diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveConfiguration.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveConfiguration.hpp
index 38215d7..fdb43fb 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveConfiguration.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveConfiguration.hpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		[[nodiscard]] int GetLibArchiveArchiveType() const;
 
 		[[nodiscard]] int GetLibArchiveCompressionType() const;
-
-		[[nodiscard]] constexpr bool AllowsUnknownFileSize() const { return type == ArchiveType::ZIP; }
 	};
 
 	namespace ArchiveConfig
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveType.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveType.hpp
index fc7a9e2..739ba1f 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveType.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveType.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		[[nodiscard]] constexpr bool operator!=(ArchiveType rhs) const { return m_type != rhs.m_type; }
 
 		[[nodiscard]] constexpr explicit operator int() const { return m_type; }
+		[[nodiscard]] constexpr operator Type() const { return m_type; }
 
 		[[nodiscard]] static constexpr std::optional<ArchiveType> FromExtension(std::string_view fName)
 		{
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveWriter.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveWriter.cpp
index af3dcf2..b9299d5 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveWriter.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveWriter.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "ArchiveWriter.hpp"
 #include "LibArchiveHelper.hpp"
 #include "ArchiveStreamBufferWriter.hpp"
+#include "SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker.hpp"
 #include <archive.h>
 #include <archive_entry.h>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 	ArchiveWriter::ArchiveWriter(const char* fileName, ArchiveConfiguration archiveConfiguration, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger)
 			: ArchiveBase(archive_write_new(), archive_entry_new(), logger)
 			, m_archiveConfig(archiveConfiguration)
+			, m_shouldCompress(&SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker)
 	{ //TODO error handling
 		ChkErr(archive_write_set_format(m_archive, archiveConfiguration.GetLibArchiveArchiveType()));
 		if (archiveConfiguration.type == ArchiveType::TAR)
@@ -87,6 +89,11 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 	void ArchiveWriter::WriteHeader(const FileDescription& fileDescription)
 	{
 		if (m_asBuffer) { m_asBuffer->Close(); m_asBuffer = nullptr; }
+		if (m_archiveConfig.type.AllowsMixedCompressionLevels())
+		{
+			if (m_shouldCompress(fileDescription)) SetCompressed();
+			else SetUncompressed();
+		}
 		archive_entry_clear(m_archiveEntry);
 		archive_entry_set_pathname_utf8(m_archiveEntry, fileDescription.path.c_str());
 		if (fileDescription.size != FileDescription::UNKNOWN_SIZE)
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if (!m_archiveConfig.AllowsUnknownFileSize())
+			if (!m_archiveConfig.type.AllowsUnknownFileSize())
 				throw std::invalid_argument("Only ZIP files allow files of unknown size");
 			archive_entry_unset_size(m_archiveEntry);
 		}
@@ -106,4 +113,26 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		ChkErr(archive_write_header(m_archive, m_archiveEntry));
 		m_bytesWritten += fileDescription.size;
 	}
+
+	void ArchiveWriter::SetUncompressed()
+	{
+		if (!m_lastCompressed) return;
+		m_lastCompressed = false;
+		switch (m_archiveConfig.type)
+		{
+			case ArchiveType::ZIP: ChkErr(archive_write_zip_set_compression_store(m_archive));
+			default: ;
+		}
+	}
+
+	void ArchiveWriter::SetCompressed()
+	{
+		if (m_lastCompressed) return;
+		m_lastCompressed = true;
+		switch (m_archiveConfig.type)
+		{
+			case ArchiveType::ZIP: ChkErr(archive_write_zip_set_compression_deflate(m_archive));
+			default: ;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveWriter.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveWriter.hpp
index cb18d31..f1540bc 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveWriter.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveWriter.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		ArchiveConfiguration m_archiveConfig;
 		size_t m_bytesWritten = 0;
 		ArchiveOStream::ASBufferPtr m_asBuffer = nullptr;
+		bool m_lastCompressed = true;
+		std::function<bool(const FileDescription&)> m_shouldCompress;
 
 	public:
 		ArchiveWriter(const char* fileName, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr)
@@ -39,7 +41,13 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		bool AddFile(const char* fileName, const char* inArchiveName) override;
 		[[nodiscard]] ArchiveOStream AddFileStream(const FileDescription& description) override;
 
