TGA to TIFF Converter

Converting TGA to TIFF moves texture or sprite artwork into a professional imaging container. Useful when game-dev art needs to enter print, archival, or scientific imaging workflows.

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Drag & drop image files here, or browse

Drop your TGA files here

What changes when you convert TGA to TIFF

Lossless pixel preservation. Alpha transfers cleanly. TIFF with LZW or ZIP compression is typically smaller than uncompressed TGA and similar in size to PNG.

When to use this conversion

  • Archiving TGA game art in a professional imaging format
  • Delivering TGA designs to print workflows requiring TIFF
  • Feeding game-dev source into GIS, medical, or scientific pipelines
  • Preserving sprite sheets in a metadata-rich archival container

Where the output plays

TIFF is supported by professional imaging tools and print workflows. Browsers don't display TIFF natively.

About these formats

TGA (Truevision Targa)

TGA (Targa) was developed in 1984 for Truevision graphics cards. It persists in game development, 3D rendering, and film VFX pipelines because it supports high bit-depths, an alpha channel, and optional run-length compression. Many DCC tools (Maya, Blender, ZBrush) use TGA for textures.

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

TIFF is a 1986 container format used throughout professional photography, print production, and archival imaging. It supports lossless compression, multiple pages, 16-bit-per-channel color, embedded color profiles, and high bit-depth grayscale. Print shops, medical imaging, and GIS systems expect TIFF.

How It Works

  1. Add your TGA files Drag TGA images onto the page or click to pick them from your file browser. Batch uploads are fine.
  2. Choose TIFF settings Pick quality or compression settings for the TIFF output. Defaults match common target use cases.
  3. Convert in your browser The converter runs locally via WebAssembly. Nothing uploads. Progress shows per file so you know exactly what's happening.
  4. Download TIFF files Grab each converted file individually, or download the whole batch as a single ZIP.

Features

Supported Formats

FAQ

Is TIFF better than TGA for archival?

Yes. TIFF supports richer metadata, color profiles, multi-page documents, and more compression options. TGA is a production format, TIFF is an archival format.

Will alpha transfer?

Yes. TIFF supports alpha channels and TGA's alpha transfers cleanly.

What is TGA (Truevision Targa)?

TGA (Targa) was developed in 1984 for Truevision graphics cards. It persists in game development, 3D rendering, and film VFX pipelines because it supports high bit-depths, an alpha channel, and optional run-length compression. Many DCC tools (Maya, Blender, ZBrush) use TGA for textures.

What is TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)?

TIFF is a 1986 container format used throughout professional photography, print production, and archival imaging. It supports lossless compression, multiple pages, 16-bit-per-channel color, embedded color profiles, and high bit-depth grayscale. Print shops, medical imaging, and GIS systems expect TIFF.

Are my files private?

Yes. The converter runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Your images are never uploaded, never sent to a server, and never leave your device.

Is there a file size limit?

There's no hard limit, but because everything runs in your browser you're bounded by available memory. Very large images (over a few hundred megapixels) can hit browser memory limits. Process in smaller batches if you run into issues.