Zippy delivers professional-grade version control with one-click simplicity. Track changes, compare versions, and restore previous work—without technical expertise.
Every day, these frustrations drain your productivity and creativity:
Folders cluttered with '_FINAL_v2' files and confusing naming schemes, leading to uncertainty.
Never being sure you're working on the latest version, risking errors and wasted effort.
The instant panic when realizing important work has been permanently lost or deleted.
Hours spent comparing documents to identify changes instead of focusing on real work.
Avoiding experimentation for fear of losing stable work, reducing innovation potential.
Reviewing past changes without remembering the reasoning behind critical decisions.
Time and energy wasted reconstructing lost work that once existed but vanished.
Navigating email threads with conflicting 'Final_v3' attachments to find the right file.
Poor version control isn’t just annoying—it’s a productivity killer. IDC studies show it costs businesses up to 21% of productivity and $20,000 per employee annually, while increasing risks and stress.
We built Zippy because protecting your work shouldn't require a technical degree.
It's not just backup. It's an intelligent, living history of your project. Zippy tracks the evolution of your files, giving you complete visibility.
Zippy handles all complex work behind the scenes. You enjoy professional version control without the technical complexity.
Focus on your work. Zippy handles the safety net for you!
Zippy occupies a unique space in the software world. It's purposefully designed to be:
Goes beyond simple copies to track how your work evolved with detailed context.
Delivers professional versioning without the steep learning curve or complex commands of systems like Git.
Adapts to how you work, rather than forcing you into a rigid process.
Zippy is the first tool to bring professional version control to everyday users. While developers have had Git and similar systems for years, Zippy finally makes this essential protection available to designers, writers, and professionals in a simple interface that fits how they actually work with their files.
If you create digital content, Zippy can transform your workflow:
Track concept evolution, revert to client-preferred versions instantly, and experiment boldly with creative directions without fear of losing work. Maintain a clean workspace while preserving every iteration.
See your narrative develop, compare drafts with highlighted changes, recover lost paragraphs, and eliminate dozens of confusing file copies. Maintain a single working document while preserving your complete creative journey.
Maintain perfect audit trails of critical documents, recover instantly from accidental changes, and ensure version accuracy for contracts, proposals, and financial documents.
Track research papers through multiple drafts, safely manage thesis revisions, preserve literature reviews, and ensure no critical data or analysis is ever lost during the writing process.
Enjoy streamlined version control for personal projects, configuration files, or documentation without Git's complexity. Perfect for developers working on side projects or non-collaborative codebases.
Preserve project files for videos, podcasts, and digital content at each production stage. Easily retrieve previous versions when client feedback requires returning to earlier concepts.
Zippy integrates seamlessly into your workflow with three simple steps:
Right-click any folder on your Windows PC and select 'Start Zippy Here'. Name your project, and Zippy automatically sets up everything you need.
A project folder for your files, a backup folder to store versions, the 'zippy.db' database, and a convenient Zippy shortcut to reopen your project anytime.
Only work on files inside the project folder - this is where Zippy tracks all changes. Any files outside this folder won't be monitored or backed up.
Importantly, there is no limit to the number of projects you can create, and Zippy fully supports working across multiple projects simultaneously.
Use your favorite applications as you normally would. When you reach a milestone worth preserving, click 'Backup' in Zippy.
Enter descriptive notes about this version, creating valuable context for future reference.
This thorough yet accessible documentation system ensures you always understand both what changed and why—the hallmark of professional version management without the complexity.
Browse your visual history with detailed notes and changelogs to find exactly what you need.
Need a previous version? Click 'Restore', select the version you need, and Zippy brings it back instantly.
Before restoring, close all open files in your project. Zippy will replace your current files with the selected version.
All project files must be closed before restore, as files in use are locked by applications and cannot be replaced. If you need to preserve your current state, please create a new backup before proceeding.
It's that simple! Professional version control for everyone!
Zippy combines sophisticated technology with user-friendly operation:
Capture your project's state instantly whenever you reach a milestone or simply want a safety point. Zippy identifies exactly what's new, modified, or deleted.
Navigate your entire project history with a clear, visual interface. See notes and key changes for each version at a glance.
For text-based files (like code, documents, notes), Zippy shows you exactly what changed between any two versions, side-by-side, highlighted down to the individual character. Stop guessing, start seeing.
