How to Compress a PDF on Mac

You can easily reduce document size and compress your PDF files on Mac using the Preview app and Xodo's online PDF compressor.

Dealing with large PDFs you can’t email? Running out of storage space on your Mac?

Good news! Compressing PDFs on your Mac is easier than you think.

You already have the Preview app on your device, and you can also use Xodo to reduce the size of your PDFs online, from any browser.

So let's make your PDFs more manageable and easier to share.

How to Compress a PDF on Mac with Preview

You can use the Preview app to quickly compress your PDF on Mac. Simply follow these steps:

1. Open Preview.
2. Open the PDF you want to compress.
3. Go to File > Export.
4. Select Reduce File Size In the Quartz Filter drop-down menu.
5. Click on Save.

Note that this method is ideal for common PDFs that contain simple text, graphics, or other visual elements.

However, for documents composed mainly of images or high-resolution photos, such as digital brochures, magazines, or print productions, this method is not as effective.

A more efficient compression tool like Xodo should be used.

Compress PDFs Online with Xodo on Mac

Here's how to compress large and complex PDFs online from your Mac using Xodo:

1. Go to Xodo’s online PDF Compressor.
2. Upload your PDF.
3. Choose either Low compression or High compression.
4. Click on Compress.
5. Download the compressed PDF to your Mac.

This method gives you more flexibility and options when reducing the size of your documents. Depending on how much you need to compress your PDF, Xodo's algorithms can generate significantly smaller file sizes.

Let's see how one PDF with graphics and text was compressed using both Low and High compression options in Xodo:

• Original file size: 10,062 KB
• Low compression results: 5,248 KB
• High compression results: 2,410 KB

Streamline PDF Compression with Xodo

With the Mac’s native Preview app and Xodo, you have two quick methods to instantly compress large PDF files on the spot.

With a few clicks, you can easily share, store, and upload smaller PDFs. And Xodo offers over 30 PDF tools to enhance your workflow with these files.

Edit, annotate, and sign your PDFs, compress them online, and then send them to others seamlessly, all while improving your productivity and workflow!

Give Xodo tools a try and see what they can do for you.