Thumbnail Generation
When a user opens a folder, the application automatically scans its contents and attempts to generate mini-previews, or thumbnails, for the files in the folder.
Thumbnails on Local Folders
In the free version of TagSpaces, thumbnail generation is supported only for image and video file formats such as JPG, PNG, and MP4. Thumbnails for PDF file are also generated.
The PRO version expands thumbnail generation to a broader range of file formats:
- Images: PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, SVG, WEBP, TIFF
- Videos: WEBM, OGV, MP4, M4V
- Notes: HTML (utilizing embedded screenshots, if created with the TagSpaces Web Clipper)
- Text Files: TXT, MD, source code files (using the first lines found in the file)
- Bookmarks: URL (using the embedded screenshot, if created with the TagSpaces Web Clipper)
- Ebooks: EPUB (using the integrated ebook cover image)
- Archives: ZIP (using the first image found in the archive)
- Office Documents: ODT, ODP, ODS, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX (using embedded preview images, if available)
The generated thumbnails are stored in the .ts folder located within each folder you browse. This caching mechanism significantly improves the speed of browsing folders containing many files. Thumbnail generation can be enabled or disabled in the application settings.
Thumbnails on S3 Locations
When you upload files to an S3 location, TagSpaces will attempt to generate thumbnails during the upload process.