Revert your entire project to any previous state with absolute confidence. Zippy creates a safety backup before restoring and includes automatic recovery if anything goes wrong.
Zippy doesn't care if it's a design file, manuscript, spreadsheet, code snippet, or complex project folder. It handles any file type, regardless of size, tracking both text and binary extensions intelligently.
Automatically generated for every version, providing a complete record of what files were added, modified, or deleted. Quickly understand the scope of changes between versions.
Manage version histories for multiple projects simultaneously. Each project maintains its own independent history, allowing you to organize your work however makes sense for you.
Zippy installs entirely in your user space, requiring no administrator privileges. This makes it perfect for corporate or educational settings where permissions are restricted. Get your team protected in minutes without needing IT involvement.
For text-based files, Zippy automatically creates HTML diff files that highlight changes between versions with precision and clarity.
Instantly see what's been added, removed, or modified down to the character level with intuitive color-coding.
Compare the old and new versions with a clean, side-by-side view that makes even complex changes easy to understand.
See changes in context of the full file, making it simple to understand not just what changed, but why it matters.
Diff files are only created for text-based files. Microsoft Word (.docx, .doc), OpenOffice/LibreOffice (.odt), PDF files, and other document formats are BINARY files and cannot be properly compared.
If you work with word processing documents but want to track detailed changes, consider using Markdown (.md) or plain text (.txt) files instead, as these will be properly diffed as text files.
Zippy intelligently identifies and processes different file types, allowing you to seamlessly work with both text and binary files in your projects.
Automatically distinguishes between text and binary files, applying optimal processing methods for each file type without manual configuration.
Track custom text file formats and easily understand complex changes by comparing old and new versions in Zippy's clean, side-by-side view.
Easily configure which files are treated as text or binary, creating a personalized workflow that adapts to your unique project requirements.
Security and privacy are fundamental to Zippy's design.
Your project files and their entire version history never leave your computer. Zippy performs all operations locally. There's no mandatory cloud sync, no external servers holding your precious work.
Zippy uses robust SHA-256 hashing to detect even the tiniest file change and verify the integrity of every backup instantly upon creation. You can trust that your restored versions are perfect.
We believe you should always control your data. Zippy stores backups as standard ZIP files and changelogs, notes and diffs as HTML files. You can access your backed-up project files directly, even without Zippy installed.
Your work deserves full protection and privacy!
Zippy prioritizes clarity and reliability in every aspect of version control, making it intuitive for anyone to use.
Unlike systems storing complex file differences in proprietary databases, Zippy creates complete, independent snapshots for each backup.
This matches how you think about versions – capturing your entire project exactly as it existed at that moment, preserving all relationships between files and folders. When you restore, you get precisely what you expect: your project as it was at that point in time.
If your 'backup-zippy' folder grows large over time, you can safely delete older individual backup folders you know you'll no longer need. Please read the User Guide to learn how to do this correctly and avoid potential issues.
Want the safety of Zippy's local versioning plus the convenience of cloud backup and sync? Zippy works perfectly with services like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, pCloud, Yandex Disk, and more!
Simply start Zippy inside your cloud provider's local sync folder.
Ensure that folder is set to be fully available offline (a standard feature in all major cloud sync apps).
Zippy performs its magic locally on those files, and your cloud service then automatically syncs the versioned project and the 'backup-zippy' folder to the cloud as regular files.
Work seamlessly across PCs! If you use the same cloud service and default Zippy install location on both your home and work PCs (running the same Zippy version), you can fluidly switch between them. Your project history stays perfectly in sync via your cloud provider.
Cloud folders MUST be set to be fully available offline for Zippy to work properly. If files are set to 'online-only', Zippy will not be able to scan them and will freeze or malfunction. This is an absolute requirement for cloud integration.
Need to work offline or on a different PC temporarily? Simply copy your Zippy project folder (including the 'backup-zippy' folder) to a USB drive or external hard drive – if Zippy is installed on the target computer, you can open the project and continue working seamlessly with your full version history intact.
Experience all features with our no-obligation free trial. Download today and see how it transforms your workflow.
Use Zippy for as many different projects as you like on your PC.
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Store up to 9999 backups per project, versus the 10-backup limit in the trial. All subscription plans support unlimited projects.
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Don't wait for disaster to strike. Protect your projects, streamline your workflow, and gain the freedom to create without fear. Join thousands of users who trust Zippy to safeguard their most important asset – their work.
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