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ShrinkIt for Mac

Shrink PDF file sizes.

Free
In English
Version 1.3.2
3.0
Based on 3 user rates

ShrinkIt overview

ShrinkIt takes bloated Adobe-saved graphic PDFs, runs them through Apple’s PDF renderer, and saves them back out, making many of them smaller without any quality loss.

Note, though: it’s not really for long complex PDF documents or bitmap images. It’s generally for simple PDF symbols and glyphs you might use in your apps, where saving space is critical.

What’s new in version 1.3.2

Version 1.3.2:

Note: Now requires OS X 10.7 or later running on a 64-bit Intel processor

  • Processing is now threaded and significantly faster.
  • It's now properly signed with our Developer ID
  • There's a new icon
  • And it's now Retina-ready
  • Fixed exception when dealing with Unicode file paths
  • Added cool progress bar and gratuitous animation

ShrinkIt for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.3.2
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3.0

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Tsarkon
Tsarkon
Apr 5 2012
1.0
0.0
Apr 5 2012
0.0
Version: 1.0
I found a much better, free alternative which works in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Apple does offer to reduce file size using Preview, if you save the document as a new file and choose Quartz filter > Reduce file size. Here's the link to Apple's support document: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/9021.html
shutupxo
shutupxo
Jul 2 2011
1.0
2.0
Jul 2 2011
2.0
Version: 1.0
Doesn't work. It took my file and made it bigger.
Jozgta
Jozgta
May 28 2010
1.0
2.0
May 28 2010
2.0
Version: 1.0
Dragged a 15.9MB PDF file (drawings, diagrams) into the Shrink It box, and the output file was ..... 15.9MB!
Flash1296
Flash1296
Feb 17 2010
1.0
0.0
Feb 17 2010
0.0
Version: 1.0
Hilariously absurd ! I took a 3 MB .pdf file and it "shrunk it" to 7.6 MB I kid you not !
Stickman67
Stickman67
Feb 17 2010
1.0
0.0
Feb 17 2010
0.0
Version: 1.0
It shrank some, it nearly doubled the size of others. I'll check back on version 1.1. It's a great idea, and the price is right, but ...
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Sep 6 2024
1.3.2
5.0
Sep 6 2024
5.0
Version: 1.3.2
shutupxo
shutupxo
Jul 2 2011
2.0
Jul 2 2011
2.0
Version: null
Jozgta
Jozgta
May 28 2010
2.0
May 28 2010
2.0
Version: null