tinifier
CLI tool for compressing images via TinyPNG API
TLDR
Compress all images in a directory
$ tinifier --api-key [KEY] [./images/]
Compress recursively with 4 threads$ tinifier -t 4 -r --api-key [KEY] [./images/]
Compress preserving file modification time and EXIF data$ tinifier --preserve-time --api-key [KEY] [photo.png]
Compress only specific file extensions$ tinifier --api-key [KEY] --ext [png,webp] [./images/]
Skip files with less than 5% size reduction$ tinifier --api-key [KEY] --skip-if-diff-less [5] [./images/]
Keep original files alongside compressed versions$ tinifier --api-key [KEY] --keep-original-file [./images/]
SYNOPSIS
tinifier [options] path...
DESCRIPTION
tinifier compresses images using the TinyPNG API with parallel processing. It supports PNG, JPEG, WebP, and AVIF files. Multiple API keys can be provided for automatic switching when quotas are exceeded. The tool can recursively scan directories and preserves original file metadata on request.
PARAMETERS
-k, --api-key KEY
TinyPNG API key. Multiple keys separated by commas for automatic switching when quotas are exceeded.-t, --threads N
Number of parallel threads (default: 16).-r, --recursive
Search for files in listed directories recursively.-e, --ext EXTENSIONS
File extensions to compress (default: png,jpeg,jpg,webp,avif).-p, --preserve-time
Preserve the original file modification date/time including EXIF data.--keep-original-file
Leave the original uncompressed file alongside the compressed one.--skip-if-diff-less N
Skip files if compression saves less than N percent (default: 1).--max-errors N
Maximum number of errors before stopping (default: 10, 0 to disable).--retry-attempts N
Number of retry attempts for operations (default: 3).--delay-between-retries DURATION
Delay between retry attempts (default: 1s).-c, --config-file PATH
Path to a configuration file.
INSTALL
yay -S tinifier
CAVEATS
Requires a TinyPNG API key (free tier: 500 compressions/month). Files are uploaded to TinyPNG servers for compression. Network connectivity is required.
HISTORY
tinifier was created by tarampampam and is written in Go.
SEE ALSO
optipng(1), jpegoptim(1), pngquant(1), imagemagick(1)
