Convert TIFF to SVG — Free Online Converter

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) stores images as mathematical paths and shapes in XML, while TIFF stores professional-grade raster pixel data. Converting TIFF to SVG applies vector tracing algorithms to the decoded pixel grid, generating Bezier curves and filled regions that approximate the original image. The SVG result scales to any size without pixelation.

Professional TIFF images that contain diagrams, technical drawings, maps, and line art are good candidates for vectorization. The high resolution and lossless quality of TIFF provides the best possible source data for the tracing algorithm, producing cleaner and more accurate SVG output than lower-quality source formats.

Vector scalability enables TIFF content to work at any size. A scanned TIFF diagram at 300 DPI has a fixed resolution ceiling — enlarge it beyond that and it pixelates. An SVG version scales to any size without quality loss, from thumbnail to poster.

SVG files are editable and programmable. Once vectorized, individual elements in the TIFF-sourced graphic can be recolored, reshaped, styled with CSS, and animated with JavaScript. For web integration, SVG provides interactive capabilities that raster TIFF cannot offer.