Clop version history

- Added a format bar for quick file format changes and extreme compression option. - Introduced "Fit under size" feature for compressing files under a specific size limit. - Fixed issues with animated GIFs and duplicate file naming during optimization. - Improved drag functionality for floating results and menu interactions.

- Added compression slider for every format to re-encode files at chosen quality. - Introduced codec badges to show real codec details for various formats. - Fixed issues with unnecessary re-encoding and incorrect bitrate display for lossless formats. - Improved drag functionality for floating results and cleanup performance.

## Fixes - QR codes no longer disappear when optimising PDFs (Canva and similar exports draw them through a transparency mask that was being dropped) - Fixed a crash that could happen when turning floating results or the cursor drop zone off and back on - Fixed a crash when keeping metadata while converting some images - Fixed several causes of the app freezing or briefly hanging: clipboard monitoring waiting on a slow pasteboard, watching folders on slow or network volumes, dropping very large images, converting HDR HEIC photos, and saving optimised files to slow destinations - Large drops of image or video files open the batch window, not only folders - Share menu on a floating result stays open while you move the cursor onto it, instead of closing the moment the result's buttons fade ## Improvements - Batch mode settings moved to the Drop zone settings

## Features - **Preset zone** entry in a pipeline's *Add to* menu assigns it to a preset zone for one file type or all types - **Go to pipeline** in a preset zone's menu jumps to the assigned pipeline in the Pipelines list ## Fixes - **Drag all** now drops every file, not just the first one, whether you use the drag handle on a result or drag a multi-row selection in the compact list - Audio preset zones no longer show up under Image, Video, and PDF

## Features - **Pipelines tab** builds and assigns automations: create a pipeline, then pin it to the clipboard, drop zone, watched folders or preset zones, view where each pipeline is assigned. - **One result card per pipeline**: the floating result updates in place as steps run instead of spawning a new card each step. A `fork` step peels off a second file you can drag out while the pipeline keeps going. - **File handling** tab sets where optimised and converted files land, per type: next to the original, a specific folder, in place, or temporary, each with its own name template. - **Per-format audio conversion**: out of the box WAV becomes MP3, AIFF and FLAC become M4A; anything you don't pick keeps its own format. - **Tappable result chips**: click a result's name to rename or its extension to convert in one click. A new conversion replaces the last; hold **Option** to keep both. ## Fixes - Pipeline editors and previews follow light and dark mode instead of getting stuck - Converting an image to the format it already is no longer re-encodes it - PDF optimisation keeps transparency-group icons instead of dropping them - `clop strip-exif` finds its bundled tools again ## Impr

## Batch mode Drop a folder or a big pile of files and Clop opens a dedicated window built for thousands of files, without a floating card for each one.  Before anything runs, each original is cloned to a safe backup, so you can re-compress the whole set with different settings or roll it all back. Drop a folder with more files than the threshold you set in Settings and it opens here automatically. You can also open it from the menubar and drag files in. ## Redesigned floating results Every optimised file is now a thumbnail card, audio included, with album cover art when the file has it. Hover a card for its action buttons, or press `Space` to QuickLook it.  ## Pick files in the compact list Click a hover checkbox to start selecting, then click any row to add it. A bar appears for the whole set: a handle to drag them all out, plus save, crop, downscale, bitrate and more. `⌘A` selects all, `Esc` clears. ![Selecting files in the compact list](https://files.lowtechguys.com

## Audio optimisation Clop now handles audio files: `WAV`, `FLAC`, `AIFF`, high-bitrate `MP3`s. Drop audio files and Clop converts them to `AAC`, `MP3` or `Opus` at a bitrate you pick. `WAV` downsizing is also possible if the decoder supports `adpcm` encoding. *New **Audio** tab in Settings for watched folders, output format, bitrate and skip rules.* ## Drop zone at cursor Tap `⌥ Option` to show the drop zone below your cursor. Tap again to dismiss. No need to drag files across the screen to reach a corner. ## Video encoder picker The old *Aggressive / CPU-intensive* toggles are now a single picker: - **Fast, battery efficient, larger file** -- hardware encoder, almost no CPU usage - **Slow, high quality, smaller file** -- software encoder, high CPU usage - **Visually lossless** -- best quality, largest files ## Collect clipboard results New setting to collect all clipboard optimisation results instead of always replacing the last one. Every image you copy gets optimised and added to a list. Paste them all at once into apps that accept multiple files. There's also a new drag handle that can drag all results at once. ## PDF pages as images Right-click a PDF result to

## Fixes - Fix *PDF Optimisation Failed* because Ghostscript was using old definitions of the encoder - Remove the *Downscale HiDPI images to 72 DPI* setting as it is misbehaving on latest macOS 26.3 ## Improvements - Add support for HDR HEICs: they now get converted to valid HDR JPEGs

## Fixes - Fix *PDF Optimisation Failed* because decompressing binaries might leave unwanted old files

## Fixes - Fix keyboard shortcuts modifiers not working correctly - Fix iCloud watched files being duplicated or optimised in a loop in specific scenarios ([#71](https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/Clop/pull/71)) - Improve app hang detection

## Fixes - Fix `webp` conversion