

This will add two File Actions to Alfred. If you haven’t installed it during the first start of BetterZip, you can install the Alfred workflows at any time by selecting BetterZip > Install Alfred Workflows from the menu. Remove the service by moving it to the trash from this folder.īetterZip 4 supports some of the most widely used third-party productivity utilities: Alfred Workflows

To make it easy to remove services again the tools button menu also has a command “Reveal Services Folder in Finder”. Choose “Add this Preset to the Services Menu…” and a sheet will drop down in which you may edit the name for the service. Go to BetterZip > Preferences > Presets, choose the preset for which you want to add a service, and click the tools button (with the little gear) below the presets list. BetterZip 4 allows you to add as many services as you wish to the Services menu. In previous versions of BetterZip you had two services that were available through the Services menu in other apps, most importantly in Finder. The same works for extraction, of course. Using Automator you can easily create BetterZip droplets, small apps onto which you can drop files and folders to compress using a pre-configured preset. It needs one or more archives as input and returns the extracted files and folders (only the top level items) as output.

This action can be configured by selecting one of your current extract presets. It needs files and folders as input and returns the created archives as output. This action can be configured by selecting one of your current save presets. Automation and Integration with Other Productivity Tools Automator Actions
