Free online WEBP to TIFF converter

Print, scanning, publishing, and scientific-imaging software may require TIFF instead of WEBP, and some older desktop applications cannot open WEBP. Converting also provides a TIFF file for archival or editing workflows, although it does not restore detail already lost during WEBP compression.

What the WEBP format is

WEBP is an image format developed by Google for web delivery. It supports lossy and lossless compression, alpha-channel transparency, animation, and usually smaller files than comparable JPEG or PNG images.

Websites, content-management systems, browsers, Android applications, and graphics software commonly create or deliver WEBP files. A WEBP can contain RGB or RGBA color data and, when animated, multiple frames instead of one still image.

What the TIFF format is

TIFF, identified by the .tif or .tiff extension, is a flexible raster format used in printing, publishing, scanning, geographic information systems, medical imaging, and archival workflows. It can store high-bit-depth images, multiple channels, transparency, multiple pages, and embedded metadata, although software support varies by TIFF variant.

TIFF supports lossless compression methods such as LZW, Deflate, and ZIP, as well as uncompressed storage. These options preserve the decoded WEBP pixels during export, but they cannot recover detail discarded by a lossy source WEBP. TIFF files are typically much larger than WEBP files.

How to convert WEBP to TIFF

For a single file or a batch, ImageMagick provides a practical command-line method. After installing it, run:

magick input.webp -compress LZW output.tiff

Use ZIP compression if the destination application supports it:

magick input.webp -compress Zip output.tiff

On macOS or Linux, convert all WEBP files in the current folder with:

for f in *.webp; do magick "$f" -compress LZW "${f%.webp}.tiff"; done

In Windows PowerShell, use:

Get-ChildItem *.webp | ForEach-Object { magick $_.FullName -compress LZW (Join-Path $_.DirectoryName ($_.BaseName + '.tiff')) }

Verify the output with magick identify output.tiff; the command reports dimensions, color depth, channels, and compression.

For a graphical workflow in GIMP, open the file with File → Open, choose File → Export As, enter a name ending in .tif or .tiff, and select Export. Choose LZW or Deflate in the TIFF options; choose no compression only when the receiving application requires it.

In Adobe Photoshop, use File → Open, then File → Save As or File → Save a Copy, select TIFF, and choose the required byte order and compression. The available options depend on the image mode and Photoshop version.

For a conversion without installed software, use the free converter on 101convert.com: upload the WEBP file, select TIFF, start the conversion, and download the result. Do not upload confidential, personal, or regulated images unless the service's data-handling terms are acceptable.

Quality and compatibility limits

A lossless WEBP generally retains its decoded pixel values when exported to a lossless TIFF. A lossy WEBP retains only the pixels produced by decoding that compressed source; TIFF cannot recreate the original camera or source image.

Conversion normally preserves pixel dimensions. Changing a TIFF's 300 or 600 DPI resolution value changes print-size metadata, not the pixel count; resample the image separately when a different number of pixels is required.

Animated WEBP needs a frame policy. Some converters export only the first frame, while others create a multi-page TIFF. Check the page count when all frames matter. Transparency may be preserved as an alpha channel or flattened, and older TIFF readers may not display it correctly.

Metadata and color profiles are not guaranteed to transfer from WEBP to TIFF. Check the output profile and convert it deliberately when the destination requires a specific color space. For broad compatibility, use 8-bit RGB TIFF for color images, 8-bit grayscale for monochrome images, and LZW or uncompressed output when the receiving workflow has limited codec support.