Shrinkpad

About Shrinkpad

Shrinkpad is a powerful, native macOS application designed to reclaim your storage and streamline your creative workflow. It tackles the universal problem of bloated media files by offering fast, private, and intelligent batch compression for both images and videos. Built specifically for Mac, it leverages Apple's frameworks to process everything directly on your device—your files never leave your computer, ensuring complete privacy and eliminating dependency on internet connections or cloud uploads. Whether you're a photographer with hundreds of RAW files, a designer preparing assets for a website, a content creator managing video clips, or simply someone tired of "Storage Full" warnings, Shrinkpad is your solution. It reduces file sizes by up to 90% while preserving visual quality, supports over 50 formats out of the box, and handles massive batches of files in seconds. With its simple drag-and-drop interface and powerful customization options, Shrinkpad turns the tedious task of file optimization into a one-click operation, saving you hours of manual work and gigabytes of precious disk space.

Features of Shrinkpad

Lightning-Fast Local Processing

Shrinkpad is engineered for speed and privacy. All compression happens locally on your Mac using optimized, native macOS frameworks. This means no waiting for files to upload to a server and no security risks. Your sensitive photos and videos never leave your device. The app is fully optimized for Apple Silicon, utilizing multi-threaded processing to handle thousands of files in minutes, not hours, providing a seamless and responsive experience entirely offline.

Intelligent Batch Compression

Stop processing files one by one. Shrinkpad's core strength is its ability to handle massive batches effortlessly. Simply drag and drop an entire folder containing hundreds of images and videos. The app smartly detects over 30 media formats, ignores non-media files, and adds everything to your queue. You can compress mixed media types together in one go, with Shrinkpad automatically applying the optimal settings for each file type, saving you immense time and manual effort.

Advanced Quality & Format Control

You have complete control over the compression process. Choose from intuitive quality presets or manually fine-tune settings like compression ratio and resolution. Shrinkpad supports a vast array of formats including JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, AVIF for images, and MP4, MOV for videos—straight out of the box. You can set your preferred output format, create custom file naming patterns, choose export locations, and preserve or strip metadata with a single click to fit any project requirement.

Smart Folder Mode & Auto-Renaming

The Folder Mode feature revolutionizes asset management. Drop any project folder, and Shrinkpad instantly scans all subfolders to find every compatible image and video. It then presents a clear summary of detected files and estimated storage savings. Combined with powerful auto-renaming capabilities, you can export full-resolution assets from tools like Figma or Photoshop and let Shrinkpad automatically optimize and rename them in bulk, perfectly preparing them for web or app deployment.

Use Cases of Shrinkpad

Optimizing Website & App Assets

Web developers and designers can drastically improve site performance. By batch-compressing all hero images, product shots, and icons, you can reduce bundle sizes and significantly improve loading times like Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). Shrinkpad processes exported assets in bulk, applying consistent optimization and renaming, which leads to faster websites, better user experience, and improved SEO scores without sacrificing visual quality.

Managing Personal Photo & Video Libraries

For anyone with a growing library of iPhone photos, HEIC images, and 4K videos, Shrinkpad is a storage lifesaver. Compress years of memories in a few clicks to free up tens or hundreds of gigabytes on your Mac or iCloud Drive. The local processing guarantees your personal media remains completely private, and the preserved quality ensures your photos and videos look great on any screen while taking up a fraction of the space.

Preparing Content for Social Media & Clients

Content creators, marketers, and freelancers often need to send batches of images or video previews. Email and messaging apps have strict file size limits. Shrinkpad allows you to quickly compress entire projects down to manageable sizes for easy sharing, without the tedious process of manually exporting each file at a lower quality. This ensures fast uploads and quick downloads for your clients and followers.

Streamlining Agency & Studio Workflows

Creative agencies and small studios handling large volumes of high-resolution assets from photoshoots or video edits can integrate Shrinkpad into their post-production pipeline. The ability to process mixed RAW photos and video clips together in unlimited batches, with consistent settings and metadata handling, saves hours of repetitive work. The Team license allows seamless use across multiple editors' machines.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use Shrinkpad for free?

Yes, Shrinkpad offers a Free Starter tier perfect for trying out the core functionality. It includes standard compression for common formats like JPG and PNG, with a limit of 10 files per batch and a maximum 1GB file size. This allows you to experience the speed and local processing before upgrading to unlock unlimited batches, all file formats, and video compression.

What file formats does Shrinkpad support?

Shrinkpad supports a wide range of over 50 media formats natively. For images, this includes JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, AVIF, and even various RAW camera formats. For videos, major formats like MP4 and MOV are fully supported. You can drag and drop these files directly without needing to convert them first.

Does Shrinkpad support video compression?

Yes, video compression is a key feature of Shrinkpad, available in the paid Personal and Team plans. It can compress common video formats like MP4 and MOV, reducing file sizes significantly (often by 65% or more) while maintaining good visual quality, which is perfect for saving space on video libraries or preparing clips for sharing.

How many files can I process at once?

With the Free plan, you can process up to 10 files per batch. The paid Personal and Team plans remove this limit entirely, allowing for unlimited batch processing. You can drag and drop folders containing thousands of images and videos, and Shrinkpad will queue and process them all efficiently without crashing.

Pricing of Shrinkpad

Shrinkpad offers simple, one-time payment pricing with no subscriptions. You own the license forever.

Free Starter: $0. Includes standard compression for common formats (JPG, PNG), a limit of 10 files per batch, and a 1GB max file size. Video compression is not included.

Personal: $14 one-time payment. This plan includes everything in Free, plus 1 device license, unlimited batch processing, support for all formats (including RAW, HEIC, WebP, and videos), mixed image & video batches, and no file size limit. This is the recommended plan for individual creators and photographers.

Team: $35 one-time payment. This includes everything in the Personal plan, plus licenses for up to 10 devices and priority email support, making it ideal for small studios or teams.