tif-pdf

n8n community node: merge TIF (incl. CCITT-G4 microfilm) images into one multipage PDF

Package Information

Released: 4 mo ago
Downloads: 31 weekly / 110 monthly
Latest Version: 0.1.0

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Merge ordered TIF images (incl. CCITT-G4 microfilm) into one multipage PDF

Documentation

n8n-nodes-tif-pdf

An n8n community node that merges an ordered set of TIFF images — including CCITT Group-4 bilevel microfilm scans — into a single multipage PDF.

It decodes TIFFs with libvips (via sharp), downscales each page to a sane size, and assembles the PDF with pdf-lib. Built for document pipelines that turn scanned microfilm / legacy records into per-record PDFs.

Why

Most n8n PDF options can't handle bilevel CCITT-G4 microfilm TIFFs (the common archival format), and n8n has no native "many images → one multipage PDF" node. This node fills that gap entirely inside your self-hosted n8n — no third-party SaaS, so document bytes never leave your infrastructure.

Node: TIF to PDF

  • Input: multiple items, each carrying a binary TIFF. Item order = page order — sort your frames upstream (e.g. an n8n Sort node on the filename) before this node.
  • Output: one item whose binary data is the merged PDF.

Parameters

Parameter Default Description
Input Binary Field data Binary property on each incoming item that holds the TIFF
Output File Name merged.pdf File name for the produced PDF binary
Max Side (px) 1500 Longest-side cap per page before embedding (keeps PDFs small; large scans are downscaled, never enlarged)

Output item

{ "json": { "fileName": "merged.pdf", "pageCount": 12 },
  "binary": { "data": "<merged PDF>" } }

Example flow

Read frames (S3 / Read Binary Files)
  -> Sort (by file name, ascending)      # ensures correct page order
  -> TIF to PDF                           # this node
  -> Rename / Write Binary File / S3 upload

Requirements

  • Self-hosted n8n only. This node depends on the native sharp/libvips binary, which n8n Cloud does not permit for community nodes. Use on self-hosted n8n (Docker, npm, etc.).
  • Node.js 18+ (bundled with modern n8n).

Install

In n8n: Settings -> Community Nodes -> Install, enter:

n8n-nodes-tif-pdf

Or from the CLI in your n8n install:

npm install n8n-nodes-tif-pdf

Notes

  • The node does not sort — it trusts incoming item order. Put a Sort node before it.
  • Handles ordinary (LZW / uncompressed / JPEG) TIFFs as well as CCITT-G4 bilevel.
  • Very large scans (e.g. wide microfilm banner strips) are downscaled to Max Side; processing is roughly ~100-150 ms per page.

License

MIT

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