# tifftopnm > Convert a TIFF image to a PNM image. > More information: . - Convert a TIFF to a PNM file: `tifftopnm {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}` - Create a PGM file containing the alpha channel of the input image: `tifftopnm -alphaout {{path/to/alpha_file.pgm}} {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}` - Respect the `fillorder` tag in the input TIFF image: `tifftopnm -respectfillorder {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}` - Print TIFF header information to `stderr`: `tifftopnm -headerdump {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}`