Tinify tinypng photoshop plugin for windows

This is the support section of the TinyPNG and TinyJPG Photoshop
plugin with installation instructions, additional help and tips &
tricks. You can also always download
your plugin, license and
invoice again.

Mac installation instructions

Installing the plugin on macOS is
pretty straightforward. The download page offers you two files. One
file contains the plugin and the other file your license. You will
need to copy both files to your Photoshop plugin folder as shown
below.

1. You will receive a link to the download page by email.
   Download the two files.

2. Open Finder and go to your Adobe Photoshop installation
   folder. The default folder is Macintosh
   HD/Applications/Adobe Photoshop … Here you will find a folder
   named Plug-ins.

3. Open a second Finder window and browse to your Downloads folder. Select
   both TinyPNG-JPG.license and
   TinyPNG-JPG.plugin and drag these two files to the
   Plug-ins folder.

The plugin is now installed.

Using the plugin on Mac

Once you have installed the plugin you can start using it to save
compressed JPEG and PNG files with Adobe Photoshop.

1. Restart Photoshop and open an image file. Check
   to make sure it is set to RGB, CMYK, lab or grayscale mode.

2. From the file menu click on File > Export >
   TinyPNG and TinyJPG….

   Notice the keyboard shortcut in the screenshot? Keep reading if
   you want to use the plugin like a pro!

3. The plugin dialog will appear with a preview of
   your compressed PNG image. You can type in a file
   name and optionally change the image scale
   or the folder location. Press Save and you’re done!

Windows installation instructions

The download page offers a Windows installer and a license file. You
will need run the installer and then manually copy the license file
to your Photoshop plugin folder as shown below.

1. Once you have purchased the plugin you will receive a link to
   the download page. Here you can download both
   the installer and the license file.

2. Now run the installer. This will copy the plugin to your Photoshop CS5,
   CS6, CC, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2017, CC 2018,
   CC 2019, CC 2020, CC 2021, CC 2022 and CC 2023 program folders.

   If you are using a virus scanner such as Avast Business Antivirus or AVG
   AntiVirus and run into installation issues, you may need to temporarily
   disable it.

3. Use Explorer to copy the TinyPNG-JPG.license file from the
   download folder to your Photoshop plugin folder. The plugin folder is
   usually located in C:Program FilesAdobeAdobe Photoshop …Plug-ins.

   If you are using a 64 bit version of Windows, you may need to copy the
   license file twice. Photoshop is usually located in
   both Program Files and Program Files (x86).

The plugin is now installed.

Using the plugin on Windows

Once you have installed the plugin you can start using it to save
compressed PNG files with Adobe Photoshop.

1. Restart Photoshop and open an image file. Check
   to make sure it is set to RGB, CMYK, lab or grayscale mode.

2. From the file menu click on File > Export >
   TinyPNG and TinyJPG….

   Notice the keyboard shortcut in the screenshot? Keep reading if
   you want to use the plugin like a pro!

3. The plugin dialog will appear with a preview of
   your compressed PNG image. You can type in a file
   name and optionally change the image scale
   or the folder location. Press Save and you’re done!

Tips & tricks

Below you will find a few tips and tricks which may come in handy
when using the plugin.

• You can save part of your image by creating
  selections. Use the Marquee Tool to
  create the selection and choose File > Export > TinyPNG
  and TinyJPG. The preview window will now show this
  selection and will say Exporting selection at
  the bottom. Hit Save and your selection will be saved.

• You can also save part of your image by using
  slices. Use the Slice Tool to create a
  slice. The currently selected slice will be indicated by a
  yellow border. Optionally give your slice a custom name by
  right-clicking and selecting Edit Slice Options…. The
  custom slice name will be used for the file name instead of the
  image name. Then choose File > Export > TinyPNG and
  TinyJPG. The preview window will now show the user slice
  and will say Exporting slice at the bottom.

• In Photoshop you can add a keyboard shortcut to
  the plugin. To do this select Edit > Keyboard
  Shortcuts…. Navigate to Application Menus > File >
  Export > TinyPNG and TinyJPG… and press your favorite key
  combination. For example you can press ⌘+⇧+P. Photoshop will alert you in case
  the combination is already taken.

• You do not need to worry about color profiles.
  The images are converted automatically in sRGB for maximum
  compatibility across browsers and devices.

• You can use Photoshop scripting to control the
  plugin with JavaScript, VBScript or AppleScript. This is very
  handy for manipulating images. Using this technique
  we have created example scripts
  that compress JPEG and PNG files and an example that exports
  Layer Comps to optimised images. You can
  download the scripts
  and copy them into your Scripts folder in Photoshop. New menu
  items will appear under File > Automate and under
  File > Scripts after copying the scripts to Photoshop.

• The plugin supports batch automation. First you
  will need to create a Photoshop action that uses the plugin.
  When creating the action make sure to leave the suggested file
  name unchanged. You can then choose File > Automate >
  Batch…. In the dialog window that now appears you can
  select the newly created action from the drop-down. Under
  Source you can select the folder with all the images
  you want to compress. The Destination needs to be set
  to None, because the plugin saves the JPEG and PNG
  files to its own folder. You can change this folder in the
  actions panel. Double click on it to select a different
  destination.

