PDF compress utility

A simple utility to compress PDF files, based on YAD and Ghostscript.

Installation

Linux (Appimage)

Download installation package of the latest release.

Create application launcher

1. Copy AppImage file to .local/bin/pdfcompress.AppImage in your home directory.

cp pdfcompress-*.AppImage ~/.local/bin/pdfcompress.AppImage

2. Make it executable

sudo chmod+x ~/.local/bin/pdfcompress.AppImageS

3. Copy the launcher pdfcompress.desktop to .local/share/applications/.

cp pdfcompress.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/

Uninstall

Remove appimage and launcher:

rm ~/.local/share/applications/pdfcompress.desktop
rm ~/.local/bin/pdfcompress.AppImage

Development

Environment

• Install yad: sudo apt install yad
• Install ghostscript: sudo apt install ghostscript

Start

chmod+x pdfcompress.sh
pdfcompress.sh

Package

• Install appimage-builder: https://appimage-builder.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro/install.html

Build appimage on Ubuntu/Mint

appimage-builder --recipe appimage/appimage-amd64.yml