Some very old Windows programs read BMP and nothing else, so a TIFF scan bound for such a program has to become BMP first. TIFF is a print and archive format that can hold high quality scans, sometimes across several pages and at more than 8 bits per channel. This free tiff to bmp converter does that conversion entirely in your browser, so your file is never uploaded and no signup is needed. BMP output is an uncompressed 24-bit bitmap, which any legacy tool can open, at the cost of a much larger file than the input. The honest limits: BMP has no transparency in this 24-bit output, so see-through areas become white. The file will also be much larger than the input.
How to use this tiff to bmp converter
From a TIFF file to a BMP file, without uploading anything.
Choose a .tif or tiff file from your device, or drag it onto the tool.
Press the convert button and the file is decoded and re-encoded on your own device, with nothing sent to a server.
The converted file downloads with the same base name and the new extension, ready to use.
Why convert TIFF to BMP
Some very old Windows programs read BMP and nothing else, so a TIFF scan bound for such a program has to become BMP first.
TIFF is a print and archive format that can hold high quality scans, sometimes across several pages and at more than 8 bits per channel.
BMP output is an uncompressed 24-bit bitmap, which any legacy tool can open, at the cost of a much larger file than the input.
BMP has no transparency in this 24-bit output, so see-through areas become white. The file will also be much larger than the input.
Decoding and encoding happen on your own device, so personal photos and unpublished artwork never leave your browser.
TIFF to BMP Converter FAQs
Short, direct answers to the questions readers ask most.
The BMP output is uncompressed 24-bit, so it will be much larger than a compressed input. That size is the price of compatibility with legacy tools.
TIFF is a print and archive format that can hold high quality scans, sometimes across several pages and at more than 8 bits per channel.
BMP output is an uncompressed 24-bit bitmap, which any legacy tool can open, at the cost of a much larger file than the input.
BMP has no transparency in this 24-bit output, so see-through areas become white. The file will also be much larger than the input.
Yes. It runs entirely in your browser, with no account, no signup, and nothing uploaded.
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