi-page TIFF?

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is the professional standard for print-ready images, archival photography, and publishing workflows. Unlike HEIC, TIFF is accepted by every prepress pipeline, scanner archive, and professional editor without codec hassles, and it supports lossless compression (LZW and ZIP), 16-bit colour depth, multiple colour spaces (RGB, CMYK, LAB), and multi-page documents.

When you convert a HEIC to TIFF, the HEVC compression applied at capture is not undone - The quality captured in the original HEIC is what ends up in the TIFF. However, the TIFF preserves that quality exactly with no further compression loss, making it safe to open, edit, and re-save multiple times without accumulating artefacts. HEIC's 10-bit colour also maps comfortably into TIFF's high bit depths, so wide-gamut captures survive the trip.

File sizes are considerably larger. An uncompressed TIFF of a 12 MP photo can easily reach 36 MB - Versus roughly 2 MB for the HEIC original. LZW compression reduces the TIFF with no quality loss. If file size is a concern and lossless quality is needed, PNG is a more practical choice for web distribution; TIFF is best reserved for print and archival contexts.

Reasons to convert HEIC to TIFF usually come down to compatibility, file-size, or specific feature requirements. Common situations:

• An app or platform only accepts TIFF uploads.
• You need a feature unique to TIFF (e.g. transparency, vector scaling, animation, multi-page pages, etc.) that HEIC doesn't provide.
• You're optimising file size — modern formats often produce smaller files than the older format you started with.
• You need a single archival format across a project so files behave consistently in the same viewer.

1. Open the HEIC → TIFF tool on heic.now.
2. Drag your HEIC file onto the drop zone, or click Select files. You can drop a whole folder of files at once.
3. The output is fixed to TIFF. If the format supports extra options (page size, transparency background, quality, EXIF stripping), tweak them in the right-hand panel.
4. Click Convert. The job runs on our server and finishes in a few seconds for typical photos.
5. Download the result. Files stay in storage for 24 hours and are then permanently deleted.

The entire flow is free for the first 10 jobs per day with no signup required. A free account doubles that quota; a premium plan removes the limit entirely.

• Choose LZW compression for a good balance: 20–40% smaller file than uncompressed TIFF with zero quality loss.
• Use uncompressed TIFF only when your print or archival workflow specifically requires it - Most professional printers and publishers accept LZW without issues.
• For print work, check whether your printer needs RGB or CMYK TIFF - Conversion to CMYK should be done in a colour-managed application like Photoshop with an appropriate ICC profile.
• Multi-page TIFFs (a single file with multiple images) are useful for document archiving - Upload multiple HEIC photos and check the multi-page option.