# ScreenshotCompressor v3 | Shortcuts Library

> Save a lot of storage space by Compressing Screenshots

## What this shortcut does

Context
If you are a person who takes a lot of screenshots and never delete them (like hundred or thousands), they can take up a lot of space like a lot more than you think and it can even be one of the reasons why you’re low on phone storage.
The problem is that Apple decided the screenshot to be created in.png format and that was great at the time because the quality of screenshots would be perfect with it, but then they decided to just stick with that format even after.heif/.heic format was introduced.
What does this shortcut do?
It converts the screenshot from png format to heic format and in almost every case it reduces the file size by 10-30 times. Yes you read that right. And once it verifies that all the screenshots have been converted then the shortcut will delete the original screenshot for you (although you can find the deleted screenshots in the “recently deleted” in photos app, if for any reason you want to recover the original screenshots) And after that's done it also shows a notification with how much space the original screenshot took and how much space the new converted screenshots take.
Prerequisite :
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
. Create an album in photos app with the name “Compressed Screenshots”
How to use the Screenshot?
Two Ways
Create an Automation for it to start on its own daily or weekly at your preferred time. Maybe night time after you've fallen asleep so this happens while you arent using your phone. (Recommended)
OR
Just use it manually whenever you want to compress the screenshots.
PS :
If you have a large number of Screenshots, it will take a significant of time for them to be converted and saved and then deleted so be patient during your first time using this and if possible just clear out and close all other apps and maybe restart your phone before starting the process (only for the first time and only if you have hundreds or thousands of screenshots).
Go into Settings > Shortcuts > Advanced and then enable all the option EXCEPT "Allow running Scripts" (that's not necessary for this shortcut)
Allow the shortcut to access/save/delete a multiple images when you run the shortcut for the first time.
Also note that for some reason even though preverse metadata toggle is on while converting, the new compressed screenshots

## Compatibility

iPhone, iPad

## Required apps

Photos

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