Lightweight PDF: Shrink Files on Mac

If you create or work with PDF files quite often you should know that depending on the content (especially if the document is not just text but images as well) it can all get pretty heavy.

Fortunately, there is a program capable of significantly reducing the size of files of this type without altering the quality of the material. The best of everything? It is completely free and compatible with the Mac! Time to get to know the features of LightweightPDF.

Using Lightweight PDF

The program is very light and has an incredibly simple operation. To use it, just launch it and a window will appear asking you to locate the PDF file you want to reduce.

Another simpler option is to drag the file directly into this window. The document will be recognized automatically and you can reduce its size with just one click.

Lightweight's optimization algorithm is so efficient that in a test using the PDF file of a basic document such as National driving license scanned, has been reduced from 1,4 MB for just 331 KB, that is, a reduction of 87% of its size!

Best of all, the reduction process is fast and doesn't reduce the quality of the original file. Even for small files like a simple PDF of 122 KB, the application is still able to optimize it in 16 %, reducing its size to 104 KB.

There are some native ways in the Mac operating system to reduce the size of a PDF file and also in other programs available on the net. However, most of them have a very complex process for the user, are limited, or even worse, are paid.

Therefore, there is no reason for Mac users not to opt for Lightweight PDF when dealing with reduced size PDF files. If you were curious to test the program, just click here to download it, install it on your machine and enjoy!