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# Drop Zone

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/compresto/OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV/images/dropzone.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV&q=85&s=c1d93a6ff4a941c6ef8f44e6f89de381" alt="drop zone" width="3840" height="1646" data-path="images/dropzone.webp" />

## Overview

Drop Zone provides a quick way to compress files by dragging and dropping them onto a designated area that appears near your Mac's notch (or top of screen). When you drag supported files, the Drop Zone automatically appears, ready to receive your files for compression.

## Supported File Types

* **Video** - mp4, mov, webm, and other video formats
* **Image** - jpg, png, webp, and other image formats
* **GIF** - Animated GIF files
* **PDF** - PDF documents

## Getting Started

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Open the Settings window and choose the **Drop Zone** tab

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/compresto/OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV/images/dropzone_1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV&q=85&s=07fdb715730e0d32504b7dea056a624f" alt="drop zone" width="1750" height="1258" data-path="images/dropzone_1.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Toggle on **Enable Drop Zone** to enable the feature

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/compresto/OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV/images/dropzone_2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV&q=85&s=e4e3bea46c3cde1d2b5df530c6a9f593" alt="drop zone" width="1706" height="1282" data-path="images/dropzone_2.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Customize compression settings for Drop Zone

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/compresto/OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV/images/dropzone_3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV&q=85&s=2b9210e128ab132388888d1af583660a" alt="drop zone" width="1726" height="1268" data-path="images/dropzone_3.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Drag files to the Drop Zone to start compression

    [    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/compresto/OeBIOIpDZVd45LNV/images/dropzone_demo.gif?s=38ac66055ad9153742877198e9fe845b" width="400" data-path="images/dropzone_demo.gif" />](/images/dropzone_demo.gif)
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Configuration Options

### Compression Settings Type

| Option                 | Description                                                 |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Last used settings** | Uses the same settings as your default compression settings |
| **Custom**             | Configure separate settings specifically for Drop Zone      |

### Video Settings

When using custom settings, you can configure:

* **Video quality**: highest, high, good, medium, acceptable
* **Video resolution**: Keep same or resize to specific dimensions
* **Video format**: same, mp4, webm
* **Remove audio**: Strip audio track from videos

### Image Settings

* **Image quality**: highest, high, good, medium, acceptable
* **Image format**: same, webp, jpg, png
* **Image size**: Keep same, percentage, or fixed pixel width

### GIF Settings

* **GIF quality**: highest, high, good, medium, acceptable
* **GIF dimension**: Keep same or resize

### PDF Settings

* **PDF quality**: best, high, balance, low

### Output Settings

#### Remove Input File

Enable to automatically delete the original file after compression.

#### Output Folder

| Option     | Description                                       |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Same**   | Save compressed files in the same folder as input |
| **Nested** | Save to a subfolder (default: "compressed")       |
| **Custom** | Choose a specific output folder                   |

<Note>
  Drop Zone automatically detects when you're dragging supported file types and only appears when relevant files are being dragged.
</Note>