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Pdfc -- PDF Compressor

Simple python script to compress PDF.

Installation

  • Install dependency Ghostscript. On MacOSX: brew install ghostscript On Windows: install binaries via [official website] (https://www.ghostscript.com/)
  • Create a symbolic link if you want to run it everywhere in bash ln -s pdf_compressor.py pdfc
  • Add in PATH environment variable On MacOSX: echo 'export PATH="/absolute/path/of/the/folder/script/:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile

Usage

pdfc [-o output_file_path] [-c number] input_file_path

Ex: pdfc -o out.pdf in.pdf

Output:

Compress PDF...
Compression by 65%.
Final file size is 1.4MB
Done.

Options

  • -c or --compress specifies 5 levels of compression, similar to standard pdf generator level:
    • 0: default - almost identical to /screen
    • 1: prepress - high quality, color preserving, 300 dpi imgs
    • 2: printer - high quality, 300 dpi images
    • 3: ebook - low quality, 150 dpi images
    • 4: screen - screen-view-only quality, 72 dpi images
  • -oor --out specifies the output file path. If not specified, input file will be erased.
  • -bor --backup creates a backup of the original file in case no output is specified to avoid erasing the original file.

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