Blog
Compress, zip, and manage files in monday.com
Guides and workflows for compressing images, shrinking PDFs, zipping files, and cutting storage usage inside monday.com.
How-to guides
Step-by-step guides for a single task inside monday.com.
How to automatically compress images in monday.com
Set up a monday.com automation that compresses every image the moment it lands in a Files column — on upload, on a status change, or on a button click.
· 2 min read
How to compress images in monday.com without downloading them
Compress JPEG, PNG, and WebP images directly on a monday.com board with the File Compress app — no download, no re-upload, no external tools.
· 3 min read
How to automatically compress PDFs in monday.com
Build a monday.com automation that optimizes every PDF as it arrives — losslessly, with object streams and metadata removal, using the File Compress app.
· 2 min read
How to reduce image file size in monday.com
Cut the size of images stored on a monday.com board using compression levels, format choices, and dimension caps — without leaving the board.
· 3 min read
How to reduce monday.com file storage usage
A practical plan to cut monday.com storage — find the heavy boards, compress images and PDFs in place, zip archives, and automate so usage stops climbing.
· 2 min read
How to compress PDF files in monday.com
Shrink PDF attachments on a monday.com board with the File Compress app — it strips bloat and rewrites the file with object streams, no visual change to the pages.
· 3 min read
How to reduce PDF file size in monday.com
A decision guide for shrinking PDF attachments on a monday.com board — when structural optimization is enough, when to fix the source, and how File Compress helps.
· 2 min read
How to zip multiple files in monday.com
Bundle every file in a monday.com Files column into one ZIP archive with the File Compress app — no downloading each file, no desktop zipping.
· 2 min read
How to download multiple files from monday.com as one ZIP
monday.com has no download-all button for a Files column. Here is how to bundle every attachment on an item into one ZIP with the File Compress app.
· 2 min read
How to compress images before uploading to monday.com
Two ways to keep monday.com boards lean — optimize images on your machine before upload, or let a File Compress automation do it the moment they arrive.
· 2 min read
Workflows
How a real workflow stays fast when files pile up on a board.
How I compress hundreds of images in monday.com for my marketing team
A repeatable process for compressing a marketing team's image backlog in monday.com — batch the existing boards, then automate on upload so it never piles up again.
· 2 min read
How I manage large design files in monday.com without slowing down my workflow
The system I use to keep a monday.com design board fast when every item carries 20MB of exports — masters live elsewhere, the board holds compressed copies.
· 2 min read
How I automatically compress client deliverables in monday.com
The status-triggered setup I use so every client deliverable in monday.com is compressed and bundled into one ZIP the moment an item is marked ready to deliver.
· 2 min read
How I manage client files in monday.com without downloading and re-uploading everything
Downloading a file, optimizing it, deleting the original, and re-uploading breaks item history and wastes an hour a day. Here is the on-board workflow I use instead.
· 2 min read
How I keep project files small when managing projects in monday.com
File hygiene as a project-management habit — the column structure, compression automations, and archive step that keep monday.com project boards fast.
· 2 min read
Industry stories
How specific teams manage files and storage in monday.com.
How I manage images and files in monday.com as a marketing agency
How a multi-client marketing agency manages files in monday.com — per-client boards, compress-on-upload automations, and zipped monthly client reports.
· 2 min read
How I manage large design files in monday.com as a creative agency
How a creative agency keeps monday.com usable when deliverables are layered PSDs and 4K exports — a source-of-truth split plus automated compression on the board.
· 2 min read
How I manage client deliverables in monday.com as a web design agency
The deliverables workflow a web design agency runs in monday.com — optimized assets, compressed PDFs, and a one-click ZIP handoff triggered by project status.
· 1 min read
How I manage property photos and documents in monday.com as a real estate team
A real estate team's monday.com file system — compress listing photos and documents on upload, keep boards fast across the pipeline, and hand buyers one ZIP.
· 2 min read
How I manage large media files in monday.com as a marketing team
How an in-house marketing team keeps monday.com fast when every campaign brings hero images, asset packs, and video stills — a storage split plus automation.
· 2 min read