biofer / pdfc

Simple python script to compress PDF

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_creator.py pdfc
• Add in PATH environment variable On MacOSX: echo export=/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
  • 1: prepress
  • 2: printer
  • 3: ebook
  • 4: screen
• -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.