TinyPNG, TinyJPG or Lmaotools, lightening an image
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TinyPNG and TinyJPG are two twin sites, one for PNG, the other for JPEG, that lighten an image in one click. Lmaotools does the same with a quality setting, and also offers ways to touch up the image and to process PDFs, video, audio and text.
An automatic process or a setting
TinyPNG and TinyJPG compress without asking anything: no slider, no level, no target weight, and the format stays that of the file dropped. It is very simple, and enough when you only want a lighter file. Lmaotools offers a quality slider from 10 to 100 and the choice of output format. A lower quality lightens more, a higher one keeps more sharpness, and it is for you to decide according to the use: screen, email, print.
Prepare the image before compressing it
The biggest gain often comes from the dimensions. A camera photo 4,000 pixels wide does not need to be that big for a site or a message. Lmaotools lets you resize the image first, then compress it, as explained in Reduce a photo below 200 KB, 500 KB or 1 MB.
PDFs
TinyPNG and TinyJPG process only images and do not accept PDFs. Lmaotools also compresses, unlocks, assembles and numbers PDFs.
Free service limits
TinyPNG announces up to 20 images per upload, of 5 MB each at most, and 3 format conversions. Lmaotools imposes neither an account nor a number of files.
Why a 100 MB limit
Everything happens in your browser, on your device. Each tool is proven before being offered, and the size accepted, up to 100 MB per file depending on the tool, is set so that the result is reliable. It widens tool by tool, as the tests allow, to adapt to the power of your device.
Where your file goes
TinyPNG's terms of use say images are stored temporarily and deleted within 48 hours. On Lmaotools, image compression happens in your browser, with the file not sent.
The price
TinyPNG shows Web Pro at $3.25 a month billed yearly, and Web Ultra at $12.42. The price and currency vary by country. Lmaotools tools are free.
Which service for which need
To lighten an image quickly without setting anything, TinyPNG and TinyJPG are very simple. To choose the quality, the output format and the size, and to crop, resize or remove the background of an image in the same place, Lmaotools offers more settings. And when the image must get under a precise weight limit, the method in the guide Reduce a photo below 200 KB, 500 KB or 1 MB combines dimensions and quality.
Summary
| What Lmaotools offers | Lmaotools | TinyPNG and TinyJPG |
|---|---|---|
| Compress an image | ✓ (quality from 10 to 100) | ✓ (automatic) |
| Choose the output format, convert | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remove the background of an image | ✓ | ✓ |
| Resize, crop a photo | ✓ | - |
| Add a watermark to images, read their metadata | ✓ | - |
| Compress, merge, split, protect a PDF | ✓ | - |
| Compress, cut, merge a video, create a GIF | ✓ | - |
| Compress, convert, cut audio, transcribe it to text | ✓ | - |
| Compare, sort, replace text, SRT subtitles | ✓ | - |
| JSON, Base64, hash, regular expressions | ✓ | - |
| QR code, password, colors, dates, units | ✓ | - |
| No account or limit on the number of images | ✓ | - (20 images of 5 MB) |
| Processed in the browser, nothing sent | ✓ | - |
| Price | Free | Web Pro at $3.25 a month on the year |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between TinyPNG and TinyJPG?
- They are two addresses of the same service: one is designed for PNG, the other for JPEG. In both cases, compression is automatic, with no setting.
- How many images can you process for free?
- TinyPNG announces up to 20 images per upload, of 5 MB each at most. Lmaotools imposes no number of files.
- Can you choose the compression quality?
- At TinyPNG, no: the processing is automatic. At Lmaotools, a quality slider goes from 10 to 100, and the output format can be chosen.
- Are my images sent to a server?
- TinyPNG's terms say images are stored temporarily and deleted within 48 hours. On Lmaotools, image compression happens in your browser.
- Can you compress a PDF with TinyPNG?
- No, it processes only images. Lmaotools also compresses PDFs, with three levels.