TIFF, BMP, and GIF: How to Convert Old Formats to Modern Files

TIFF is common in scanning, print, photography, and archives. It can preserve high quality, but files are often large and not ideal for websites or email.

Keep TIFF as a master archive when quality matters, then export JPG for sharing, PNG for lossless previews, or WebP for web publishing.

BMP files are usually uncompressed and heavy. For most practical uses, converting BMP to JPG or PNG gives a smaller, easier file without changing the visible content.

Use JPG for photo-like BMP files and PNG for screenshots, diagrams, or graphics with hard edges.

GIF is still useful for simple animation, but it is limited in color and can be large. For static GIFs, convert to PNG or WebP. For animated web use, WebP may reduce size.

If you only need one frame from a GIF, export PNG. If you need compatibility, keep GIF but compress and test the result.

Choose JPG for photos, PNG for lossless graphics, WebP for most modern web images, and AVIF when you want maximum compression after testing.