PDF Compress Tool

Performs actual PDF compression, supporting both target size and percentage modes. Unlike existing solutions that only provide guidance, this tool compresses files directly.

Features

• Two compression modes: target size (--target-size 2MB) / percentage (--reduce 30)
• Three-stage compression pipeline: pikepdf structural optimization → Ghostscript progressive compression → QPDF secondary optimization
• Quality floor protection: three levels (high / medium / low) to prevent excessive compression from damaging image quality
• Batch processing: compress all PDFs in a directory at once
• Auto dependency detection: detects available tools at runtime and adapts compression strategy accordingly

Usage

Compress to target size