Index
- Shrink PDF files with Windows
- Shrink PDF files with macOS
- Reduce PDF files online
- App to reduce PDF files
Shrink PDF files with Windows
You are using a computer with su installed Windows and would like to understand what tools you can use to succeed shrink PDF files? Then immediately test the resources specifically used for this purpose that you find below. I'm sure they will satisfy you.
Free PDF Compressor
The first program I recommend you to try is Free PDF Compressor: it is a software that allows you to reduce the weight of PDF files through various conversion profiles. It's free and super easy to use.
To download it to your PC, connect to its official website and click the button first Download mirror and then on the voice Click here. Once the download is complete, open the installation package freepdfcompressor_setup.exe and, in the window you see appear on the desktop, first click on the button Yes and on that Next. Then place the check mark next to the item I accept the agreement and finish the setup by pressing the button again Next for four consecutive times, then on that install and finally on the button Finish.
At this point, start Free PDF Compressor, press the button KATEGORIEN in the program window displayed on the screen and select the PDF to compress. Then select one of the conversion profiles from the menu Settings choosing between: Screen which generates 72 dpi documents exclusively for on-screen viewing (low quality); eBook for the creation of documents at 150 dpi optimized for ebook readers (medium-low quality); Printer which generates files at a resolution of 300 dpi also suitable for printing (medium quality); Prepress which preserves more colors than the Printer profile (medium-high quality) e Default which generates PDFs at the highest possible quality.
Finally, indicate the location where you want to save the output file by clicking the button Save As e pulsing sul pulsating Compress to complete the operation. Done!
NXPowerLite
If you are looking for a viable alternative to the software mentioned above, I suggest you give it a try NXPowerLite. It is very simple to use and allows you to compress not only PDF files, but also Word images and documents, Excel sheets and PowerPoint presentations. It is paid (costs 36 euros), but it can also be used in a free trial version that allows you to test all its functions for a period of 30 days. Note that it is also available in a Mac version.
To download it to your computer, connect to its official website and press the button Download Now located in the center. Once the download is complete, open the file NXPowerLiteSetupxx_x.exe obtained and, in the window that appears on the desktop, presses the button NEXT. Then, check the box relating to acceptance of the terms of use of the service and press the button again NEXT. Then choose the option Typical, click on the buttons Install, Si e Ends to conclude the setup.
At this point, call the program by double clicking on the relative shortcut that has been added to the desktop and, once the NXPowerLite window is displayed, press the button Add files and select the documents to compress. Alternatively, drag your PDFs directly into the software window.
To conclude, click on the button Optimize, in order to start the compression procedure. If you want to change the profile used first, select the option New optimization profile give menu to tendin Optimization profile, select the scheda PDF in the window that opens and makes all the necessary adjustments.
Please also note that, by default, optimized PDFs are saved in the same location as the original ones. To select a different output path, click on the button Modification (located at the bottom) and choose the destination folder from the new window that opens.
Shrink PDF files with macOS
And for MacOS? What tools are available to be able to reduce the size of PDF files? Well, the ones I have indicated below are, in my opinion, the best in the category: put them to the test now!
Preview
If you need to reduce the weight of one or more PDF files on your Mac, I am happy to inform you that you do not necessarily have to resort to the use of third-party programs. Then in fact use Preview, the “standard” macOS application for managing images and PDF documents.
Preview, in fact, integrates a special quartz filter specially designed for the purpose in question. Then open the PDF file in relation to which you intend to intervene, access the menu Fillet (top left) and click on the item Export. In the window that opens, select the option PDF from the menu Size is that Reduce file size from the menu Quartz filter.
Finally, indicate the location where you want to save the lightened PDF via the drop-down menu located in and click sul pulsating Save to finalize the procedure. It was simple, wasn't it?
If you are not satisfied with the final result obtained using the quartz filter already included in Preview, you can download others from the Internet and install them on macOS. If this interests you, read my guide on how to compress a PDF file on Mac for more information on this.
