--- title: "Zippic (@zippic-app) | Hashnode" description: "Zippic (@zippic-app) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@zippic-app" --- @zippic-app # Zippic @zippic-app · Joined October 2026 ### [How to Shrink a Whole Folder of Photos Without Ruining Them (or Uploading Them)](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/how-to-shrink-a-whole-folder-of-photos-without-ruining-them-or-uploading-them?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A folder of vacation shots, product photos, or client proofs rarely fails because one image is too large. It fails when twenty or fifty of them need to land under the same size limit—email attachment 5 min read · [zippic.hashnode.dev](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/how-to-shrink-a-whole-folder-of-photos-without-ruining-them-or-uploading-them?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-shrink-a-whole-folder-of-photos-without-ruining-them-or-uploading-them/6ae5a5cf6464fafffa58dc5c) ### [APNG vs GIF for Small Web Animations: Transparency, Loops and File Size](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/apng-vs-gif-for-small-web-animations-transparency-loops-and-file-size?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Spinners, success checkmarks, a waving mascot on an empty state, chat stickers: small looping animations still get exported as GIF by default, mostly out of habit. GIF works everywhere, but it was des 7 min read · [zippic.hashnode.dev](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/apng-vs-gif-for-small-web-animations-transparency-loops-and-file-size?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/apng-vs-gif-for-small-web-animations-transparency-loops-and-file-size/6adf10667c31f4483f128dd8) ### [Why Your Photo Upload Keeps Getting Rejected: Pixels, Kilobytes and the Order You Fix Them In](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/why-your-photo-upload-keeps-getting-rejected-pixels-kilobytes-and-the-order-you-fix-them-in?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Passport renewals, visa forms, lottery entries, university portals: almost every online application now ends with the same step, "upload a recent photo". And a surprising number of people get stuck th 7 min read · [zippic.hashnode.dev](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/why-your-photo-upload-keeps-getting-rejected-pixels-kilobytes-and-the-order-you-fix-them-in?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 25](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-your-photo-upload-keeps-getting-rejected-pixels-kilobytes-and-the-order-you-fix-them-in/6addf43659d156786ccd4ff7) ### [Cropping Images in the Browser: Aspect-Ratio Math, Canvas, and Batch Presets Without Uploads](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/cropping-images-in-the-browser-aspect-ratio-math-canvas-and-batch-presets-without-uploads?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Cropping looks like the simplest image operation there is: pick a rectangle, keep the pixels inside it. In practice, most "why does my image look wrong?" bugs I see in front-end projects come from cro 7 min read · [zippic.hashnode.dev](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/cropping-images-in-the-browser-aspect-ratio-math-canvas-and-batch-presets-without-uploads?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 18](https://hashnode.com/posts/cropping-images-in-the-browser-aspect-ratio-math-canvas-and-batch-presets-without-uploads/6ad55a0736eedf4ac3fbcbef) ### [WebP vs AVIF vs JPEG in 2026: Which Image Format Should You Use (and How to Convert Without Uploading Anything)](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/webp-vs-avif-vs-jpeg-in-2026-which-image-format-should-you-use-and-how-to-convert-without-uploading-anything?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) WebP, AVIF or JPEG? A practical 2026 guide to picking image formats, quality settings, and converting site images in your browser without uploads. 9 min read · [zippic.hashnode.dev](https://zippic.hashnode.dev/webp-vs-avif-vs-jpeg-in-2026-which-image-format-should-you-use-and-how-to-convert-without-uploading-anything?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/webp-vs-avif-vs-jpeg-in-2026-which-image-format-should-you-use-and-how-to-convert-without-uploading-anything/6ad31ae47c58beb530e98bed) [Oct 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/webp-vs-avif-vs-jpeg-in-2026-which-image-format-should-you-use-and-how-to-convert-without-uploading-anything/6ad31ae47c58beb530e98bed)