• MacOS supports tabbing through dialogs, but this
  is switched off by default. You can switch it on in System
  Preferences. Navigate to Keyboard and then click
  on Shortcuts. Select the radio button All
  controls shown at the bottom. Once switched on you can tab
  through the preview dialog and use the spacebar to press
  buttons. Full keyboard access can also be activated with the key
  combination Ctrl+fn+F7.

• The plugin supports RGB, CMYK, lab and
  grayscale images. There are some image formats the
  plugin does not support. These are multichannel, duotone and
  indexed image files. The TinyPNG and TinyJPG menu option will be
  grayed out for these images. If you wish to export these image
  formats with the plugin, you can first select Image > Mode >
  RGB Color and the TinyPNG and TinyJPG menu option will be
  active again.

• Photoshop artboards are supported. First select
  any artboard or a layer within an artboard in your
  Layers panel. Then choose File > Export > TinyPNG
  and TinyJPG to bring up the preview window and save the
  currently selected artboard.

• The plugin compresses images offline, on your
  own computer. No information about your usage is shared and no
  internet connection is required.

Known limitations

• The Export menu can be greyed out. To
  fix this you will need to change the color mode of the image by
  selecting Image > Mode > RGB Color and Image > Mode
  > 8-Bits/Channel. After making these changes you should be
  able to export the image with the plugin.

• Optimising JPEG images with the plugin can
  result in slightly bigger output than with the
  web service and API. The reason this may happen is that in
  Photoshop only the raw image data is available,
  whereas the web service and the API also know the previous JPEG
  compression level.

About your purchase

• Your license is valid for either one computer
  used by many people, or several computers used by one
  person. Multi-user licenses are valid for either
  multiple computers, or multiple
  users.

• You can obtain additional licenses with the same
  email address. Just purchase them one after another on the plugin page. All the plugins will be shown
  on your download page together with the date of purchase.

• In case of problems during purchase please send us a message. If you can,
  provide the email address and the last four digits of the credit
  card number you used for your purchase. This helps us find your
  order easily.

• You can download the invoice of your purchase on
  the plugin download page. You can follow these instructions for
  macOS or
  Windows
  to save it as a PDF.

Download again

Looking for your plugin, license or
invoice? Go to your
dashboard to view or download them again.

System requirements

The plugin is designed for Photoshop CS5, CS6, CC,
CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2017, CC 2018,
CC 2019, CC 2020, CC 2021, CC 2022 and CC 2023.

The Mac plugin is compatible with OS X
10.9 (Mavericks), OS X 10.10 (Yosemite),
OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), macOS 10.12 (Sierra),
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra), macOS 10.14 (Mojave),
macOS 10.15 (Catalina), macOS 11 (Big Sur) and macOS 12 (Monterey).
If you are unsure which version of macOS
you are running, you can easily find this out. Click on the Apple icon
at the top left of your screen and choose About This Mac. A
dialog will appear with the macOS version number in the middle. If you
are using Photoshop CS5, make sure you
run CS5 in 64 bit
which is the default.

Please note that the Photoshop plugin is not supported on macOS using the M1 processor.

The Windows plugin is compatible with 32 and 64 bit
versions of Photoshop. It supports Windows 7, Windows 8,
Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. If you are unsure which version of
Windows you are using you can right-click on Computer and
then on Properties. The dialog that appears will tell the
version of Windows you have installed.

Reseller instructions

The Photoshop plugin can be obtained through software
resellers. In case you a reseller please read the following
instructions.

Pricing, maintenance and support costs

The reseller price for the Photoshop plugin is the same as the price
for regular customers. There are no special reseller discounts,
preferred supplier arrangements or exclusive reseller contracts.
Best-effort support is included in the price of the plugin and there
are no mandatory maintenance costs. Customers and resellers have
money back guarantee if the product is unsatisfactory. There are no
discount offers, but occasionally we give away a discount when a
company buys many plugins at once. For example, if a reseller orders
20 plugins, we may give away 1 or 2 plugins for free.

Payment procedure

Credit card and PayPal payments are supported. Resellers can use the
same order form
for the purchase as regular customers.

The order form asks for Personal information. Here the
reseller can fill in their reseller company name and email address.
The payment receipt and invoice will be send to this address.
Resellers from the European Union will also need to specify their
VAT number. Under Payment details the credit card
information can be filled in or the option to pay with PayPal can be
chosen.

Alternatively we can manually process the order without using the
order form. The reseller will need to send their purchase order
including number of plugins, operating system, end-user name,
end-user email address, credit card number, credit card expiry date
and CVC number. We can then process the credit card payment on
behalf of the reseller.

Shipment and delivery

The reseller is asked to provide the name and email address of the
end user. After purchase the software and license will be
transferred and shipped electronically to the end user. This is a
manual step in the process.

The end user will be granted download access on the
Photoshop dashboard. Here they can
download the software and license. It also shows the installation
instructions and allows downloading minor software updates in
future. The software can be mailed directly in case end users have
difficulty in accessing the dashboard.

The reseller can download the invoice and view all previous
purchases from their Invoices
dashboard.

Future plugin updates

We are continuously improving the plugin and the
compression logic. These updates are available freely from
the download page.

More help & support

We hope to further enhance the plugin and your feedback is
very valuable. If you need assistance or if you
have ideas for improvement we’d like to hear from
you! Send us a message and
possibly add some screenshots or examples of your ideas. We’ll work
with you from there.