TinyPNG is a service and product that reduces the file size of JPEG, PNG, and WEBP image files. It is available as an Adobe Photoshop plugin, WordPress plugin, and it also has an API and CDN for developers. Web developers can also visit the TinyPNG website to use their analyzer to see if images on a web page can be optimized.

How does TinyPNG work?

As an example, a 24-bit PNG supports up to 16.7 million different color tones. With such a variety, an image may use hundreds of visually similar colors. TinyPNG uses a technique called “quantization,” which reduces the sizes of images by combining similar colors into one. This reduction in the number of colors leads to a smaller file size as programs need to keep track of fewer tones.

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  • How to make a picture smaller.
  • How to resize an image with HTML.
  • TinyPNG official website.