Archivist Browser vs DiskPress for Files

Archivist Browser: Your Portal to Digital History Archivist Browser is the ultimate media player, transforming your device into a comprehensive portal for streaming content directly from the Internet Archive's vast collections. Built specifically for researchers and enthusiasts of historical media, our app provides the fastest, most reliable way to stream millions of films, audiobooks, music and digital texts. Stop struggling with browser playback. Download Archivist Browser and experience the past, optimised for seamless, modern streaming. What the Critics Say "A really cool piece of software... I've never seen anything like this before... Highly recommend." — WILL SMITH, BRAD AND WILL MADE A TECH POD "A great idea for a very niche utility – my favourite kind these days." — FEDERICO VITICCI, MACSTORIES As featured in Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic blog. Enhanced Media Playback & Visuals Experience history in high definition with a UI designed for modern enthusiasts. Custom Themes: Personalise your experience with the new Alt Indigo Theme, a variation specifically for Dark Mode enthusiasts. Universal TV Casting: Watch films and video on your big screen! Archivist Browser supports AirPlay (on iOS) for instant, seamless video streaming to any compatible TV or streaming device. High-Res Image Viewer: Enjoy smoother navigation and better rendering when viewing high-resolution assets. Improved Subtitles: Expanded support for subtitles across more titles and languages. Optimised Audio: Enjoy full background audio support and media controls right from your lock screen, perfect for listening to historical audiobooks or music collections. Polished UI: Refined thumbnail badges offer better clarity and a more professional look. Discovery & Integration Navigate the Archive’s millions of items with ease. Topic Chips: Quickly filter and find what you want with Topic Chips now appearing on Collections. Uploader Profiles: Explore more from your favourite contributors by clicking an uploader’s name to see their full gallery. Internet Archive (IA) Integration: Seamlessly import your lists directly from your IA account for a seamless transition. Fast Content Discovery: Easily find media by title, keyword or creator, or access curated "Popular Queries" to jump straight into trending collections. File & Folder Management Organise and share your research effortlessly. Folder Sharing: Share your favourite folders with other users via URL or QR code. Smart Store Linking: If a recipient doesn’t have the app installed, shared links will automatically direct them to the store page. On-the-Fly Renaming: Keep your library organised by renaming your folders instantly. Text File Clean Up: Use a dedicated button to instantly tidy up messy OCR text files. Rapid Text Access: Cached text fetching retrieves PDFs and documents rapidly (note: cache is purged on app closure). Privacy & Reliability We prioritise your privacy: No user accounts, no mandatory login and absolutely no personal details are stored. Experience the Archive with total peace of mind.

Save space on your iPhone and iPad while keeping your files ready to use. DiskPress for Files uses native lossless APFS compression and deduplication on supported local files. Files keep their contents, names and locations and open in your usual apps without unpacking. Duplicate copies can share storage while remaining separate, independently editable files. YOUR FOLDERS, YOUR SETTINGS Save a folder from Files and choose Compress only, Deduplicate + compress or Deduplicate only. Optimize one location, run Optimize All, or review a one-time selection. Set exclusions, minimum savings, file size limits, recent-file protection and performance preferences. WORK WITH APPLE SHORTCUTS On iOS 16 or later, list saved folders and start optimization in DiskPress using their current settings. On iOS 27 or later, run saved folders or subfolders in the background and receive a completion summary. You can also pass a folder path inside an already authorized saved location. A path alone never grants access. Each saved folder has an Automation section with Add Location Shortcut, setup help and, on iOS 27 or later, folder path copying. Create, share and schedule shortcuts in Apple's Shortcuts app. Shared shortcuts do not transfer folder permissions. RETURN A COMPRESSED COPY On iOS 27 or later, Compress File Copy accepts a file from another action or a shortcut enabled in the share sheet and returns a separate copy. The original stays untouched. Compression settings and exclusions apply, so some copies remain uncompressed. The result is a normal file with native filesystem compression. Saving it through another app or provider may remove the storage savings. FOLLOW EVERY RUN See live file counts and status messages while DiskPress scans, compares and optimizes. Overview separates compression savings from shared duplicate storage. Results show the current run and existing savings, while Activity records completed, skipped and failed operations. Pause and resume when needed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, analytics, uploads or Internet connections. File processing stays on your device. Website links open in your browser, and reports or output files are shared only when you choose. Requires iOS 14 or later and supported writable local APFS storage. Cloud and network locations, aggregate roots such as On My iPhone and folders that restrict required filesystem operations are unsupported. DiskPress does not modify the Photos library. Already compressed images and videos often save little or no additional space. DiskPress does not continuously monitor folders. On iOS 26 or later, a run started in the app can continue in the background when the system allows it. iOS may stop background work or require an unlock. Savings depend on file contents and existing compression or sharing and are estimates. DiskPress is also available separately for macOS. Learn more at https://diskpress.app.