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presse

Ch 117.0of 37 PDF Compression Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Batch compressionYes
  4. 4Offline desktop appYes
  5. 5Supported platformsMac, Windows, Linux
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Overview

presse is ranked #11 of 37 in PDF compression software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

presse plans and pricing

All plans
presse Free PDF compression, merging and image conversion · GPL-3.0 github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on PDF compression software

Batch compression
Yesgithub.com
Offline desktop app
Yesgithub.com
Supported platforms
macOS, Windows, Linuxgithub.com

Facts

Product
presse is a Rust command-line tool for compressing and merging PDFs and converting images to PDF.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Image compression
It recompresses PDF images at a chosen quality and skips CMYK images.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Batch processing
It can process multiple files in one command using shell wildcards.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Merging
It merges multiple PDFs and can optionally compress images during the merge.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Image conversion
It converts images such as PNG and JPEG files into PDFs and can merge images with PDF documents.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Compression options
The README lists optional passes including deduplication, Zopfli, font subsetting, JBIG2, JPEG2000 and mixed raster content behind the optimize Cargo feature.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Performance claim
The README reports a median per-document speed around seven times Ghostscript on its 100-PDF benchmark corpus.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Platforms
Release downloads are listed for Windows, macOS and Linux, including Apple Silicon and Intel macOS binaries.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Installation
The maker documents shell and PowerShell installers, a Windows MSI, Homebrew and Cargo installation.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
GPU support
Experimental opt-in CUDA and ROCm acceleration is available by building with the corresponding Cargo feature; the release binaries do not include either backend.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Limit
CMYK images are not compressed.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The software is distributed under the GPL-3.0 license.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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