A simple utility program for Windows that will help reduce the size of most PDFs.
There are numerous PDF compression utilities out there. Most seem to either cost a bit, but only work ok, or are free and do not work well. Online versions work great, but really only handle 1 file at a time. We are offering one that works well and is free, and can handle multiple source folders at one time. We are also offering the source for it for those interested in seeing how it works.
This utility uses the Ghostscript APIs, which is a vast library of free software that can manipulate PDFs and PostScript files. For more on ghostscript, visit http://ghostscript.com/
Current version: 1.2
For Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10Windows Installer | msi file installer. This will create an icon on your desktop for the utility | Download |
Installer Exe | Setup.exe file. If you have problems running the msi above, download this file. Most people should not need it. | Download |
Zip file | Core files zipped up. You determine where to unzip the files. | Download |
Source files | Complete source code for version 1.0 with all functionality except ghostscript DLLs. Read the included Readme.txt in the zip for more on running the compiled version. | Download |
Not sure which one you need? Start with the 'Windows Installer'. If it does not work, try downloading the 'Installer Exe' to the same folder and running it. The zip file is more for people who want to put the files in a specific location.
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The utility can be looked at in various sections as labeled above
This section contains the list of files that will be compressed or have been compressed. If the files have not yet been compressed, then some of the columns will be empty.
These buttons allow you to manipulate the list of files that are to be compressed.
This section tells you where the compresed files will be stored and allows you to change that folder.
This area displays messages and statuses as you operate the utility.
Pressing this button will cause the utility to attempt to compress all files in the file list. If a file cannot be compressed, it will get a 'Failed' message. If a file cannot be compressed any smaller than it is, it will be highlighted in red, and will have a Ratio of 0%.
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