A user-friendly graphical desktop program called Minimal PDF Compress was created to make using Ghostscript for PDF compression and conversion on Windows easier. Through an easy-to-use GUI (Graphical User Interface), users can compress PDF files or convert them to PDF/A format with customisable parameters. This application, which was created with Python and Tkinter, makes PDF processing accessible to all users by doing away with the requirement for command-line interactions.
The command prompt's text-based format, intricate syntax, and lack of instant response can make it frightening for many users. Despite its strength, Ghostscript usually requires command-line knowledge to accomplish things like converting PDFs to PDF/A or compressing PDFs.
Note: In a technical sense, Ghostscript's pdfwrite tool does not "compress" PDFs. Rather, it creates a new PDF, which might be smaller because of optimizations like recompressing images, simplifying typefaces, or eliminating superfluous metadata.
Minimal PDF Compress 1.4 changelog:
- A new DPI field on the main screen allows for fine-tuned control over the resolution of downsampled images.
- Added advanced options for final processing, including a compression level slider (0-9) and a dropdown for setting decimal precision with Pikepdf.
- A new advanced option allows you to strip all annotations, comments, and interactive form fields to reduce file size and create clean documents.
- Added tooltips to all advanced options and several main controls to clarify their function for new users.
Download: Minimal PDF Compress 1.4 | 33.6 MB (Open Source)
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