Convert BMP to TIFF
BMP moves into TIFF losslessly and at almost the same weight, in a format print shops actually accept.
Convert BMP to TIFF when a picture is expected by a print shop, an archive or scan-processing software: almost none of them take BMP, while TIFF is their working format.
What happens when you convert BMP to TIFF
The image moves across dot for dot, without losses. Width and height in pixels are the same, colours do not shift, and no new artefacts appear.
The weight barely changes: the BMP was stored without compression, and the TIFF that comes out of it is just as large. That is a property of the pair rather than a flaw, since the gain here is not in kilobytes but in being accepted where BMP is turned away.
- Quality does not suffer, because neither side of this pair uses lossy compression.
- TIFF is read by prepress software, scanners and document archive systems.
- For a website or an email the file is still heavy, and the BMP to PNG converter or the BMP to JPG converter fits better there.
How to convert
- Upload your BMP file to this page.
- Check that the target format is TIFF.
- Start the conversion and wait for the finished file.
- Download the TIFF and open it in the program that expects it.
Frequently asked questions
Why did the file not get lighter?
An uncompressed BMP produces an equally uncompressed TIFF. The point of this conversion is compatibility, not saving space.
Is any quality lost?
No. Both formats keep pixels without losses, so the picture stays the same.
More about the formats
What the format is, how to open it and how it differs from the others.