Z PicSort 1.2 – User Manual =========================== OVERVIEW -------- Z PicSort is a Windows application that lets you quickly sort your images with the keyboard, thanks to a smooth interface and folder name auto-completion. No installation is needed: just run Z-PicSort-1.2.0.exe. FIRST LAUNCH ------------ On first launch, choose your language (Français or English); the list of shortcuts is then displayed. You can change the language later via Options > Change language. SORTING FOLDER -------------- At startup, a window asks you to select the folder containing the images to sort. Put all the images to sort in this folder. If you have already created your destination folders, put them in the same folder too (subfolders are supported). Example: open your "Pictures" folder in the app and put all your images there. You can also create folders directly from the app. Supported formats: .jpg .jpeg .png .gif .bmp .webp .heic .heif HEIC photos (iPhone) open without installing anything. Photos are displayed the right way up (camera orientation). Images are listed by name (img2 before img10). Change folder: Options > Change folder. SORT TO SIBLING FOLDERS ----------------------- Options > Sort from a folder to sibling folders. Choose a source folder: the suggested destinations are then the neighbouring folders (the other folders of the parent folder), plus the parent folder itself (type its name). Example: with "Photos\To sort" as source, you can sort into "Photos\Holidays", "Photos\Family" or "Photos". The ZPS-Bin and ZPS-SortMe folders are still created inside the source folder. NAVIGATION ---------- Right arrow: next image Left arrow: previous image Up / Down: browse folder suggestions Esc: close suggestions A preview of the next image is shown on the right. The image grows with the window (enlarge or maximise the window to see it better). Bottom right: image dimensions and file size. Bottom left: your folder shortcuts. SORTING IMAGES -------------- Moving Type the name of the destination folder, or part of it, in the text field. Suggestions appear automatically (several words allowed, in any order). Enter: - if the folder exists, the image is moved there; - if it doesn't exist, a message says so and nothing is moved. Shift + Enter: creates the folder if needed, then moves the image into it. Tick "Include subfolders" so that suggestions also list subfolders (e.g. "Holidays/2024"). No image is ever overwritten: if a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder, the image is renamed automatically (e.g. "photo (1).jpg") and a message tells you. Folder shortcuts (Ctrl + 1 to 9) Link your most used folders to keys 1 to 9: - type the folder name in the text field, then press Ctrl + Shift + 1 (or 2… 9): the folder is linked to that key; - from then on, Ctrl + 1 moves the image straight into that folder, without typing anything; - empty text field, then Ctrl + Shift + 1: removes the shortcut. The keys work on every keyboard layout, AZERTY included: use the number keys on the top row (on AZERTY, no need to hold Shift to get the digit). The numeric keypad also works for Ctrl + 1 to 9. Options > Folder shortcuts: shows and edits the 9 shortcuts. Shortcuts are saved for each sorting folder and come back the next time you open it. A linked folder that no longer exists is created again the first time it is used. They also work with multiple selection, and Ctrl + Z undoes them like any other move. Multiple selection Ctrl + M turns on multiple selection: - each image you browse with the right arrow is added to the selection; - going back with the left arrow removes images from the selection; - a blue border and a counter show the active selection; - Enter, Delete or Ctrl + T move all selected images at once. Press Ctrl + M again to turn it off. Sort later Ctrl + T: moves the image to the ZPS-SortMe folder, to sort it later. Options > View images to sort: opens this folder. NON-PERMANENT DELETION ---------------------- Delete or Ctrl + S: moves the image to the ZPS-Bin folder, which acts as a recycle bin. No image is actually deleted: it's up to you to delete this folder. A window reminds you of this the first time you delete an image. Options > View deleted images: opens this folder. UNDO ---- Ctrl + Z (or the yellow button) undoes the last move. A multiple selection is undone in one go. Note: the history is cleared when the application is closed. GIFS AND ANIMATED IMAGES ------------------------ Animated GIF and WebP images play automatically. Heavy animations (over 5 MB or over 100 frames) are shown frozen with a "Simplified display" banner: - "Animate image": starts the animation (may be slow); - "Click to animate": shows the next frame on each click. OTHER FEATURES -------------- Options > Open current file location: opens Windows Explorer on the displayed image. Options > Export sorting to CSV: saves the list of moves (file name, source folder, destination folder). The file opens directly in Excel. Undone moves are not included. Help > Show shortcuts: shows the keyboard shortcuts. Help > Online help: opens this manual on the website (https://mathis-backert.com/zpicsort/en/help/). Help > Check for updates: checks whether a new version exists. This check also runs automatically at startup (an Internet connection is needed; without one, nothing is shown). KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ------------------ Up / Down Select a folder in the suggestions Left / Right Previous / next image Enter Move Shift + Enter Create folder and move Esc Close suggestions Ctrl + M Multiple selection Ctrl + Z Undo Delete / Ctrl + S Delete (to ZPS-Bin) Ctrl + T Sort later (to ZPS-SortMe) Ctrl + 1 to 9 Move to the linked folder Ctrl + Shift + 1-9 Link the typed folder to the key SETTINGS -------- The chosen language and the folder shortcuts are saved in Documents\Z-PicSort_Parameters. Website: https://mathis-backert.com/zpicsort/