Windows Free Offline PDF Compressor for Windows?

ryu_88 · Nov 30, 2022

Hey guys,

As the title suggests, i've been looking for free offline pdf compression software for windows, to reduce file size. I am aware of a bunch of online tools but my pdf's have some personal info I would not like to upload online.
In ubuntu i've been able to use the densify GUI tool which uses Ghostscript for compression, would love to have something like this for windows. It will have to be a GUI since non-technical people on my team will also need to use it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

Mr.J · Nov 30, 2022

What do you mean by PDF compressor?

You want to edit existing PDFs and save them to have lower filesize somehow?

ryu_88 · Nov 30, 2022

Mr.J said:
What do you mean by PDF compressor?

You want to edit existing PDFs and save them to have lower filesize somehow?

yep, as shown in the link, looking for something which would help reduce file size by lowering dpi

ibose · Nov 30, 2022

5 Best Free Open Source PDF Compressor Software For Windows

Use these open source PDF compressor software to reduce the size of one or more multi-page PDF files without putting much effort.

listoffreeware.com

Mr.J · Nov 30, 2022

Unfortunately there aren't many free option for Windows when it comes to PDF editing. You can try Inkscape of Libreoffice.

nRiTeCh · Nov 30, 2022

Try Nitro pdf. Or use any online ones.

ryu_88 · Nov 30, 2022

Found a bunch of GUI apps for ghostscript on windows as well, from the listoffreeware.com, thanks @ibose . Decided to use this one - the site seemed sketchy at first but scanned the software with antivirus and it seems good, also just looks like a regular ghostscript app since all the dpi settings and names are identical

singenaadam · Dec 1, 2022

if the need is for a short duration, an Adobe Acrobat trial version should be enough. It has a specific option to save "reduced size PDF."