+		void SetShouldCompressFunction(const std::function<bool(const FileDescription&)>& shouldComp) override { m_shouldCompress = shouldComp; }
+
 	private:
 		void WriteHeader(const FileDescription& fileDescription);
+
+		void SetUncompressed();
+
+		void SetCompressed();
 	};
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/IArchiveWriter.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/IArchiveWriter.hpp
index a96b6d6..7c6a775 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/IArchiveWriter.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/IArchiveWriter.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "ArchiveOStream.hpp"
 #include "IO/FileDescription.hpp"
+#include <functional>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace OpenVulkano
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 	public:
 		virtual ~IArchiveWriter() = default;
 
+		virtual void SetShouldCompressFunction(const std::function<bool(const FileDescription&)>& shouldComp) = 0;
+
 		virtual bool AddFile(const FileDescription& description, const void* buffer) = 0;
 		virtual bool AddFile(const FileDescription& description, const std::vector<std::pair<const void*, size_t>>& buffers) = 0;
 		virtual bool AddFile(const char* fileName, const char* inArchiveName) = 0;
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/MultiPartArchiveWriter.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/MultiPartArchiveWriter.cpp
index a08b0ac..5049c97 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/MultiPartArchiveWriter.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/MultiPartArchiveWriter.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 #else
 		m_writer = std::make_unique<ArchiveWriter>(m_archives.back().c_str(), m_archiveConfig, m_logger);
 #endif
+		if (m_shouldCompress) m_writer->SetShouldCompressFunction(m_shouldCompress);
 	}
 
 	void MultiPartArchiveWriter::CheckSize(size_t size)
@@ -114,4 +115,10 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		if (!m_writer || !m_writer->GetTotalWrittenBytes()) return; // Nothing has been written yet, no need to split file
 		m_writer = nullptr;
 	}
+
+	void MultiPartArchiveWriter::SetShouldCompressFunction(const std::function<bool(const FileDescription&)>& shouldComp)
+	{
+		if (m_writer) m_writer->SetShouldCompressFunction(shouldComp);
+		m_shouldCompress = shouldComp;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/MultiPartArchiveWriter.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/MultiPartArchiveWriter.hpp
index 3e08ad6..823ade1 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/MultiPartArchiveWriter.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/MultiPartArchiveWriter.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		std::unique_ptr<ArchiveWriter> m_writer;
 		std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> m_logger;
 		std::vector<std::filesystem::path> m_archives;
+		std::function<bool(const FileDescription&)> m_shouldCompress;
 		bool m_lazyCreation;
 
 		void StartNewFile();
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		using IArchiveWriter::AddFile;
 		[[nodiscard]] virtual ArchiveOStream AddFileStream(const FileDescription& description) override;
 
+		void SetShouldCompressFunction(const std::function<bool(const FileDescription&)>& shouldComp) override;
+
 		void SetLogger(const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger) { m_logger = logger; }
 		[[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> GetLogger() const { return m_logger; }
 
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e8e605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include "SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker.hpp"
+#include "Base/Utils.hpp"
+#include <set>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		const std::set<std::string_view> INCOMPRESSIBLE_TYPES = {
+				// Image formats
+				"jpg", "jpeg", "png",
+				// Video formats
+				"mp4",
+				// Audio formats
+				"mp3", "aac", "ac3",
+				// Other
+		};
+	}
+
+	bool SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker(const FileDescription& fileDescription)
+	{
+		auto [fName, fType] = Utils::SplitAtLastOccurrence(fileDescription.path, '.');
+		std::transform(fType.begin(), fType.end(), fType.begin(), ::tolower); // fType to lowercase
+		return !INCOMPRESSIBLE_TYPES.count(fType);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e45ea88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "IO/FileDescription.hpp"
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	bool SimpleFileTypeShouldCompressChecker(const FileDescription& fileDescription);
+}