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How To Reduce Size Of A Pdf Free On Mac?

2025-07-13 03:28:29 228

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Imogen

2025-07-16 09:08:58

I recently had to shrink a PDF for a school project, and I found a super easy way to do it on my Mac without spending a dime. I used the built-in Preview app, which is already on every Mac. Just open the PDF in Preview, go to 'File' and then 'Export'. In the export options, there's a dropdown menu labeled 'Quartz Filter'. Choosing 'Reduce File Size' from that list made my PDF way smaller. It's not perfect for super high-quality images, but it works great for documents with mostly text. Another trick I tried was uploading the file to 'Smallpdf', a free online tool, but I prefer Preview since it doesn’t require uploading anything to the internet.

Claire

2025-07-15 23:43:37

As someone who deals with PDFs daily, I’ve tested multiple free methods to reduce file size on Mac. The most reliable offline method is using Preview, as it’s pre-installed and straightforward. Open your PDF, click 'File' > 'Export', and under 'Quartz Filter', select 'Reduce File Size'. This works well for text-heavy files but might compromise image quality slightly.

For more control, I recommend 'Adobe Acrobat Reader' (free version). Open your PDF, go to 'Tools' > 'Optimize PDF', and adjust settings like image compression or font embedding. It’s more granular than Preview.

Online tools like 'iLovePDF' or 'PDF Compressor' are also handy if you don’t mind uploading files. They offer compression levels (low, medium, high), but privacy-conscious users might prefer offline methods. For bulk processing, 'PDF Squeezer' is a lightweight Mac app that handles multiple files at once.

Always check the output quality, especially if the PDF contains graphs or photos. Sometimes, splitting large PDFs into smaller parts before compression helps too.

Tessa

2025-07-19 05:51:15

I’m all about free and simple solutions, so here’s how I handle oversized PDFs on my Mac. Preview is my go-to—just open the file, hit 'Export', and pick 'Reduce File Size' from the Quartz Filter options. It’s quick, but for bigger jobs, I use 'PDFsam Basic', a free app that splits and merges PDFs while reducing size.

Another neat trick is re-saving the PDF with lower-quality images. Open it in Preview, export as JPEG, then combine those JPEGs back into a PDF. The file size drops dramatically, though text might get fuzzy.

For online tools, 'Smallpdf' is user-friendly, but I only use it for non-sensitive stuff. Offline methods feel safer, especially for work documents. If you’re tech-savvy, Terminal commands like 'gs' (Ghostscript) can compress PDFs efficiently, but that’s a bit advanced for most.

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