Aldus Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) bitmap image
File type: Bitmap image file
Files with tif file extension are generally bitmap images in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). TIFF/IT is a standard for the exchange of digital adverts and complete pages. TIFF files typically only contain bitmap and no vector data.
Found 2 different file type records with the same tif filename suffix.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The tif file extension is traditionally used for Tagged Image File Format - one of the most widely supported lossless (does not lose information during compression) file formats for storing bit-mapped images (both PCs and Macintosh computers).
TIFF/IT is a standard for the exchange of digital adverts and complete pages. The .tif files only contain bitmap data, no vector data. They are not rasterized (although they could be) but may also contain 256 gray-levels per channel.
Typically, TIFF images larger than 4GB are called BigTIFF and use the same tif file extension.
The tif file extension is also used for Digital Raster Graphic image file - A digital raster graphic (DRG) is a scanned image of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) standard series topographic map, including all map collar information.
TIFF format is also used by GeoTiff format for GDAL - A geographic format, basically 2D with height optionally. Focuses on system transformations and projections
The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator projection. The horizontal positional accuracy and datum of the DRG matches the accuracy and datum of the source map. The map is scanned at a minimum resolution of 250 dots per inch.
MIME types used:
Most current graphic editors support the TIF format and are able to open it.
Editors that can open *.tif files can usually also save them to another file format.
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
ERDAS IMAGINE (Microsoft Windows)
Multi-Page TIFF Editor (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Picture Information Extractor (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
SketchBook (Microsoft Windows)
Easy-PhotoPrint EX (Microsoft Windows)
The Panorama Factory for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Filters for Photos (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Hydra (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Fotor Photo Editor for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchBook for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Paint X Lite (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
Canvas X (Multiplatform)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
ERDAS IMAGINE (Microsoft Windows)
Multi-Page TIFF Editor (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Picture Information Extractor (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Easy-PhotoPrint EX (Microsoft Windows)
SketchBook (Microsoft Windows)
The Panorama Factory for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Filters for Photos (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Hydra (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Fotor Photo Editor for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchBook for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Paint X Lite (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
ERDAS IMAGINE (Microsoft Windows)
Multi-Page TIFF Editor (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
SmartDraw (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Picture Information Extractor (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Easy-PhotoPrint EX (Microsoft Windows)
SketchBook (Microsoft Windows)
The Panorama Factory for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Filters for Photos (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Hydra (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Fotor Photo Editor for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchBook for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Paint X Lite (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
MYRIAD Desktop (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Microsoft Windows)
WildBit Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
ImageScope (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Live Photo Gallery (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Hydra (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Fotor Photo Editor for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
PhotoScape X for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
darktable (Linux/Unix)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Multi-Page TIFF Editor (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
SketchBook (Microsoft Windows)
Hydra (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchBook for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Paint X Lite (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
File Conversion Center (Microsoft Windows)
FormatFactory (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Microsoft Windows)
Bulk Image Converter (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
darktable (Linux/Unix)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Picture Resize Free Online Images Converter (On-line services)
BitFonter (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Microsoft Windows)
UVMapper (Microsoft Windows)
Mayura Draw (Microsoft Windows)
Scribus (Microsoft Windows)
CBN Selector (Microsoft Windows)
GPS TrackMaker (Microsoft Windows)
TexturePacker (Microsoft Windows)
TNTedit (Microsoft Windows)
Xara Page & Layout Designer (Microsoft Windows)
Paint 3D (Microsoft Windows)
BitFonter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
XnConvert (Multiplatform)
SewArt (Multiplatform)
Apache OpenOffice Draw (OpenOffice.org Draw) (Multiplatform)
Krita (Multiplatform)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
GIMP (Microsoft Windows)
VPHybridCAD (Microsoft Windows)
GPSMapEdit (Microsoft Windows)
PDFCreator (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Microsoft Windows)
TNTedit (Microsoft Windows)
Mayura Draw (Microsoft Windows)
Analyze (Microsoft Windows)
TexturePacker (Microsoft Windows)
BatchPhoto (Microsoft Windows)
Xara Page & Layout Designer (Microsoft Windows)
netScope Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Paint 3D (Microsoft Windows)
Image Composite Editor (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Graphic (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Filters for Photos (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
XnConvert (Multiplatform)
Apache OpenOffice Draw (OpenOffice.org Draw) (Multiplatform)
Krita (Multiplatform)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
PDFCreator (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Easy-PhotoPrint EX (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Filters for Photos (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Hydra (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Fotor Photo Editor for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
PhotoScape X for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
darktable (Linux/Unix)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Apache OpenOffice Draw (OpenOffice.org Draw) (Multiplatform)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Easy-PhotoPrint EX (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: April 5, 2023
File extension tif is also associated with the Andor Bio-Imaging Division (ABD) TIFF file format that is used by research imaging and spectroscopy software developed by Oxford Instruments.
Similar format to Aldus Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) bitmap image, with additional metadata.
Use compatible tools to work with *.tif files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
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