TinyPNG and File4Edit at a glance
The TinyPNG column comes from tinypng.com, and from tinify.com, where its plans and developer API are listed, as of September 2026; the last column names the page for each row.
| Compared on | TinyPNG | File4Edit | TinyPNG source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where images go | Uploaded, and kept for at most 48 hours before being permanently deleted | Nowhere; they are compressed in your browser tab | TinyPNG home page, as of September 2026 |
| Free web tool | Up to 20 images at once, 5 MB each, and 3 format conversions | Any number of images, each up to 100 megapixels, and any number of conversions | TinyPNG home page, as of September 2026 |
| Paid web plans | Web Pro: unlimited compressions, up to 75 MB per image. Web Ultra: up to 150 MB per image and unlimited conversions. Both are billed yearly per user | None; everything is free | Tinify Web subscriptions pricing page, as of September 2026 |
| Shrinking a PNG | Quantization: similar colors are combined, so a 24-bit PNG can become a much smaller 8-bit indexed one | No equivalent; a PNG kept as PNG is saved losslessly, so a smaller file means WebP, JPEG or fewer pixels | TinyPNG home page, as of September 2026 |
| Formats | Compresses JPEG XL, AVIF, WebP, JPG, PNG and APNG, and converts to AVIF, WebP, PNG or JPEG | Compresses to JPEG or WebP and converts between PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF and more; it cannot produce AVIF or JPEG XL | TinyPNG home page, as of September 2026 |
| iPhone HEIC photos | Converted to JPG automatically | Opened in every current browser, then saved as JPG, PNG or WebP | TinyPNG home page, as of September 2026 |
| Metadata | Unnecessary metadata is removed; the developer API can keep copyright, location and creation date | All of it is removed when an image is compressed, including the GPS location | TinyPNG home page, as of September 2026 |
| Automation | A developer API with 500 free compressions a month, and WordPress and Figma plugins | None; there is no API or plugin | Tinify Developer API page, as of September 2026 |
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When to use TinyPNG instead
TinyPNG does several things File4Edit does not, and for these it is the one to use:
- A PNG that has to stay a PNG and still get much smaller. TinyPNG's quantization is made for that, and File4Edit cannot write an indexed-color PNG.
- AVIF or JPEG XL files, which File4Edit cannot make in a browser.
- Compression built into a workflow: TinyPNG's developer API, or its WordPress plugin, which compresses images automatically as they are uploaded to a site.
- Compressed images that must keep their copyright, location or creation date, which TinyPNG's home page, as of September 2026, says its API can preserve. File4Edit's compressor removes all three; its image editor can carry a copyright and a date taken into a JPEG, but never a location.
When File4Edit fits instead of TinyPNG
File4Edit suits image jobs where a cap or an upload gets in the way:
- A batch of more than 20 images, or photos over 5 MB straight from a camera, without paying for a plan.
- A file that has to come in under a set size. The By size mode of Compress image takes a target such as 200kb and finds the highest quality that fits.
- Pictures you would rather not upload at all: unreleased product shots, client work, family photos.
- iPhone HEIC photos that need to become JPG, PNG or WebP, in any current browser.
- Photos that also need resizing, cropping or their location removed before they go anywhere.
- Open Compress image and drop in the images, as many as you have. Compress image
- Choose WebP or JPEG, or Keep to leave each file in its own format, then leave the quality at 0.75 or switch to By size and type a target.
- Press Apply, check the new sizes, and download one file or the whole batch as a ZIP.
For screenshots and graphics, Optimize images for the web picks a format and a quality for each image and lists every choice, and the PNG to WebP converter makes a smaller file that keeps transparency.
How much smaller will a photo get?
It depends on the picture, so measure rather than trust an average. Compare image formats encodes your own image as JPEG, WebP, PNG and more on your device and plots each one's size against its quality, which shows what a photo gives up before you commit a whole folder to one setting.