Zipic is a native macOS application designed for efficient, high-quality image compression. It lets users shrink image files locally, with no uploads or dependency on the cloud. All processing happens on your own device—so your privacy and speed stay intact.

Key Features and Highlights:

• High Compression, Near-Lossless Quality: Zipic utilizes powerful compression algorithms to achieve a high compression ratio with minimal perceived quality loss, making the compressed image virtually indistinguishable from the original.
• Fast & Local Processing: Being a native macOS application, all image processing occurs locally on your device. This ensures lightning-fast performance, efficient handling of massive batches, and high data privacy with no cloud uploads or network dependence.
  Comprehensive Format Support: The tool supports a wide range of formats, including basic ones like JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, and GIF, and Pro formats like AVIF, JXL, TIFF, and ICNS.
• Effortless Workflow: It offers multiple simple compression methods, including drag-and-drop, folder monitoring, and Finder integration (right-click).
• Custom Control: Users can create custom presets for different quality levels and scenarios, allowing for precise control over the compression outcome.
• Pro Features for Automation: Advanced features include Clipboard auto-compress, Folder Watch for automated compression in specific directories, and integration options like Raycast Extension and Apple Shortcuts.

Zipic aims to be the seamless solution for developers, designers, bloggers, and photographers who need to optimize and compress images efficiently.

What's New:

Zipic v1.9.7 

New Features

• JXL HDR encoding: brand-new in-house jxloptim engine — convert HDR images to JXL with full color fidelity preserved.
• AVIF ↔ JXL gain-map round-trip: HDR gain maps now travel losslessly between AVIF and JXL.
• Redesigned Preset Manager: the preset dialog is now tab-based — create, rename, and duplicate presets all in one panel.
• Three-state output location: original folder / ask every time / fixed folder — the choice is finally unambiguous.
• Multi-preset drop onboarding: the welcome window now shows the ⌥-drop shortcut for per-preset compression.
• Stop compression mid-run: cancel any running batch at any time without disturbing other tasks’ progress.

Bug Fixes

• iCloud & massive folder monitoring: switched to event-driven monitoring — 100k-file libraries and iCloud subfolders no longer freeze.
• Monitoring depth applies instantly: changing the depth takes effect immediately, no need to toggle the monitor.
• Free quota refresh: the 25/day free quota works again after the trial ends; failed or skipped files no longer count.
• Thumbnail priority: thumbnail generation no longer stalls the main UI.
• CLI long-running tasks: streaming progress protocol — multi-hour jobs no longer report false failures, and concurrent runs stay isolated.
• Re-compression on replace: switching compression levels now restores from the backup first, so quality no longer degrades across rounds.
• HEIC keeps full EXIF / XMP: copyright fields and non-standard namespaces are preserved.
• PNG keeps wide-gamut ICC: Display P3, HLG and friends survive JXL / AVIF / HEIC → PNG conversion.
• JPEG / PNG cross-format metadаta: EXIF, XMP, and ICC profiles are fully preserved.

Other Improvements

• Massive-batch compression: memory firmly contained — no more leaks; the UI stays responsive at tens of thousands of images.

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