Shrinkit
Another great tool you can use to perform the operation covered by this tutorial is Shrinkit, a free application that allows you to reduce PDF files by simply dragging them into its window.
To download ShrinkIt on your Mac, connect to its official website and press the button Download ShrinkIt. When the download is complete, extract the ZIP file obtained in any position and drag theprogram icon present to your internal nella cartella Applications of macOS. Then right click on it and select the item apri twice, in order to circumvent the limitations that Apple imposes on applications from non-certified developers (an operation that must be performed only at the first start).
Now that you see the ShrinkIt window on your desktop, proceed as just said: drag and drop the PDFs you want to compress on it and you're done! The application will replace the original file with its compressed version and will create a backup copy (in a non-optimized version) in the same folder as the source file.
Reduce PDF files online
Now let's move on to the solutions for PDF compression online, which can be used from any operating system and navigation program without installing additional software on the computer. In addition, they do not require user registration and ensure privacy by deleting all files uploaded to their servers within hours of processing.
PDF Candy
If you don't want to waste time manually adjusting the quality parameters of the PDFs to obtain, take a look at PDF Candy that does everything by itself: just feed it the files to be optimized and it reduces the weight as much as possible without affecting its quality (or at least without affecting it conspicuously). It does not apply any particular limitations regarding the maximum weight or the number of documents that can be uploaded and it is free.
To test the capabilities of PDF Candy in person, connected to the home page of the service and drag all the documents on which you want to go to act in the box located in the center of the screen (the one with the inscription or drag and drop it). Alternatively, you can select the PDFs to resize "manually" by clicking the button + Add files. Then if the documents are on your account dropbox o Google Drive, you can load them directly from them by selecting their icons and logging in.
Wait, therefore, for the documents to be processed by the service, after which you will be shown how much it was possible to reduce their size and you can proceed with the download of their lighter versions by clicking on the button Download file. If you have not changed the default browser settings, the files will be saved in the folder Download Of computer. Alternatively, you can save PDFs to one of the supported cloud storage services by clicking on its icons.
Online2PDF
Online2PDF is another web service that allows you to reduce PDF files totally free. It supports the simultaneous upload of up to 20 documents and has an overall upload limit of 100MB. It differs from PDF Candy in that it allows you to fine-tune the properties of the output files.
To use it, linked to its main page and drag the files to be compressed into the gray box located in the center. Alternatively, select the files manually by clicking the button Select files. Then click on the icon Compression which is located at the bottom.
At this point, use the drop-down menus Image quality e Image resolution to set the quality and resolution of the PDFs to be obtained. To reduce the weight of your files even more, you can also choose to turn them into black and white documents by selecting the option you prefer from the drop-down menu Colors / Black and white. Of course, a lower quality / resolution of the files corresponds to a lower weight of the same, but in principle I do not recommend you to go below those that are the standard parameters of Online2PDF: 80% quality e 300dpi resolution.
To conclude, click on the button Converted, in order to start the processing and then the download of the documents. If you have not made any changes to your browser's default settings, the documents will be saved in the folder Download Of computer.
App to reduce PDF files
Do you need to reduce PDF files from your smartphone or tablet? If so, you can rely on some uses specially used for this purpose and running on both Android and iOS. Try them now, I'm sure you won't regret it.
- Compress PDF (Android / iOS) - allows you to reduce the weight of PDFs by selecting documents from the device memory or from supported e-mail and cloud storage services. Note that you need an Internet connection to be able to use it. It's free, but offers in-app purchases (starting at $ 4,99 on Android and $ 10,99 on iOS) to speed up the compression process.
- PDF Compressor by ZeroAppStudio (Android) - app for Android devices only that allows you to reduce the weight of PDFs simply by indicating the compression percentage. It's free.
- PDF Compressor di xu jianwei (iOS) - specific app for iOS thanks to which you can lighten PDF files by choosing between various compression parameters. It costs 5,49 euros.
