Compress a PDF on your Mac

Reduce a PDF's file size with Macprit, choosing a compression level that fits how you plan to use the file.

No guaranteed file-size result

Choose a PDF and a compression level

Open the PDF you want to shrink and choose a compression level: Light, Balanced, or Strong.

Compare Light, Balanced and Strong

Light keeps the most quality with the smallest reduction, Strong reduces file size the most, and Balanced sits between the two.

Understand what compression changes

Compression mainly affects embedded images inside the PDF. There is no guaranteed file-size result: a text-heavy PDF may shrink very little, while an image-heavy PDF can shrink a lot.

Save the compressed copy to your Mac

Macprit saves the compressed result as a new file, so you can compare it against the original before deciding to keep it.

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