How to Compress PDF on Mac without any Fuss

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"Is there any way for me to compress the PDF file size?"
In fact, there any many ways to compress PDF file Mac, such as remove unwanted objects, shrink images, convert or compress a PDF. No matter which method you choose, you can learn how to compress PDF Mac without losing quality with PDFelement Pro , here is a tep-by-step guide to help you compress PDF on Mac.

Part 1: How to Compress PDF on Mac (10.15 Catalina included)

One of the best PDF compressor tools for Mac on the market is PDFelement Pro . This program can help you to compress PDF mac without losing quality. You won't need to remove objects, images, or other elements of your PDF to reduce the file size in order to share through Email. This PDF compressor provides you with multiple compression options, so you can customize your PDF compression settings. Other features include:

Step 1. Open the PDF file with this PDF compressor

Launch this PDF Compressor for Mac. Click the 'Open File' button to add your file. Alternatively, you can also drag and drop the PDF you want to compress into the program window. The file will automatically open within the program.

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Step 2. Start compressing PDF on Mac

Now go to the 'File' menu and click on the 'Save as Other' > 'Optimized PDF' option. The Optimization pop-up window will appear. From here, you can choose suitable compression settings and preview the result after compression.

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Step 3. Save Compressed PDF

Finally, click 'Save' to confirm the change. And if you want to learn more PDF solutions, you can visit this page.

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Part 2: Other Tips to Compress PDF File Size

There are some other methods to help you compress PDF file size as well. You can recreate PDF, convert PDF, remove an unwanted object in PDF, shrink images in PDF, or compress PDF using WinRAR.

Tick 1. Recreate PDF

Recreating your PDF is a simple way to decrease its size. By doing this, you can compress images in the file or remove unwanted objects. This method can be complete easily with almost any PDF tool, including PDFelement Pro .

  • Step 1: Launch the program.
  • Step 2: Click the 'Create PDF' button to open the PDF file with the program.
  • Step 3: Go to 'File' > 'Save' to save the file to a new PDF.
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Tick 2. Remove unwanted objects

A PDF file will contain many elements, like annotations, links, bookmarks, form fields and others, which can be removed from your PDF file to reduce the file size. And PDFelement Pro can help you to remove these elements with its built-in editing tools.

  • Step 1: Launch the PDF editor and import your PDF file to the program.
  • Step 2: Select any element and right-click on it. Then choose 'Trash bin' button to remove it.
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Tick 3. Convert PDF

You are also able to condense a PDF file by converting it to other formats like Word, PPT, EPUB, Text file, images and more. PDFelement Pro provides you with multiple output format options when you need to convert your PDF.

  • Step 1: Open the program.
  • Step 2: Go to 'File' > 'Export to' and then select your output format.
  • Step 3: Choose the output folder and then click 'Save'.
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Why Choose PDFelement Pro to Compress PDF

You can compress your PDF using different ways, but the options are limited. With PDFelement Pro for Mac, you have more options to choose from, including downsample, compression type, and lossless compression. You can compress your PDF using different ways, but the options are limited. With PDFelement Pro for Mac, you have more options to choose from, including downsample, compression type, and lossless compression. You can compress your PDF using different ways, but the options are limited. With PDFelement Pro for Mac, you have more options to choose from, including downsample, compression type, and lossless compression.

Highlight Features of PDFelement Pro:

  • Edit PDF text, images, links, and annotations with built-in editing tools.
  • Create or convert PDF to or from other formats like Word, Excel, Webpages, etc.
  • Combine multiple PDF files and split a large PDF file into several files.
  • Fill out PDF forms and create fillable PDF forms from form templates.
  • Secure PDF documents with a password and decrypt protected PDFs easily.
  • Perform OCR to edit and convert scanned PDFs without any fuss.
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