How to Bypass TinyPNG's 20-Image Limit and Compress 100 Photos for Free

Last week I had to compress 87 product photos for a client's Shopify store. Dragged them into TinyPNG. Got through 20. Then the popup: "You've reached your limit. Upgrade to Pro."

So I dragged 20 more. And 20 more after that. After the fourth round of drag-drop-download-repeat, I snapped and went looking for something better.

If you've ever hit that wall — the 20-image cap, the 5MB file size limit, the neverending "please sign up" nag — this one's for you.

The Problem: Every "Free" Compressor Has a Catch

It's not just TinyPNG. Pretty much every "free" image compressor out there runs the same playbook:

They all work the same way: you upload your images to their site, they crunch the numbers on their end, then send your files back. More images means more cost for them — so naturally, they put up a paywall.

Fair enough. But when all you want to do is squash 50 screenshots for a blog post, paying for a subscription you'll use twice a year feels like a ripoff.

The Fix: A Tool That Just Lets You Get It Done

There's a newer approach that most people don't know about: your images can be compressed right inside the webpage itself — nothing ever gets uploaded anywhere.

That's exactly how PixelSwift works. Open the page, toss in your images, and they get compressed right on your own machine. That's it.

Here's what that means in practice:

• No cap on how many images you can process — 20, 100, 200, go nuts
• Individual files can be up to 50 MB (good luck with that on TinyPNG's free tier)
• Zero sign-up, zero login, zero "you've hit 80% of your monthly quota" guilt-trip emails
• Way faster — no upload/download bottleneck slowing you down

How It Works: Compressing 100 Images in One Shot

1. Open the Compressor

Head to PixelSwift Image Compressor. No login wall, no account creation — you land on the page and you're good to go.

2. Toss In Your Images

Select or drag your images into the drop zone. JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF — all fair game. I usually just Ctrl+A an entire folder and drag the lot.

Compression kicks off the instant you drop them. No upload spinner, no waiting around — you'll see results in seconds.

3. Tweak the Quality

The default 80% quality setting nails it for most use cases. Want even smaller files? Crank it down to 60-70%. Doing portfolio or print work? Keep it at 85-90%.

There's a handy before/after slider so you can eyeball the quality yourself before committing to a download.

4. Grab Your Files

Hit download. Multiple files? They get zipped up automatically. Done and done.

My 87 product photos? About 45 seconds flat. Compare that to five rounds of 20 on TinyPNG — plus re-downloading each batch — which ate up nearly 10 minutes.

Real Talk: How Does the Compression Stack Up?

Switching tools is a leap of faith, so let's look at the numbers. I ran a head-to-head with 30 test images — 10 photos, 10 screenshots, 10 graphics:

I'll level with you: TinyPNG edges out by 2-3% on raw compression. But unless you're shaving bytes off a CDN serving millions of daily requests, that difference is invisible to the naked eye. What actually matters: can I blast through 87 images without playing the batch-limit shuffle?

WebP and AVIF Support

TinyPNG recently tacked on WebP support. AVIF? Nope — not on the free tool.

PixelSwift handles all four major formats:

• JPG compression
• PNG compression
• WebP compression
• Convert to AVIF (via the converter — AVIF cuts file sizes roughly in half vs. JPEG)

If you're doing any kind of web optimization, AVIF is the format to beat right now. Worth a try.

Real-World Scenarios

E-commerce product shots

You just wrapped a product shoot — 150 images, each clocking in at 8-12 MB. Need them compressed and maybe resized to 1200px wide.

TinyPNG: 8 rounds of uploads. Anything over 5 MB? Rejected. PixelSwift: Drop all 150, set quality to 80%, resize to 1200px, grab the ZIP. Five minutes, tops.

Blog screenshots

You wrote a tutorial packed with 30 annotated screenshots at 2-4 MB each. Gotta slim them down before hitting publish.

TinyPNG handles it in two batches. PixelSwift knocks it out in one — with a live quality preview that TinyPNG's free tier doesn't offer.

Social media content

Your marketing team churns out 50+ images a week. Mixed sizes, mixed formats. Everything needs compressing before it goes out.

Any tool with batch limits turns this into a headache. A tool without limits? It's a 2-minute chore.

Your Files Stay on Your Machine

With TinyPNG, your images get shipped to their servers. That's usually fine.

But what if you're working with:

• Client NDAs with sensitive screenshots?
• Medical imagery?
• Employee ID photos?
• Legal docs with confidential info?

With PixelSwift, nothing leaves your computer. Period. Close the tab and there's zero trace.

For random vacation photos? Who cares. For anything business-sensitive? That peace of mind is worth a lot.

FAQ

How does quality compare to TinyPNG?

Virtually identical. We're talking a 2-3% file size difference — completely invisible to the eye.

Can I use it offline?

Yep. Once you've loaded the page, you can compress images even if your Wi-Fi drops.

What's the actual limit?

There's no hard cap. A regular laptop handles 50-100 images per batch without breaking a sweat. For mega batches, chunk it into groups of 50.

It's really free? No catch?

No catch. No watermarks, no sign-up, no trial that quietly expires.

Is it OK for commercial work?

Totally. No attribution needed, no watermarks, no licensing gotchas.

Ditch the 20-Image Shuffle

Next time you slam into a "max 20 images" wall or a "file too large" error, remember: you don't have to put up with that nonsense.

Open PixelSwift. Drop. Compress. Download. That's the whole workflow. Give it a spin →