Should I use PDF to PNG instead of PDF to TIFF?

Use PDF to TIFF when you need Export pages as TIFF with DPI and page range. Use PDF to PNG when you need Export PDF pages as PNG at 72/150/300 DPI. They share a category (PDF) but not the same job.

What are the limits of PDF to TIFF?

One TIFF per page (UTIF). Single page downloads directly; multiple pages ZIP. DPI: 72/144/150/216/300. Clarity depends on DPI and memory. Encrypted PDFs may fail. Also: Rasterize PDF pages to TIFF in the browser. One page downloads a .tiff; multiple pages become a ZIP. Optional DPI and page range. Not a vector TIFF.

PDF to TIFF

Export pages as TIFF with DPI and page range.

Rasterize PDF pages to TIFF in the browser. One page downloads a .tiff; multiple pages become a ZIP. Optional DPI and page range. Not a vector TIFF.

What PDF to TIFF does

Rasterize PDF pages to TIFF in the browser. One page downloads a .tiff; multiple pages become a ZIP. Optional DPI and page range. Not a vector TIFF.

Practical limit for PDF to TIFF: One TIFF per page (UTIF). Single page downloads directly; multiple pages ZIP. DPI: 72/144/150/216/300. Clarity depends on DPI and memory. Encrypted PDFs may fail. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop PDF software. Read the tool-specific note again: Rasterize PDF pages to TIFF in the browser. One page downloads a .tiff; multiple pages become a ZIP. Optional DPI and page range. Not a vector TIFF.

How to use PDF to TIFF

Stay on this PDF to TIFF page (/pdf-to-tiff). Do not switch to PDF to PNG unless you actually want Export PDF pages as PNG at 72/150/300 DPI..
Add the file type PDF to TIFF accepts. Hint from the path: pdf to tiff. Export pages as TIFF with DPI and page range.
Set only the options that match PDF to TIFF. Neighbor TIFF to PDF does something else (Decode TIFF pages into a PDF.). Tool note: Rasterize PDF pages to TIFF in the browser. One page downloads a .tiff; multiple pages become a ZIP. Optional DPI and page range. Not a vector TIFF.
Run PDF to TIFF in this tab. Browser memory still applies: One TIFF per page (UTIF). Single page downloads directly; multiple pages ZIP. DPI: 72/144/150/216/300. Clarity depends on DPI and memory. Encrypted PDFs may fail.
Download or copy the result from PDF to TIFF. If it is the wrong job, open PDF to PNG instead.

When not to use PDF to TIFF

Skip PDF to TIFF when a neighbor tool matches better — start with PDF to PNG or TIFF to PDF — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Rasterize PDF pages to TIFF in the browser. One page downloads a .tiff; multiple pages become a ZIP. Optional DPI and page range. Not a vector TIFF.

Questions about PDF to TIFF

What does PDF to TIFF do that other PDF pages on this site do not?: Rasterize PDF pages to TIFF in the browser. One page downloads a .tiff; multiple pages become a ZIP. Optional DPI and page range. Not a vector TIFF. Short version: Export pages as TIFF with DPI and page range.
Does PDF to TIFF upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. PDF to TIFF runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: One TIFF per page (UTIF). Single page downloads directly; multiple pages ZIP. DPI: 72/144/150/216/300. Clarity depends on DPI and memory. Encrypted PDFs may fail.
Should I use PDF to PNG instead of PDF to TIFF?: Use PDF to TIFF when you need Export pages as TIFF with DPI and page range. Use PDF to PNG when you need Export PDF pages as PNG at 72/150/300 DPI. They share a category (PDF) but not the same job.
What are the limits of PDF to TIFF?: One TIFF per page (UTIF). Single page downloads directly; multiple pages ZIP. DPI: 72/144/150/216/300. Clarity depends on DPI and memory. Encrypted PDFs may fail. Also: Rasterize PDF pages to TIFF in the browser. One page downloads a .tiff; multiple pages become a ZIP. Optional DPI and page range. Not a vector TIFF.