Convert TIFF to GIF Online Free
TIFF is a high-fidelity raster format used for scanning, printing, and archival masters. GIF is a legacy format best known for short looping animations and simple graphics. FileConverter turns your TIFF into GIF online in seconds - free, privacy-first, and with no software to install or account to create.
Convert TIFF to GIF
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This is a compatibility move for legacy systems: some older intranet tools, forums, and embedded devices only render GIF. Converting a TIFF scan down to GIF sacrifices colour depth (GIF holds 256 colours) but produces a file those systems can finally display.
What changes when you convert TIFF to GIF
Both TIFF and GIF are compressed image formats, so expect a small quality shift rather than a perfect copy. Start from the largest, highest-quality TIFF available to get the cleanest GIF result.
About the TIFF format
TIFF stores images with lossless (or uncompressed) data and supports layers, high bit depths, and CMYK, which is why it is a staple in publishing, scanning, and archiving. The trade-off is very large file sizes. In everyday use, TIFF is chosen for document and photo scanning, professional print and publishing masters and long-term archival of high-quality images. It opens in Windows Photos, macOS Preview, and professional imaging software.
About the GIF format
GIF is limited to a 256-colour palette per frame and supports single-colour transparency plus frame-based animation. It is inefficient for photos and modern video-style clips but remains ubiquitous for reaction loops and simple animated graphics. In everyday use, GIF is chosen for short looping animations and reaction clips, simple animated banners and stickers and low-colour graphics for chat and docs. It opens in every browser, messaging app, and image viewer.
TIFF vs GIF
TIFF is best known for lossless, high bit-depth quality, while GIF stands out for plays automatically almost everywhere. Choosing between them comes down to where the file needs to go next.
Common use cases
People convert TIFF to GIF for jobs such as short looping animations and reaction clips, simple animated banners and stickers and low-colour graphics for chat and docs. It is especially common when a TIFF file arrives from one system but needs to work in another that standardises on GIF.
When to convert TIFF to GIF
Reach for TIFF to GIF when your destination expects GIF — for example short looping animations and reaction clips, simple animated banners and stickers and low-colour graphics for chat and docs. It is the right move when you receive a TIFF file but the app, website, or person you are working with cannot use it. Bear in mind that only 256 colours per frame, poor for photos, so keep your original TIFF if you might need it again.
How to convert TIFF to GIF
- Upload your TIFF file to the converter at the top of this page - GIF is already selected as the output.
- Check the size limit shown on this page, then drag and drop or browse for your file.
- Confirm GIF is still the target format, or pick a different one from the grid.
- Start the conversion and download your GIF file the moment it is ready.
Quality tips
Always start from the largest, highest-quality TIFF you have. If GIF still needs to fit a size or pixel budget, run the result through our Compress or Resize tools rather than re-saving repeatedly, which degrades quality.
Platform compatibility
The TIFF to GIF converter runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS - anywhere with a modern browser, with no plugins or permissions required. Once exported, GIF opens in every browser, messaging app, and image viewer.
File size limits
Images up to 200MB
Troubleshooting
- If the file exceeds the limit shown below, compress images, trim video, or split archives before retrying.
- If conversion fails, confirm the extension matches the real format — renaming a file alone does not change its contents.
- SVG and HEIC inputs sometimes need a moment longer on the first conversion.
- Transparency does not survive every target format — use PNG or WebP if an alpha channel matters.
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