PDFCompress

Compress PDF files using Ghostscript.

Requirements

• Python 3
• PyQT 6
• Ghostscript

Installation

Archlinux

$ yay -S gs-pdf-compress

from PyPI

$ pipx install gs-pdf-compress

from source or wheel package

$ pipx install <package_file>

Usage

Command line

$ ./pdfcompress.py -h
usage: pdfcompress.py [-h] [-i INPUT] [-o OUTPUT] [-c {screen,ebook,prepress,printer,default}]
[-f] [--version]Compress a PDF file using Ghostscript.options:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
-i, --input INPUT     Path to the input PDF file (default: None)
-o, --output OUTPUT   Path to the output compressed PDF file (default: None)
-c, --compression {screen,ebook,prepress,printer,default}
Compression level: default, screen (72 dpi), ebook (150 dpi), printer
(300 dpi), prepress (highest) (default: default)
-f, --force           Force overwrite of output file without confirmation (default: False)
--version             show program's version number and exit

QT Interface