: What icon can I use which says "Auto Saved" I have an application where users can save a document manually (Click the save button, add a description and save it) while working or if they

@Rivera951

I think I didn't explain enough so I edited my question. The icon is actually used in the list of saves to point out which saves are auto saves.


If that's the case, you don't need a "save" icon, per se, but 2 icons that differentiate between user-initiated and automatic.

So for "Manual save," you can use a person icon



for "Auto save" you can use a clock icon



Their shapes are different enough to differentiate very rapidly and the user can easily remember which is which.

(you can also have different sets/types of icons and do A/B testing with some people, too, to see what works best)

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@Murray976

I would use the same base icon, then vary an identifier. That way at a glance the user still sees "Save" but can tell there's a difference between the two save types. I'm not a fan of the old floppy icons. But, they may be more intuitive for anyone over the age of 20 maybe.

Off the top of my head... without any real refinement....

For cloud storage items:



Or for local hard drive saving....

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@Lengel450

I think that using all those icons damage the UX.
I would suggest you to use an active and not active status to indicate when the user can manually save his/her work, and to add a text that says how long is it from the last save, something like 'automatically/manually saved X minutes ago'.

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@LarsenBagley460

For AUTO saved items, personally I would use a normal floppy disk save icon with a small egg timer overlaid, to make it obvious it is a timed event, not a manual event.

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@Karen819

My first hunch would be a regular save icon, i.e. a diskette, in combination with a regular OK icon, i.e. a checkmark.

Below you can find some quick examples:


not saved
saving
saved


I think these three icons convey the process of (auto)saving really well. Especially if they're animated, for example SVG.







EDIT after question specification:

Maybe you could convey the computer vs human save with a computer and a hand?

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