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Easy to Use

Converting SUN to TIFF takes just a few clicks. The clean interface guides you through uploading, choosing output, and downloading.

Data Protection

Your uploaded SUN data is deleted right after conversion, and the TIFF output is removed from servers within 24 hours — keeping your content private.

Cloud Conversion

All processing runs on remote servers — no local resources consumed. Upload your SUN data and let the cloud deliver your TIFF output.

How to convert SUN to TIFF

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose tiff or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your tiff file right afterwards

About formats

SUN is a raster image format associated with Sun Microsystems workstations, encompassing both the Sun Raster format (.ras) and the Sun Icon format used for window system icons and cursors on SunOS and Solaris systems. Sun Raster files, identifiable by their 0x59a66a95 magic number, store bitmap images in 1-bit monochrome, 8-bit indexed color, 24-bit BGR, or 32-bit XBGR modes, with optional run-length encoding compression and a 32-byte header. The Sun Icon subset is a simpler text-based format used for small monochrome bitmaps — window icons, cursor images, and toolbar graphics — stored as C-language data arrays that could be directly compiled into X Window and SunView applications. These icon files begin with a comment block specifying width, height, and optionally hot spot coordinates (for cursor images), followed by hexadecimal pixel values in a format readable by both the C compiler and the iconedit tool. Sun workstations running SunOS and later Solaris were foundational platforms for Unix computing, networking, and the early internet, and the SUN image formats were integral to their graphical environments. One advantage is the format's dual text/binary nature: Sun Icons are valid C source code that can be #included directly into applications, a practical approach to resource embedding that predates modern asset management systems. The Sun Raster variant's simplicity provides another strength — the 32-byte header and straightforward encoding make it one of the easiest binary image formats to parse. SUN format files are supported by ImageMagick, GIMP, XnView, and Unix image viewing tools.
Developer: Sun Microsystems
Initial release: 1982
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a flexible raster image format originally developed by Aldus Corporation (later acquired by Adobe) in October 1986 for desktop publishing and scanning applications. The format uses a tagged data structure where the image file header points to one or more Image File Directories (IFDs), each containing a set of tags that describe the image's dimensions, color space, compression, resolution, and other properties. This extensible architecture means TIFF can accommodate virtually any image type: 1-bit bilevel, grayscale, indexed color, RGB, CMYK, CIE L*a*b*, and beyond, at any bit depth from 1 to 64 bits per sample. TIFF supports multiple compression methods including none (uncompressed), LZW, DEFLATE, JPEG, and CCITT Group 3/4 fax compression, as well as multi-page documents, tiled storage for efficient random access to large images, and floating-point pixel values for HDR content. One advantage is professional-grade flexibility — TIFF handles the full range of image types encountered in publishing, prepress, medical imaging, geospatial analysis, and scientific research, where specialized color spaces and high bit depths are required. Lossless archival quality is another core strength: TIFF with no compression or LZW/DEFLATE preserves every pixel value exactly, making it the standard archival format for libraries, museums, and any institution that requires guaranteed long-term image fidelity. TIFF is supported by every major image editing, scanning, and publishing application across all platforms.
Developer: Aldus / Adobe
Initial release: October 1986

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert SUN to TIFF?

SUN was built for Sun Microsystems hardware that is long discontinued. TIFF offers the broad compatibility modern workflows demand.

What programs open TIFF files?

Photoshop, GIMP, IrfanView, Windows Photo Viewer, macOS Preview, and professional printing software.

Is SUN to TIFF conversion lossless?

The pixel data from your SUN source is mapped faithfully to TIFF. Whether the result is lossless depends on the TIFF format's compression method.

Is SUN to TIFF conversion free?

Standard conversions are free on Convertio. Premium plans unlock larger uploads, faster processing, and higher-volume batch conversions.

What makes TIFF a good target format?

TIFF offers lossless quality, print-ready, multi-page support. It gives your raw SUN data a proper structure that any image viewer or editor can handle.