PDF-TIFF Converter

Converts PDF to TIFF

PDF → Multipage TIFF Converter (Warehouse)

Windows-only utility that converts PDFs into a single multipage TIFF for document imaging workflows.

Features

• Drag & drop: drop a PDF onto converter.exe
• Virtual-printer workflow: converter.exe --latest
• Output TIFF:
  • 300 DPI (PixelsPerInch metadata)
  • 1-bit bilevel (fax/OCR safe)
  • CCITT Group 4 compression (MODI compatible)
  • Multipage TIFF (single .tif)
• Opens the result in Microsoft Office Document Imaging (MODI) if installed, otherwise default Windows TIFF viewer
• No folder watchers; only processes files explicitly dropped or requested with --latest

Folder Layout (Portable)

Place these next to the EXE: converter.exe

• magick\ = portable ImageMagick folder (must contain magick.exe and its supporting files)
• gs\ = Ghostscript folder (must contain bin\gswin64c.exe and lib\)

Workflow 1 — Drag & Drop

1. Drag a .pdf onto converter.exe
2. A multipage TIFF is written next to the PDF (same filename, .tif)
3. TIFF opens in MODI (or default viewer)

Workflow 2 — Virtual Printer Drop Folder

1. Configure a virtual PDF printer (PDFCreator or Bullzip) to auto-save PDFs to:

   C:\WarehouseDrop\PrintToTiff\

2. Run:

   converter.exe --latest

This will:

• pick the newest PDF in the drop folder that does not already have a matching .tif
• wait briefly for the PDF to finish writing
• convert to TIFF
• open the TIFF

Notes

• Windows “Microsoft Print to PDF” cannot auto-save; it will always prompt for a file name. It can still be used if you manually save into the drop folder.
• If --latest reports “No unprocessed PDFs found”, it means every PDF in the folder already has a .tif next to it.

Build (Developer)

Create venv, install PyInstaller, build:

python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
python -m pip install -U pip pyinstaller
python -m PyInstaller --clean --noconfirm --onefile --windowed --name converter converter.py