Auto Compression

Zipic Pro provides multiple auto-compression features, including folder monitoring auto-compression and clipboard auto-compression, helping you automate your workflow.

Folder Monitoring Auto Compression Pro

Folder monitoring auto-compression allows you to automatically compress new images added to specified folders using preset compression options.

Steps to Follow

Setting it up is straightforward. Just add a folder in Settings → Automation, and configure the compression options.

1. Go to Settings → Automation, find the Folder Auto Compression setting, and click the + button on the right to add a monitoring folder.

   

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   You can monitor multiple folders, and Zipic will automatically compress images in these folders.

2. Select the folder you want to monitor in the pop-up dialog.

   

3. Click the Compression Options button to set your preferred compression settings. In the compression options window, you can configure compression level, output format, save location, and other options. You can also set the monitoring depth to control how deep the folder monitoring goes into subfolders.

   

   Monitoring Depth Explanation:

   • Depth 0: Only monitors the root folder
   • Depth 1: Monitors the root folder and its direct subfolders
   • Depth 2: Monitors the root folder, direct subfolders, and their subfolders (default depth is 2)
   • The greater the depth, the wider the monitoring range, allowing monitoring of more levels of subfolders
   • Maximum depth can be set to 5, supporting monitoring of deeper nested folder structures

Example Usage

If your workflow involves continuously saving images to a specific folder, you can add that folder to the monitored list, and Zipic will automatically compress the images.

For instance, in a CleanShot X workflow, I want Zipic to automatically convert screenshots saved to a designated folder into the webp format with level 3 compression. The following video demonstrates the steps:

The video showcases the following steps:

1. Show how to set the screenshot save folder in CleanShot X.
2. In Zipic, go to Settings → Automation, find the Folder Auto Compression setting, and click the + button on the right to add a monitoring folder.
3. Select the folder you want to monitor in the pop-up dialog and click Select (Zipic starts monitoring immediately).
4. Click the Compression Options button, set Compression Level to Level 3, and Save Format to webp.
5. Test by pressing the shortcut ^ + ⇧ + 3 for a desktop screenshot. Zipic automatically compresses the screenshot into the webp format with a compression ratio of 97%.

Note

Zipic only compresses new images. Existing images in the folder are not compressed. For example: If an image is replaced with another image of the same name, Zipic will treat it as the same image and won’t compress it.

Clipboard Auto Compression Pro

Clipboard Auto Compression is an automation feature introduced in Zipic 1.8 that automatically monitors clipboard changes, detects images, and compresses them, then replaces the clipboard content.

Steps to Follow

Setting it up is straightforward. Just enable Clipboard Auto Compression in Settings → Automation and configure the compression options.

1. Go to Settings → Automation, find the Clipboard Auto Compression setting, and enable the switch on the right.

   

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   Once enabled, Zipic will automatically monitor clipboard changes and compress images when detected.

2. Click the Compression Options button to set your preferred compression settings. In the compression options window, you can configure compression level, output format, and other options.

   

3. Important: If you want the compressed image to automatically replace the clipboard content, you need to enable the Copy After Compression option in Settings → Workflow.

   

Usage

Once Clipboard Auto Compression is enabled, when you copy an image to the clipboard (e.g., screenshots, copying images from Finder, copying images from web pages), Zipic will automatically detect and compress it. If the Copy After Compression option is enabled, the compressed image will automatically replace the clipboard content, allowing you to paste it directly.

Tip

This feature is particularly suitable for professional users who frequently process clipboard images, significantly improving work efficiency. The compressed image automatically replaces the clipboard, making it easy to paste into other applications.