MinimalPDF Compress

Spec sheet

Purpose

MinimalPDF Compress is an open-source Windows application for PDF compression and utility tasks.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

MinimalPDF Compress is a Windows application for PDF compression and utility tasks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The README invites users to report problems in Issues and post suggestions in Discussions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository lists the AGPL-3.0 license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Bundled dependencies

The README says required command-line tools are bundled, so users do not need to install Ghostscript or other tools separately.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Compression modes

It offers lossy compression with image downsampling, a lossless mode, PDF/A-2b conversion, and image removal.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Compression tools

The compression pipeline uses tools including Ghostscript, cpdf, pikepdf, oxipng, pngquant, jbig2, and ECT.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Download format

The latest release offers a portable .exe or .zip, and the maker says the .zip starts faster because it is already unpacked.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Local processing

The maker says PDF processing happens locally and the application does not send files or data over the internet; network activity occurs when users click Check for Updates or Buy me a coffee.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Lossless caveat

The README says the lossless mode is still being worked on and is not truly lossless yet.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Password limitation

The app can remove an owner password without knowing it, but requires the password to decrypt a user-encrypted PDF.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

PDF utilities

Utilities include merging, splitting or extracting pages, rotating, deleting pages, password encryption or decryption, watermarks, headers and footers, table of contents generation, metadata editing, PDF-to-image conversion, and repair attempts.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

PDF/A limit

The README notes PDF/A conversion can increase file size because it may add structural data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

PDF/A limitation

Converting to PDF/A-2b can increase file size.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Portable download

The release page offers an .exe and .zip described as the same portable app, with the zip starting faster and potentially causing fewer antivirus false positives.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Release version

The releases page identifies v1.9.7 as the latest release and says its title bar may display v1.10 by mistake.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support and contributions

The maker invites users to post problems in Issues and suggestions in Discussions, and welcomes contributions through pull requests.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

User-encrypted PDFs

The password utility requires the password to decrypt a user-encrypted PDF; the README says owner passwords can be decrypted without knowing the password.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• PDF Compression Software#35 of 396.9
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