Guides
Fundamentals and how-tos: formats, sizing, target budgets, and repeatable workflows.
- Format and compression guideAVIF, WebP, JPEG, or PNG: choosing the right image formatChoose between AVIF, WebP, JPEG, PNG, and SVG, then select an honest compression mode for each image.Read guide
- Web performance guideResize images for responsive sites and Core Web VitalsA practical guide to responsive image dimensions, Core Web Vitals, srcset, and compression without layout shifts.Read guide
- Workflow and API guideFrom crop to batch: a practical Tinify workflowBuild a repeatable crop, resize, compression, and API batch workflow with two-hour result expiry.Read guide
- Target size guideCompress an image to 100 KB (or any size limit) without guessingSet a byte budget and let a binary search on quality find the best image that fits, with an honest answer when the target is impossible.Read guide
- Conversion guidePNG to WebP: when it shrinks, when it backfiresWhen PNG to WebP conversion pays off, when it grows files, and how transparency, screenshots, and photos each change the answer.Read guide
Comparisons
Honest head-to-heads between tools and formats.
- Comparison guideTinyPNG alternatives (2026): an honest comparisonA fair look at TinyPNG, ShortPixel, Kraken.io, Squoosh, and Tinify.dev: published rates, format support, and when each one is the better choice.Read guide
- Format comparisonAVIF vs WebP in 2026: pick by content type, not hypeBrowser support is settled; the real differences are encode cost and quality per byte. Picking between AVIF, WebP, and JPEG by content type.Read guide
Automation & AI
CI pipelines, the API, and MCP for agents and editors.
- CI automation guideCompress images in CI: a GitHub Action that only commits real winsSet up tinify-dev/compress-action to report or commit image savings in GitHub Actions, plus the raw API route for any other CI system.Read guide
- MCP integration guideLet your AI agent compress images: MCP explainedConnect Claude or Cursor to the Tinify.dev API over MCP: setup snippets, the five tools, real costs, and the never-overwrite-source design.Read guide
SEO & performance
Core Web Vitals and search visibility for images.