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PDFShaver vs PDF Squeezer

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

PDFShaver

5.0
Productivity

Shrink PDF files to make them smaller

PDF Squeezer

7.0
Productivity

PDF compression tool

Metric PDFShaver PDF Squeezer
Category Productivity Productivity
AI Score 5.0 7.0
30-day Installs 12 109
90-day Installs 31 262
365-day Installs 105 950
Version 1.0 4.7.2
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 20 1
GitHub Forks 1 -
Open Issues - -
License Unlicense MIT
Language Objective-C PostScript
Last GitHub Commit 12y ago 1mo ago
First Seen Jul 11, 2014 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

PDFShaver

PDFShaver is a simple macOS app that helps users reduce the file size of PDF documents. It's free, open-source, and ideal for anyone needing to manage PDFs, offering a straightforward solution for shrinking files without advanced features.

Reduces the file size of PDF documents.

Pros

  • + Free and open-source
  • + Simple and effective for reducing PDF size
  • + No cost to users

Cons

  • - Outdated with no recent updates
  • - Limited features compared to other tools

PDF Squeezer

PDF Squeezer is a PDF compression tool that uses Ghostscript for high-quality compression. It's ideal for users needing to reduce file sizes without losing quality, particularly professionals and students handling large PDFs.

Compresses PDF files while maintaining quality.

Pros

  • + High-quality compression using Ghostscript
  • + Open-source with MIT license
  • + Active development

Cons

  • - Limited community engagement
  • - Relies on Electron