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APNG to TIFF

Anyfile converts an animated PNG to a TIFF image for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

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What changes from APNG to TIFF

QualityNothing lost: TIFF keeps every pixel
TransparencyKept
AnimationOnly the first frame
Colour depthSaved at 8 bits per channel
File sizeUsually larger: TIFF compresses less tightly than APNG

When to use TIFF: Print work, scanning, photo archives and passing images between professional tools.

Options

Open the file in the photo editor to choose before downloading:

  • Compression: Deflate or none

The two formats

.apng

animated PNGAnimated Portable Network Graphics

An extension of PNG, proposed by Mozilla developers in 2004, that adds animation frames. Unlike GIF it keeps full colour and soft transparency, and plain PNG viewers show the first frame.

Small looping animations and stickers that need more colours or smoother edges than GIF allows.

Opens in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge

About APNG files

.tiff · .tif

TIFF imageTagged Image File Format

A flexible format created by Aldus in the mid-1980s and now maintained by Adobe. It handles high bit depths and several pages per file, usually uncompressed or with lossless compression.

Print work, scanning, photo archives and passing images between professional tools.

Opens in Preview, Photos, Photoshop, GIMP, Affinity Photo

About TIFF files

Questions

How do I convert APNG to TIFF?

Drop your APNG file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the TIFF downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the photo editor.

Is my APNG file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.

Will the animation still play?

No: TIFF holds a single picture, so only the first frame is kept.

Can I convert several APNG files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every TIFF inside.