Comment on MAZANOKE update (image optimizer via browser): Batch upload and download

anguo@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• lent9004@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s a valid question! The app is intended for less tech-savvy people, as such, the terminologies used are to accommodate those users. “Upload” would rather be “Import”, while “Download” would be “Export”.

  I’ve shared the use case in a previous Lemmy post:

  This app is designed to compress smaller batches of images, aimed at casual users who need to compress and convert a few images at a time.

  I created it primarily for friends and family who are less tech-savvy, to help them compress and convert images in a simple, safe, and private way.

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  • anguo@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    While I appreciate the sentiment, I do think that despite being well-intentioned this could just contribute to today’s digital illiteracy. It also downplays the app’s privacy, I almost dismissed it as a cloud service the moment I saw that.

    Perhaps you could use “open” and “save”, which is widely understood and probably more appropriate.

    That said, the app is a great initiative, and I’ll certainly give it a look once I get in front of a computer, and probably recommend it to students.

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    • rutrum@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Just because its run locally, doesnt mean it still isnt a web server. The software could run anywhere and be accessed over the network. The image optimization happens at the server, so download and upload are more accurate.

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      • anguo@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Wait, the optimization does not leave the device, it happens in the browser. There isn’t any need for a web server.

        If this can be used as an offline PWA, it doesn’t even need to be ‘self-hosted’, except for keeping it up to date.

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      • anguo@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Fair enough!

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